Simon Spender

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Simon Spender
Personal information
Full name Simon Spender
Date of birth November 15, 1985 (1985-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth    Flintshire, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Wrexham
Number 2
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002- Wrexham 97 (5)   
National team2
2006- Wales U21 06 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:53, 10 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Simon Spender (born November 15, 1985 in Flintshire, Wales) is a Welsh professional footballer, who plays at right back and currently plays for Wrexham. Spender is also a former Wales U-21 player.[1][2]

[edit] Career

Spender came up through the youth system at Wrexham[3] and made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Plymouth in March 2004.[4] He made six appearances in the 2003–04 season, impressing in a 2–1 win over Luton Town.[5] He made 19 appearances in the 2004–05 season and was rewarded with his first professional contract in May 2005.[6] Spender made a further 21 appearances in the 2005–06 season[7] and was given a new contract in summer of 2006.[8] He established himself as the first-choice right-back and by the end of the 2007–08 season had made over 100 appearances for Wrexham.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Latvia U21 0-0 Wales U21", BBC Sport, 2004-08-18. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  2. ^ "Wales U21 1-0 Cyprus U21", BBC Sport, 2006-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  3. ^ Simon Spender. Team profiles. Wrexham FC. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  4. ^ Games played by Simon Spender in 2003/2004. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  5. ^ "Smith praises stand-ins", BBC Sport, 2004-04-25. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  6. ^ "Spender gets first Wrexham deal", BBC Sport, 2005-05-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  7. ^ Games played by Simon Spender in 2005/2006. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
  8. ^ "Smith excited by Wrexham signings", BBC Sport, 2006-07-05. Retrieved on 2008-05-10. 
  9. ^ Simon Spender. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.

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Wrexham A.F.C. – current squad

1 T. Williams • 2 Spender • 4 Pejic • 5 S. Evans • 6 Hope • 10 Proctor • 12 Ward • 15 Mike Williams • 18 Mackin • 19 Fleming • 20 Done • 21 Marc Williams • 22 Murtagh • 24 G. Evans • 25 Taylor • 29 Aiston • 31 Baynes • 36 Tremarco • 38 Whelan •  Carden • Manager: Little
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