![]() Spellman warming up for Sunderland in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Dean Emery Spellman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 2002 | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Park View Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Chester-le-Street United | 16 | (14) |
2022–2024 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Whitby Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2023 | → Blyth Spartans (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2024– | Newport County | 34 | (2) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:53, 23 August 2025 (UTC) |
Michael Spellman (born 21 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Newport County.
Spellman started his career with the Park View Academy. [3] Having scored 19 goals in 23 appearances in all competitions, including 14 in 16 in the Wearside League for Chester-le-Street United, he went on trial with Scottish side Livingston in July 2021. However nothing materialised from the trial. [4]
He went on trial with EFL Championship side Sunderland in March 2022. [5] He spent the second half of the 2021–22 season on a non-contract agreement with Sunderland, signing permanently in June 2022. [6]
In September 2022, he joined Northern Premier League side Whitby Town on a one-month loan deal. [7] After four games in all competitions, in which he scored once, he returned to Sunderland at the end of the loan spell. [8]
In February 2023, he joined National League North club Blyth Spartans on loan for the remainder of the season. [9]
Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Spellman was announced to be leaving Sunderland upon the expiration of his contract. [10]
On 2 July 2024, Spellman joined League Two side Newport County on a two-year contract. [11] [12] He made his Newport debut on 28 September 2024 as a second-half substitute in the 2-1 League Two win against Crewe Alexandra. [13] Spellman scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2024 in the 3-1 League Two win against Salford City. [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chester-le-Street United | 2021–22 | Wearside League | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | |
Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Whitby Town (loan) | 2022–23 [15] | NPL Premier Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Blyth Spartans (loan) | 2022–23 [16] | National League North | 16 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Career total | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 21 |