Jordan Spence
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| Jordan Spence | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jordan Spence | |
| Date of birth | 24 May 1990 | |
| Place of birth | Woodford, London, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Ham United | |
| Number | 45 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004– 2008–2009 |
West Ham United → Leyton Orient (loan) |
0 (0) 20 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2005–2006 2005–2007 2007–2008 2007– |
England U16 England U17 England U18 England U19 |
6 (0) 30 (2) 2 (0) 9 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jordan Spence (born 24 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United.
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[edit] ClubCareer
[edit] West Ham United
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.[1] He has captained the England national team every youth level.[2]
[edit] Leyton Orient
Yet to make 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[3] having signed on loan on 25 November.[4] 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.[5]His Football League debut came in the 2-1 away defeat to Scunthorpe United on 24 January 2009.[6]
[edit] International career
Spence captained the England U16s to the Victory Shield in November 2005,[7], 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[8].
In September 2006 he played for England against Portugal in the FA Friendly International Tournament[9].
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[10].
In 2007, Jordan captained England in the U17 World Youth Championships. 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.[11] On 20 November 2007 Spence captained the England U18 team in a 2-0 victory over Ghana.[12] He made his first appearance for the England U19 team in their 6-0 victory over Romania on 14 October 2007[13] 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.[14]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Spence puts pen to paper, West Ham United FC
- ^ England date for Spence
- ^ "Bradford City 1-2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7741918.stm.
- ^ O's sign Hammers' Spence on loan
- ^ "Spence rejoins Os on loan". leytonorient.com. 23 January 2009. http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~1530207,00.html.
- ^ Scunthorpe 2-1 Leyton Orient
- ^ The Victory Shield 2006, TheFA.com
- ^ Nordic Tournament 2006, TheFA.com
- ^ Young Lions clinch victory, TheFA.com
- ^ Busy week for Hammers on international duty, West Ham United FC
- ^ Skipper Spence History Maker
- ^ Eastick's challenge
- ^ Young Lions hit six, TheFA.com
- ^ England are all Hart
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