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 King 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
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) 35 (2)
National team‡
2022– England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:36, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Spence is the younger brother of actress Karla-Simone Spence.[4] He is of Kenyan 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] Spence impressed in FA Cup victories over Premier League clubs Arsenal and Leicester City, scoring the fourth in a 4–1 victory over the latter,[10] that saw him linked with a transfer to some of the biggest clubs in the world including Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and FC Bayern Munich.[11][12] Spence was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for March 2022[13] as well as being nominated for the Goal of the Month award following his long range strike against Queens Park Rangers[14] which he was ultimately awarded.[15] Having also been nominated for the Championship Young Player of the Season, Spence made it a hat-trick of awards for March 2022 when he won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for the second time in his career.[16]

International Career

In March 2022, Spence earned a first international call up to the England Under-21 squad for the upcoming Under-21 European Championship Qualifying matches against Andorra and Albania.[17] He made his debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory away to the latter on 29 March 2022.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U23 2017–18[19] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Middlesbrough 2018–19[20] Championship 000020—20
2019–20[21] Championship 2212000—241
2020–21[22] Championship 3811010—401
2021–22[23] Championship 300010—40
Total 6323040—712
Middlesbrough U23 2018–19[20] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2021–22[23] Championship 3524100—393
Career total 9847140401135
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Instagram.
  5. Vora, Hershil (2 May 2020). "Exclusive: Stephen Odubola And Karla-Simone Spence Talks "Blue Story"". The Knockturnal.
  6. "Middlesbrough 3–3 Notts County". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Djed Spence: Middlesbrough defender wins December's EFL Young Player of the Month award". 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. "Djed Spence signs on loan".
  9. "Birmingham 0-3 Nottingham Forest". BBC. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. "Nottingham Forest 4–1 Leicester City: Forest defeat FA Cup holders Leicester". BBC Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. "Djed Spence - The Manchester United-linked star compared to Alexander-Arnold and eyeing Liverpool upset". www.goal.com. 20 March 2022.
  12. "Why Bayern Munich, Arsenal And Tottenham Are Lusting After Djed Spence". www.thesportsman.com. 20 March 2022.
  13. "Spence named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 8 April 2022.
  14. "Spence nominated for Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 8 April 2022.
  15. "Goal of the Month: March winners". www.efl.com. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. "Djed Spence scoops Young Player of the Month award". www.efl.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  17. "England MU21 squad for qualifiers with Andorra and Albania". www.englandfootball.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  18. "Report: Albania 0-3 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  19. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  20. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  21. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  22. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  23. "Games played by Djed Spence in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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