Jay Spearing
English footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jay Francis Spearing (born 25 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool, where he is also a coach at their academy.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jay Francis Spearing[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 35)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Wallasey, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[3][4] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Liverpool | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2008 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Liverpool | 30 | (0) |
2010 | → Leicester City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 37 | (2) |
2013–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 125 | (8) |
2015 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Blackpool | 105 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Tranmere Rovers | 75 | (4) |
2022– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 16 July 2022 (UTC) |
He started his career with Liverpool as a youth-team player in 1997. He remained at Anfield for sixteen years before leaving, in 2013, for Bolton Wanderers. After four years at Bolton, he joined Blackpool, newly promoted to League One, in 2017, initially until the end of the 2017–18 season. He made the move permanent the following summer and remained at the club until 2020, before joining Tranmere Rovers for two years before his semi-retirement and movement in to coaching.