Brad Spencer (footballer)

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Brad Spencer
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 8
Youth career
0000 Portland Timbers
2012–2016 Houston Dynamo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
2018–2019 Dumbarton 16 (3)
2019 Forfar Athletic 12 (2)
2019–2023 Raith Rovers 93 (5)
2023– Falkirk 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:36, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Brad Spencer (born 16 May 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Falkirk.

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Career

After spending his youth career with Houston Dynamo, Spencer signed for Scottish top division side Kilmarnock in the summer of 2017 but was released a year later without making a first team appearance. [1] He moved down to Scottish League One club Dumbarton where he made no great impact, but after switching to fellow third tier part-timers Forfar Athletic in January 2019 [2] he became an important member of the team which finished second and took part in the Championship play-offs, although they were eliminated by Raith Rovers (who also failed in their efforts to move up a level). [3]

Spencer then returned to full-time football when he signed for Raith a short time later, [3] and having quickly agreed an extension to his initial one-year contract [4] [5] he went on to play a role in their 2019–20 Scottish League One title win and promotion. After missing most of the pre-season with a knee injury, [6] his debut in the Scottish Championship (which was delayed and shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, in addition to the previous campaign being ended early) came in October 2020 when he came off the bench in the first half and provided an assist in a 5–2 win over Queen of the South. [7]

He joined Falkirk in the summer of 2023, joining a smaller club in the league below. [8]

Personal life

He is the son of former Scotland striker John Spencer. [1] As a result of his father's career path, Brad was born in London and spent some of his childhood living in southern England and the United States.

Honours

Raith Rovers
Falkirk

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kilmarnock sign Eamonn Brophy and Brad Spencer". BBC Sport. 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Arbroath and Raith Rovers suffer defeats at top of Scottish League One, BBC Sport, 26 January 2019
  3. 1 2 Brad Spencer leaves the Loons for Raith Rovers, Fife Today, 12 June 2019
  4. ↑ Brad Spencer ‘thriving’ at Raith Rovers and delighted to extend contract, Fife Today, 17 October 2019
  5. ↑ Raith Rovers midfielder Brad Spencer happy to heed fatherly advice as he prepares for East Fife clash, The Courier, 26 October 2019
  6. ↑ Another injury blow for Raith Rovers, Fife Today, 1 October 2020
  7. ↑ Table-topping Raith hit five, Raith Rovers FC, 24 October 2020
  8. ↑ Falkirk: Brad Spencer, son of ex-Scotland striker John, driving Bairns' resurgence, Kenny Crawford, BBC Sport, 9 January 2024
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