Djed Spence Biography, Career, Age, Family, Height, and Net Worth

Who is Djed Spence?

Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence is a famous English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Rennes, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Djed Spence Career

Club career

Middlesbrough

On July 1, 2018, Djed signed for Middlesbrough, having previously been with Fulham’s academy. He then made his debut at Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup on August 14, 2018, appearing as a sub versus Notts County at the Riverside Stadium. Spence later made his league debut for Middlesbrough in a 1-0 victory against Charlton Athletic on December 7, 2019. He then scored his first league goal in a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town on December 26, 2019. Djed earned EFL Young Player of The Month, after his league debut, first goal, and 3 clean sheets on January 11, 2020.

Loan to Nottingham Forest

It was revealed on September 1, 2021, that he would join Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the season. On October 2, Spence scored his first goal for Forest in a 3-0 victory against Birmingham City. He impressed in FA Cup wins against Premier League clubs Arsenal and Leicester City, scoring the 4th in a 4-1 win against the latter.

He was then awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for March 2022. Spence was also nominated for the Goal of the Month award after his long-range strike over Queens Park Rangers, which he was ultimately awarded. Having been nominated for the Championship Young Player of the Season, he made it a hat-trick of awards for March 2022 when he earned the EFL Young Player of the Month award for the 2nd time in his career. He played an important role in the club’s promotion-winning side. Spence was featured in both the EFL Championship Team of the Season and the PFA Championship team of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur revealed the signing of Spence on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £20 million on July 19, 2022. He made his Tottenham debut on August 29, coming on as a late sub in a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.

Loan to Rennes

Djed joined Ligue 1 side Rennes on a loan until the conclusion of the season on January 31, 2023.

International career

Spence received a first international call-up to the England Under-21 team in March 2022, for the upcoming Under-21 European Championship Qualifying matches over Andorra and Albania. On March 29, 2022, he then made his debut as a sub in a 3-0 win away to the latter.

How old is Djed Spence?

Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence is aged 22 years having been born on August 9, 2000, in London, England. He shares his birthday with famous people such as Whitney Houston, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Griffith, Bill Skarsgård, Sam Elliot, Ashley Johnson, Chris Cuomo, and many more.

Djed Spence Family

Who are Djed Spence’s parents?

Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence was born in London to his Kenyan Kikuyu mother and Jamaican father. Not much is revealed about his parents and he has kept their information very private.

Does Djed Spence have siblings?

Spence was born as the youngest child to his parents. He has one sibling, a sister named Karla-Simone Spence, who is an actress.

Djed Spence Education

He joined Fulham academy at a young age and has not revealed his academic background and qualifications to the media.

Djed Spence Partner

Spence has not shared his dating life with the media and is currently not linked to any relationships.

Djed Spence Children

He is currently single and does not have any children of his own to date.

Djed Spence Measurements

Spence has an athletic, muscular, and well-built body. It adds up to a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and a weight of 71 kg (156 lbs).

Djed Spence Net Worth

English professional footballer Spence plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes and has been active from 2018 to the present. He has gathered an accumulative net worth of approximately $1-5 million as of 2023.