Djed Spence

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.

Djed Spence
Personal information
Full name Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000[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 53 (2)
2021– → Nottingham Forest (loan) 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Spence is the younger brother of actress Karla-Simone Spence.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 1 September 2021, it was announced Spence would join Nottingham Forest on loan for the remainder of the season.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U23 2017–18[8] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Middlesbrough 2018–19[9] Championship 000020—20
2019–20[10] Championship 1012000—121
Total 1012020—141
Middlesbrough U23 2018–19[9] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Career total 101202040181
  1. 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. "Djed Spence". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. Karla-Simone Spence (26 December 2019). "Proud Big sister🦁❤️ The future is bright! SPENCE WOI YOii!!! #winninggoal #borofc". Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Instagram.
  5. "Middlesbrough 3–3 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "Djed Spence: Middlesbrough defender wins December's EFL Young Player of the Month award". 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/september/Djed-Spence-signs-on-loan/
  8. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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