Djed Spence

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Djed Spence
Personal information
Full name Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth London, England[3]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back, left-back
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
(on loan from Middlesbrough)
Number 2
Youth career
2016–2018 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Middlesbrough 63 (2)
2021– → Nottingham Forest (loan) 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2022

Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence (born 9 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championship club Nottingham Forest on loan from Middlesbrough.

Early life[]

Spence is the younger brother of actress Karla-Simone Spence.[4] He is of Jamaican descent.[5]

Club career[]

Middlesbrough[]

Spence signed for Middlesbrough on 1 July 2018, having previously been with Fulham's academy.[2][3] He made his debut for Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on 14 August 2018, appearing as a substitute versus Notts County at the Riverside Stadium.[6] Spence made his league debut for Middlesbrough in a 1–0 win over Charlton Athletic on 7 December 2019, scoring his first league goal in a 1–0 win against Huddersfield Town on 26 December 2019.

On 11 January 2020 Spence won EFL Young Player of The Month, following his league debut, first goal and three clean sheets.[7]

Nottingham Forest (loan)[]

On 1 September 2021, it was announced Spence would join Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 3-0 win over Birmingham City on 2 October 2021.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 4 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham U23 2017–18[10] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Middlesbrough 2018–19[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
2019–20[12] Championship 22 1 2 0 0 0 — 24 1
2020–21[13] Championship 38 1 1 0 1 0 — 40 1
2021–22[14] Championship 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Total 63 2 3 0 4 0 — 71 2
Middlesbrough U23 2018–19[11] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Nottingham Forest 2021–22[14] Championship 22 1 2 1 0 0 — 24 2
Career total 85 3 5 1 4 0 4 0 98 4
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Djed Spence". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ Karla-Simone Spence (26 December 2019). "Proud Big sister