Rebecca Spencer

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Rebecca Spencer
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Personal information
Full name Rebecca Leigh Spencer[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Northwick Park, England
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 22
Youth career
Watford Ladies
2001–2006 Arsenal Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Arsenal Ladies
2009 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Gillingham Ladies (loan)
2011–2012 ASJ Soyaux 3 (0)
2012 Birmingham City 8 (0)
2013 Arsenal Ladies 0 (0)
2013– Birmingham City 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rebecca Leigh "Becky" Spencer (born 2 March 1991) is an English female football goalkeeper. She plays for FA WSL club Birmingham City. After coming through the ranks at Arsenal, she had spent short spells with French club ASJ Soyaux and Birmingham City before returning to Arsenal ahead of the 2013 FA WSL. Northwick Park–born Spencer[2] has represented England at Under–19 and Under–20 level.

Club career

Spencer began her career as a junior with Watford Ladies before joining the Centre of Excellence at Arsenal Ladies in 2001.[2] She progressed through the centre of excellence age groups and joined the senior team in 2006, where she was primarily the understudy to first choice keeper Emma Byrne. She made her FA Women's Premier League debut and in April 2008 was in goal as Arsenal beat Millwall Lionesses 3–1 in the London Cup Final,[3] having been in the Arsenal side beaten by Charlton Athletic Ladies in the 2006 final.[4]

Spencer was an unused substitute in the 2008 FA Women's Cup Final as Arsenal beat Leeds Carnegie[5] and in the 2009 final as Arsenal beat Sunderland.[6] She has also won an FA Women's Premier League Cup winners' medal having been an unused substitute for Arsenal's win against Leeds in March 2007.[7]

Spencer joined Gillingham Ladies FC on loan for 2010–11. She said "I have had a frustrating few years regarding getting regular game time and Gillingham has been the right choice of club to do this."[8] In December 2011 Spencer left Arsenal for French Division 1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux.[9][10] She returned to England in March 2012 for family reasons.[11] Spencer then signed for Birmingham City, making her debut in a 4–0 FA Women's Cup win over Sunderland.[12]

Spencer left Arsenal for a second time in July 2013.[13]

International career

Spencer has represented England at Under–15,[2] Under–19[14] and Under–20 level.[15] She was the first choice for the Under–20s World Cup side in 2008.[16] In 2009 she was a key player as England's Under–19s side won the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus, keeping clean sheets throughout the tournament,[17] and was named as one of ten 'emerging talents' from the tournament on the UEFA website.[18]

Personal life

Spencer attended Rooks Heath College and in January 2009 was a fitness student in St Albans.[2]

References

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