Lewis Spence (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Spence | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy,[1] Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | Rangers | ||
2012–2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | (0) |
2016 | → Brechin City (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2016 | → Brechin City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017– | Dundee | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 1 August 2018 (UTC) |
Lewis Spence (born 28 January 1996) is a Scottish[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Dundee. Spence previously played for Dunfermline Athletic and had two short loan spells with Scottish League One side Brechin City.
Career
Dunfermline Athletic
Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Spence played for Cowdenbeath-based Blue Brazil Boys Club, before playing youth football with Heart of Midlothian and Rangers.[1] In 2012, he joined Dunfermline Athletic, playing for their under-20 squad during the 2012–13 season. In the next saeason, Spence began to become involved with the Dunfermline first team. He appeared on the substitutes' bench on a number of occasions, before making his debut as an 89th minute substitute for Ryan Williamson in a 0–4 defeat to Rangers at East End Park.[2][3] His first starting appearance came in Scottish League One against Ayr United, with Spence playing 78 minutes of the 1–1 draw, before being replaced by Andy Geggan.[4][5] In total, Spence made six appearances for Dunfermline during the 2013–14 season, with more than half being made as a substitute.
Spence played in Dunfermline's first match of the 2014–15 season, a 5–1 win over Annan Athletic in the Scottish League Cup.[6][7] He scored his first goal for the club in a loss to St Mirren at St Mirren Park, also in the League Cup.[8][9] Spence played 31 times for Dunfermline during the season, scoring once, as the team finished in seventh position in League One.[10]
Following John Potter's resignation as manager and the appointment of Allan Johnston,[11] Spence found himself on the fringes of the first team squad and made just one appearance for the club in the 2015–16 season, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Geggan in a 4–1 victory over Arbroath in August 2015.[12][13] In January 2016, Spence was sent to fellow Scottish League One team Brechin City on a development loan to provide him with more game time.[14] He made 13 appearances for Brechin and scored 3 goals, including an "outstanding" 35-yard lob against Airdrieonians,[15] which was nominated in April 2016 as one of the club's goals of the season.[16] His contribution helped Brechin avoid relegation,[17] after they had been bottom of the league for the majority of the season.[18]
At the end of the 2015–16 season, Spence signed a new one-year contract with Dunfermline which would see him remain at the club until the end of the 2016–17 season.[17] After making a handful of appearances for the first-team, Spence returned to Brechin on a one-month loan in September 2016,[19] which was subsequently extended for an additional month. Returning to Dunfermline, Spence made only seven appearances in the two seasons in which Johnston was in charge. He left the club in May 2017 when his contract expired,[20] having made 45 appearances in his five years with Dunfermline.
Dundee
On 22 June 2017, Spence signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Dundee, under manager Neil McCann who had previously coached him at Dunfermline.[21] After impressing in his first season, Spence signed a two-year contract extension in April 2018, keeping him at the club until summer 2020.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 1 August 2018
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 2013–14[23] | Scottish League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2014–15[24] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2015–16[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17[26] | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Brechin City (loan) | 2015–16[25] | Scottish League One | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
2016–17[26] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Dundee | 2017–18[27] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2018–19[28] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Career total | 72 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 5 |
Honours
Club
- Dunfermline Athletic
References
- ^ a b c "First team squad - Lewis Spence". Dunfermline Athletic FC. dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (30 December 2013). "Dunfermline 0–4 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Dunfermline 0 Rangers 4". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Ayr United 1–1 Dunfermline". espnfc.co.uk. ESPN. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Ayr United 1 Dunfermline 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Dunfermline 5–1 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Dunfermline 5 Annan Athletic 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "St Mirren 2–1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "St Mirren 2 Dunfermline 1". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Airdrieonians 3–2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "DAFC appoint new first team manager". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Starting Lineups - Arbroath vs Dunf'mline". Sky Sports. Sky. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Arbroath 1 Dunfermline 4". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Lewis Spence goes out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Airdrie 0 Brechin 2: Outstanding effort helps City's bid to beat drop". The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Vote For Your Goal of the Season". Brechin City FC. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b Hart, Ross (16 May 2016). "Dunfermline Athletic duo David Hutton and Lewis Spence pen one year deals". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Brechin City 2015–16 statistics". Statto. Statto Organisation Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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- ^ "Player update". Dunfermline Atheltic FC. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Lewis signs". Dundee FC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Lewis signs extension". Dundee FC. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Spence in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Lewis Spence at Soccerbase