Jay Spearing
Spearing playing for Liverpool in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jay Francis Spearing | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallasey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Bolton Wanderers | 125 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:22, 1 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Jay Francis Spearing (born 25 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers.
Raised in Wallasey, Merseyside, Spearing was the captain of the Liverpool Under 18s which won the FA Youth Cup in 2007. He featured the previous season in the final against Manchester City, but missed the majority of the season due to a broken leg. Spearing was promoted to Melwood in the summer of 2007 to train with the Liverpool first team after impressing in the club's Academy. He had been involved with his boyhood club since he was seven years old. He was voted the best player in the Torneo di Renate, a competition for under-20 sides, competing against clubs such as Milan and Parma. He was also part of the Reserve side which won the Premier Reserve League in the 2007–08 season.
Spearing made his competitive first team debut on 9 December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League win against PSV. Spearing also appeared in the Reds' 4–0 win over Real Madrid in the second round of the Champions League.
On 31 March 2009, Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez announced that he would be offering Spearing a new contract, alongside fellow home-grown youngster Stephen Darby. On 6 July 2009, Spearing agreed to a new three-year contract with Liverpool.
On 22 March 2010, Liverpool confirmed Spearing would join Championship club Leicester City on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, linking up with former Liverpool reserve teammate Jack Hobbs. His debut came two days later, starting in the Foxes' 2–1 Championship loss to Reading. His last game for Leicester was on 12 May in the Championship Play-off semi-final, with Leicester winning 3–2, but it wasn't enough to reach the final. He made nine appearances for Leicester and scored his only goal for the club in the 4–1 home win against Watford.
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