| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jordan James Spence[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Woodford, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bristol City (on loan from West Ham United) |
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| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | West Ham United | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Bristol City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Bristol City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | England U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | England U17 | 30 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2011– | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:15, 19 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jordan Spence (born 24 May 1990)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City on loan from West Ham United. Spence plays predominantly as a right-back, but can also operate as a centre-back.
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Spence joined West Ham in 2004. In April 2006 he signed a contract as a full time youth team academy player for season 2006–07 and made his reserve team debut that same month.[4] He has captained the England national team every youth level.[5] On 9 May 2010, Spence made his first team debut for West Ham, coming on the 86th minute for Alessandro Diamanti, in a 1–1 home draw against Manchester City[6] with Spence making his first start for West Ham on 15 May 2011 in a 3–2 away defeat to Wigan Athletic, a game which saw West Ham relegated.[7]
Before making his debut for West Ham, he made his professional club debut for Leyton Orient in their FA Cup second round match at Bradford City on 29 November 2008[8] having signed on loan on 25 November.[9] This looked to be his only match for Leyton Orient as he returned to Upton Park on 5 January 2009, but he returned to Orient on 23 January and stayed until the end of the season.[10] His Football League debut came in the 2–1 away defeat to Scunthorpe United on 24 January 2009.[11]
Spence signed for Scunthorpe United on a one month's loan on 17 August 2009[12] making his debut on 18 August in a 2–0 home defeat to Middlesbrough.[13] On 29 August Spence's loan at Scunthorpe was extended until 1 January 2010.[14] At the end of December 2009 his loan ended and he returned to West Ham having played eleven times for Scunthorpe.[15]
On 3 March 2011 Spence signed on a 28 day loan for Championship side Bristol City,[16] making his debut on 5 March in the 4–1 away victory over Coventry City.[17] On 30 March, this loan was extended until the end of the 2010–11 season.[18] On 4 May 2011, West Ham manager Avram Grant recalled Spence for him to provide back-up for defenders for the Premier League season run-in.[19] On 3 August 2011, Spence rejoined Bristol City for a season-long loan, with the option for West Ham to recall him from January 2012.[20]
Spence captained the England U16s to the Victory Shield in November 2005,[21] then led England U17 to the Final of the Nordic Tournament, playing in the Faroe Islands in August 2006 and scoring in his second match. England finished at the top of their 4-team group, but lost the Final to Denmark in Tórshavn.[22]
In September 2006 he played for England against Portugal in the FA Friendly International Tournament.[23]
In 2007, he was named in U17s coach John Peacock's squad for the Elite qualifying round of the Under-17 European Championships against Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Azerbaijan.[24]
In 2007, Jordan captained England in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. This was the first time the country had reached the World Finals, at this age group. It was at this very tournament, where Jordan himself made history. Against Brazil in injury time he scored a late winner, which put England through to the last 16, this was the first time England had beaten Brazil at a FIFA tournament.[25] On 20 November 2007 Spence captained the England U18 team in a 2–0 victory over Ghana.[26] He made his first appearance for the England U19 team in their 6–0 victory over Romania on 14 October 2007[27] The England U18 team finished the 2007–08 season unbeaten, under Spence's captaincy, with a 2–0 win over Austria on 16 April 2008.[28]
In the 2008–09 season, Spence continued to be involved with the England under-19 team, helping them to qualify for the UEFA U19 Championships in the summer of 2009, in which they finished runners up. In March 2011 Spence made his England U21 debut in a 2–1 defeat to Iceland.[18]
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