Shay Morales Spencer (born 13 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slough Town, on loan from 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 |
Slough Town (on loan from Reading) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Reading | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Slough Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:04, 12 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editOn 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] On 12 August 2026, Spencer joined Slough Town on loan until mid-October 2026.[7][8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 March 2026[9]
| 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 | ||
| 2026–27 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
| Slough Town (loan) | 2026–27 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "SHAY SPENCER SIGNS FIRST PROFESSIONAL DEAL". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ "Report - Reading 3-1 West Ham U21". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Young Royal Report - Reading 4-1 Crawley Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Young Royals commit to new deals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Shay Spencer Seals Loan Move". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Shay Spencer joins Slough Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rebels sign Shay Spencer on loan". sloughtownfc.com/. Slough Town F.C. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Shay Spencer at Soccerway
External links
edit- Shay Spencer at Soccerway