Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence

Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence is an English right-back born in London on 9 August 2000. He developed at Fulham before leaving the academy in 2018 and joining Middlesbrough, where he made his professional debut in December 2019. Spence quickly won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2020. During a 2021–22 loan at Nottingham Forest, he became an important part of the side that won promotion to the Premier League, recording 46 appearances, three goals and five assists. His performances earned him places in the EFL Championship and PFA Teams of the Season. Tottenham signed Spence in July 2022, after which he had loan spells with Rennes, Leeds United and Genoa. A quick, attack-minded full-back, Spence advances through carries, overlaps and recovery runs, while his time across different leagues has continued to shape his defensive game.