Shay Spencer
English footballer
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Shay Morales Spencer (born 13 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Reading.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shay Morales Spencer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:11, 7 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 5 April 2024, Spencer signed his first professional contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2025.[2] On 20 August 2024, Spencer made his debut for Reading, playing 65 minutes before being replaced by Michael Craig in a 3-1 win over West Ham United U21 in the EFL Trophy.,[3] Spencer then made his league debut for Reading on 19 October 2024, in a 4-1 victory over Crawley Town, coming on as a 80th-minute substitute for Ben Elliott.[4]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Spencer had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[5]
On 15 January 2026, Reading announced that Spencer had joined National League club Wealdstone on loan for at least the next month.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2024–25 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2025–26 | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy