| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rebecca Leigh Spencer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Northwick Park, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ASJ Soyaux | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Watford Ladies | |||
| 2001–2006 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Arsenal Ladies | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Gillingham Ladies (loan) | ||
| 2011– | ASJ Soyaux | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rebecca Leigh "Becky" Spencer (born 2 March 1991) is an English female football goalkeeper. She currently plays her club football in France for ASJ Soyaux and has represented England at Under-19 and Under-20 level. She was born in Northwick Park.[2]
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Spencer began her career as a junior with Watford Ladies before joining the Centre of Excellence at Arsenal Ladies in 2001.[2] She progressed through the centre of excellence age groups and joined the senior team in 2006, where she was primarily the understudy to first choice keeper Emma Byrne. She made her FA Women's Premier League debut and in April 2008 was in goal as Arsenal beat Millwall Lionesses 3–1 in the London Cup Final,[3] having been in the Arsenal side beaten by Charlton Athletic Ladies in the 2006 final.[4]
Spencer was an unused substitute in the 2008 FA Women's Cup Final as Arsenal beat Leeds Carnegie[5] and in the 2009 final as Arsenal beat Sunderland.[6] She has also won an FA Women's Premier League Cup winners' medal having been an unused substitute for Arsenal's win against Leeds in March 2007.[7]
Spencer joined Gillingham Ladies FC on loan for 2010-11. She said "I have had a frustrating few years regarding getting regular game time and Gillingham has been the right choice of club to do this."[8] In December 2011 Spencer left Arsenal for French Division 1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux.[9]
Spencer has represented England at Under-15,[2] Under-19[10] and Under-20 level.[11] She was the first choice for the Under-20s World Cup side in 2008. [12] In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under-19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, keeping clean sheets throughout the tournament,[13] and was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.[14]
Spencer attended Rooks Heath College and in January 2009 was a fitness student in St Albans.[2]