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|playername = Jay Spearing |
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|image = [[File:Jay Spearing 2011.jpg|200px]] |
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|caption = Jay Spearing playing for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |
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|fullname = Jay Francis Spearing<ref name="Hugman2009-10 387">{{Cite book |
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| editor-last = Hugman |
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| editor-first = Barry J. |
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| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 |
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| year = 2009 |
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| publisher = Mainstream Publishing |
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| isbn = 9781845964740 |
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| page = 387 }}</ref> |
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| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|25|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10 387"/> |
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| cityofbirth = Birkenhead, Merseyside |
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| countryofbirth = England |
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} |
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| position = [[Defensive midfielder]] |
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| currentclub = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |
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| clubnumber = 20 |
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| youthyears1 = 1997–2008 |
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| youthclubs1 = [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]] |
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| years1 = 2008– |
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| clubs1 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |
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| caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 0 |
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| years2 = 2009–2010 |
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| clubs2 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) |
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| caps2 = 9 |
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| goals2 = 1 |
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| pcupdate = 23:51, 22 March 2012 (UTC)~ |
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'''Jay Francis Spearing''' (born 25 November 1988) is an English [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] as a [[midfielder]]. |
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==Career== |
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===Liverpool=== |
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====Reserves (2007-2010)==== |
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Raised in [[Wallasey]],<ref name="Hugman2009-10 387"/>, Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s who won the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 2007. He featured the previous season in the final against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg. Spearing spent half a season at Devon club Offwell Rangers until he was promoted to [[Melwood]] in the summer of 2007, to train with the Liverpool first team, after impressing in the club's [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] through his excellent spell with Offwell Rangers. He has been involved with his boyhood club since he was seven years old. He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate, a competition for under-20 sides, competing against clubs such as [[A.C. Milan]] and [[Parma]]. He was also part of the Reserve side which won the [[Premier Reserve League]] in the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/spearing/ |title=Jay Spearing |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |accessdate=9 December 2008 }}</ref> |
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====2008–09 season==== |
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Spearing made his competitive first team debut on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 [[UEFA Champions League]] win against [[PSV Eindhoven]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=PSV 1 – Liverpool 3: match report |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/season/2008-2009/dec/728/teamsheet.htm | publisher=Liverpoolfc.tv |date=2008-12-09 |accessdate=2009-08-08}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Spearing also appeared in the Reds' 4–0 win over [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in the second round of the Champions League. |
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On 31 March 2009, [[Rafael Benítez]] announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract, alongside fellow home-grown youngster [[Stephen Darby]]. On 6 July 2009 Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. |
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====2009–10 season==== |
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On 22 September 2009, Spearing made his first start for Liverpool, playing the full 90 minutes in their third round [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] tie against [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] at [[Elland Road]]. Liverpool came out on top in a 1–0 victory, with Spearing hoping that his run-out at Leeds could be the springboard to future starts in the red shirt, saying "I felt I did alright and hopefully I've proved to the boss and the supporters that I can do it for the first team".<ref>http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N165863090923-0843.htm</ref> Spearing made his [[Premier League]] debut against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] at the [[Stadium of Light]] on 17 October, but he was later substituted for [[Javier Mascherano]]. He received the Man Of The Match award from the journalist on the Red's official website. Eleven days later, he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's 2-1 League Cup defeat at the [[Emirates Stadium]] against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. He made two more Premier League appearances that season: the 2-0 defeat against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] at [[Fratton Park]], and the 2-0 win on [[Boxing Day]] against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] at Anfield. |
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====Loan move to Leicester City==== |
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[[File:Jay Spearing1.png|thumb|right|150px|Spearing playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on March 30, 2010]] |
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On 22 March 2010, Liverpool confirmed Spearing would join [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, linking up with former Liverpool reserve team mate [[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Jack Hobbs]].<ref name="Starlet set for Foxes">{{Cite news| last=Hunter| first=Steve| title=Starlet set for Foxes |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/starlet-set-for-foxes| publisher=Liverpool F.C.| work=www.Liverpoolfc.tv| date=22 March 2010| accessdate=22 March 2010}}</ref> His debut came two days later, starting in the Foxes' 2–1 Championship loss to [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]. His last game for Leicester was on 12 May in the Championship Play-off semi-final, with Leicester winning 3–2, but it wasn't enough to reach the final. He made nine appearances for Leicester and scored his only goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. |
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====2010–11 season==== |
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He was included in Liverpool's 21-man squad for the 2010–11 [[Premier League]] season. Spearing started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening leg of Liverpool's [[UEFA Europa League]] qualifier against [[Rabotnicki]], and came on as a substitute at Anfield in the second leg. On the 16th of September, he again played the full 90 minutes in the Reds' opening group game against [[Steaua Bucaresti]], his first ever start at [[Anfield]], setting up [[David N'Gog]] for the fourth and final goal as Liverpool won 4-1. On 22 September, he was involved in Liverpool's shock League Cup third round exit to [[League Two]] side [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]; Liverpool losing 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. On 21 October, he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's third group stage tie, a 0-0 draw with a [[Napoli]] side who have former Liverpool left-back [[Andrea Dossena]]. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's 1-0 Premier League win against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] at the [[Reebok Stadium]] on 31 October. Spearing came on in the 90th minute of Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Chelsea on 7 November 2010, instantly making an impact by playing a through ball to assist a [[Maxi Rodriguez]] effort. On 20 November, it was reported that Spearing had broken his ankle in training and would be out for up to six weeks. |
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Spearing made his first appearance of 2011 against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 16 January. In the post-match interview, Liverpool manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] praised the young midfielder and joked that [[Steven Gerrard]] may never get into the first team again.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice| first=Jimmy| url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/kenny-on-derby-owners-jay |title=Kenny on derby, owners & Jay |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=21 January 2011 |accessdate=21 March 2011 }}</ref> On 20 March, Spearing started another league game away to Sunderland. Spearing won a penalty, which was converted by [[Dirk Kuyt]] to put Liverpool 1-0 up and was generally praised for his great performance. |
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Spearing then went on the secure a first team berth with the absence of [[Steven Gerrard]] and out of favour [[Christian Poulsen]]. For the remnants of the Premier League season, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with the resurgent [[Lucas Leiva]]. Against Arsenal on the 17th of April, Spearing gave away a 98th minute penalty which [[Robin Van Persie]] scored to make the game 1-0. The match finished 1-1. Despite his involvement in the Arsenal goal, Spearing was praised after the game for his determination, work-rate and battling performance; traits that epitomised his successful run in the starting eleven. He received the journalists' MOTM award on the official Liverpool website 3 times during the season. |
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In May 2011 the club announced that he had extended his contract,<ref name="Jay Spearing earns new Liverpool contract">{{cite news |
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| title = Jay Spearing earns new Liverpool contract |
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13312069.stm |
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| work = BBC Sport |
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| publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation |
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| date = 6 May 2011 |
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| accessdate = 6 May 2011}}</ref> and as a result of wide critical acclaim for his sterling performances for Liverpool, Spearing was included in England U21's provisional 40-man-squad for the 2011 Summer U21 European Championship, with fellow Liverpool player [[Andy Carroll]].<ref>http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/spearing-gets-england-call</ref> |
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====2011–12 season==== |
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[[File:Jay Spearing 2011 Singapore.jpg|thumb|Spearing during pre-season training|150 px]] |
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From 8 July 2011, Jay Spearing will now wear the number 20 for the 2011-12 season with his old number 26 being registered to [[Charlie Adam]].<ref>http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/jordan-and-adam-numbers-set</ref> |
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Despite his highly-praised performances at the end of last season, Spearing immediately fell down the pecking order in [[Liverpool F.C. | Liverpool]]'s midfield after the arrival of midfielders Adam, [[Jordan Henderson]] and [[Stewart Downing]]. On the 20th July 2011 it was widely reported that Spearing would consider an option to move to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.]] on loan but the club rejected their approach, stating that Spearing was in their plans. Spearing later dismissed the rumour saying he was willing to fight for his place in the starting XI.<ref>http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/07/20/wolves-eye-loan-move-for-jay-spearing/</ref> He made his first start of the season against [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] in the [[Carling Cup]] on 24 August 2011. The result ended in a 3-1 victory for Liverpool. Though by his own admission he has not featured as much as he would have liked in the opening months of the season, he has continued to impress when called upon, with Kenny Dalglish calling his performance in the 2-0 win against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[Carling Cup]] "superb". Spearing was sent off for the first time in his professional career during Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Fulham on the 5th of December. |
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==Personal life== |
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He was born in [[Arrowe Park]] Hospital on the [[Wirral Peninsula|Wirral]] and attended St. George's Primary School and [[The Mosslands School]] in Wallasey, United Kingdom. He has a daughter, Freya, who was born in Autumn 2011. |
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==Career statistics== |
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{{updated|23 March 2012.}} |
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! colspan=17|England |
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!rowspan="2"|Season |
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!rowspan="2"|Club |
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!rowspan="2"|Division |
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!colspan="2"|[[Premier League|League]] |
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!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] |
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!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]] |
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!colspan="2"|[[Football League Play-Offs|Play-Offs]] |
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!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]] |
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!colspan="2"|Discipline |
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! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! [[Image:Yellow card.svg|13px|alt=A yellow card]] !! [[Image:Red card.svg|13px|alt=A red card]1 red card]] |
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| [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]] ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| [[Premier League]] |
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| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || - || - || 2 || 0 |
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! 2 !! 0 |
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| 0 || 0 |
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| [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]] ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|| [[Premier League]] |
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| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || - || - || 0 || 0 |
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! 5 !! 0 |
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| 0 || 0 |
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| [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]] ||[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] || [[Football League Championship|Championship]] |
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| 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || - || - |
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! 9 !! 1 |
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| 0 || 0 |
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| [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11]] ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || [[Premier League]] |
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| 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || - || - || 8 || 0 |
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! 20 !!0 |
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| 0 || 0 |
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| [[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]] ||[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] || [[Premier League]] |
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| 11 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 0 || - || - || 0 || 0 |
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! 17 !!0 |
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| 1 || 1 |
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! colspan=3|Total |
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! 32 !! 1 !! 1 !! 0 !! 8 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 10 !! 0 !! 52 !! 1 !! 1 !! 1 |
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|} |
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==Honours== |
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;[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |
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*'''[[Football League Cup|Football League Cup]]''' (1): [[2011-12 Football League Cup|2011–12]] |
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*'''[[Premier Reserve League]]''' (1): [[2007–08 Premier Reserve League|2007–08]] |
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*'''[[FA Youth Cup]]''' (2): [[FA Youth Cup Finals#2005–06: Liverpool vs Manchester City (3–0, 0–2)|2005–06]], [[FA Youth Cup Finals#2006–07: Liverpool vs Manchester United (1–2, 1–0, 2–2 aggregate, 4–2 penalties)|2006–07]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Jay Spearing}} |
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*[http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=1200 LFCHistory.net profile] |
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*[http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/first-team/player/20-jay-spearing Official LFC Website profile] |
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*{{soccerbase|id=49806|name=Jay Spearing}} |
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*[http://www.4thegame.com/club/liverpool-fc/player-profile/40462/jayspearing.html 4thegame profile] |
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*[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=121120&cc=5739 ESPN profile] |
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*[http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~43802,00.html Premier League profile] |
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{{Liverpool F.C. squad}} |
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| NAME = Spearing, Jay Francis |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 25 November 1988 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Birkenhead]], England |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spearing, Jay}} |
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Revision as of 08:17, 23 March 2012
 Jay Spearing playing for Liverpool | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jay Francis Spearing[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2008 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Liverpool | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 22 March 2012 (UTC)~ | |||
Jay Francis Spearing (born 25 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool as a midfielder.
Career
Liverpool
Reserves (2007-2010)
Raised in Wallasey,[1], Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s who won the FA Youth Cup in 2007. He featured the previous season in the final against Manchester City, but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg. Spearing spent half a season at Devon club Offwell Rangers until he was promoted to Melwood in the summer of 2007, to train with the Liverpool first team, after impressing in the club's Academy through his excellent spell with Offwell Rangers. He has been involved with his boyhood club since he was seven years old. He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate, a competition for under-20 sides, competing against clubs such as A.C. Milan and Parma. He was also part of the Reserve side which won the Premier Reserve League in the 2007–08 season.[2]
2008–09 season
Spearing made his competitive first team debut on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven.[3] Spearing also appeared in the Reds' 4–0 win over Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League.
On 31 March 2009, Rafael Benítez announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract, alongside fellow home-grown youngster Stephen Darby. On 6 July 2009 Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with Liverpool.
2009–10 season
On 22 September 2009, Spearing made his first start for Liverpool, playing the full 90 minutes in their third round League Cup tie against Leeds United at Elland Road. Liverpool came out on top in a 1–0 victory, with Spearing hoping that his run-out at Leeds could be the springboard to future starts in the red shirt, saying "I felt I did alright and hopefully I've proved to the boss and the supporters that I can do it for the first team".[4] Spearing made his Premier League debut against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on 17 October, but he was later substituted for Javier Mascherano. He received the Man Of The Match award from the journalist on the Red's official website. Eleven days later, he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's 2-1 League Cup defeat at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal. He made two more Premier League appearances that season: the 2-0 defeat against Portsmouth at Fratton Park, and the 2-0 win on Boxing Day against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield.
Loan move to Leicester City
On 22 March 2010, Liverpool confirmed Spearing would join Championship club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, linking up with former Liverpool reserve team mate Jack Hobbs.[5] His debut came two days later, starting in the Foxes' 2–1 Championship loss to Reading. His last game for Leicester was on 12 May in the Championship Play-off semi-final, with Leicester winning 3–2, but it wasn't enough to reach the final. He made nine appearances for Leicester and scored his only goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against Watford.
2010–11 season
He was included in Liverpool's 21-man squad for the 2010–11 Premier League season. Spearing started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening leg of Liverpool's UEFA Europa League qualifier against Rabotnicki, and came on as a substitute at Anfield in the second leg. On the 16th of September, he again played the full 90 minutes in the Reds' opening group game against Steaua Bucaresti, his first ever start at Anfield, setting up David N'Gog for the fourth and final goal as Liverpool won 4-1. On 22 September, he was involved in Liverpool's shock League Cup third round exit to League Two side Northampton Town; Liverpool losing 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. On 21 October, he played the full 90 minutes in Liverpool's third group stage tie, a 0-0 draw with a Napoli side who have former Liverpool left-back Andrea Dossena. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's 1-0 Premier League win against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium on 31 October. Spearing came on in the 90th minute of Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Chelsea on 7 November 2010, instantly making an impact by playing a through ball to assist a Maxi Rodriguez effort. On 20 November, it was reported that Spearing had broken his ankle in training and would be out for up to six weeks. Spearing made his first appearance of 2011 against Everton on 16 January. In the post-match interview, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish praised the young midfielder and joked that Steven Gerrard may never get into the first team again.[6] On 20 March, Spearing started another league game away to Sunderland. Spearing won a penalty, which was converted by Dirk Kuyt to put Liverpool 1-0 up and was generally praised for his great performance.
Spearing then went on the secure a first team berth with the absence of Steven Gerrard and out of favour Christian Poulsen. For the remnants of the Premier League season, he formed an excellent midfield partnership with the resurgent Lucas Leiva. Against Arsenal on the 17th of April, Spearing gave away a 98th minute penalty which Robin Van Persie scored to make the game 1-0. The match finished 1-1. Despite his involvement in the Arsenal goal, Spearing was praised after the game for his determination, work-rate and battling performance; traits that epitomised his successful run in the starting eleven. He received the journalists' MOTM award on the official Liverpool website 3 times during the season.
In May 2011 the club announced that he had extended his contract,[7] and as a result of wide critical acclaim for his sterling performances for Liverpool, Spearing was included in England U21's provisional 40-man-squad for the 2011 Summer U21 European Championship, with fellow Liverpool player Andy Carroll.[8]
2011–12 season
From 8 July 2011, Jay Spearing will now wear the number 20 for the 2011-12 season with his old number 26 being registered to Charlie Adam.[9] Despite his highly-praised performances at the end of last season, Spearing immediately fell down the pecking order in Liverpool's midfield after the arrival of midfielders Adam, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing. On the 20th July 2011 it was widely reported that Spearing would consider an option to move to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on loan but the club rejected their approach, stating that Spearing was in their plans. Spearing later dismissed the rumour saying he was willing to fight for his place in the starting XI.[10] He made his first start of the season against Exeter City in the Carling Cup on 24 August 2011. The result ended in a 3-1 victory for Liverpool. Though by his own admission he has not featured as much as he would have liked in the opening months of the season, he has continued to impress when called upon, with Kenny Dalglish calling his performance in the 2-0 win against Chelsea in the Carling Cup "superb". Spearing was sent off for the first time in his professional career during Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Fulham on the 5th of December.
Personal life
He was born in Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral and attended St. George's Primary School and The Mosslands School in Wallasey, United Kingdom. He has a daughter, Freya, who was born in Autumn 2011.
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2012.
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| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-Offs | Europe | Total | Discipline | |||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
![A red card]1 red card](/wiki/File:Red_card.svg){kind=small}
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| 2008–09 | Liverpool | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Liverpool | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Leicester City | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Liverpool | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Liverpool | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Honours
- Football League Cup (1): 2011–12
- Premier Reserve League (1): 2007–08
- FA Youth Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
References
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 387. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ "Jay Spearing". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "PSV 1 – Liverpool 3: match report". Liverpoolfc.tv. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2009-08-08. [dead link]
- ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N165863090923-0843.htm
- ^ Hunter, Steve (22 March 2010). "Starlet set for Foxes". www.Liverpoolfc.tv. Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ Rice, Jimmy (21 January 2011). "Kenny on derby, owners & Jay". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Jay Spearing earns new Liverpool contract". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/spearing-gets-england-call
- ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/jordan-and-adam-numbers-set
- ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/07/20/wolves-eye-loan-move-for-jay-spearing/
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