Player Bio

2011: Played in five matches for the U.S., including three consecutive appearances against Argentina, Paraguay and Spain … A member of the squad that reached the Gold Cup final … 2010: A member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup squad but did not appear as Steve Cherundolo showed exceptional form at right back … Started in four matches, going 90 in the 2-1 loss to Holland on March 3 in Amsterdam … Went 45 in the 2-1 victory against Turkey in the final Send-Off Series match on May 29 in Philadelphia … Went the distance against Brazil on Aug. 10 and Colombia on Oct. 13 … 2009: Along with Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit and Landon Donovan, he played 90 minutes in all five games at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup … Contributed two assists during the USA’s run to the final in South Africa, providing crosses for Clint Dempsey in games against Egypt (June 21) and the final against Brazil (June 28) … Made his FIFA World Cup qualifying debut and first appearance since March 2008, going 90 minutes at right back in the 2-1 win against Honduras on June 6 in Chicago … Went on to feature in three more World Cup qualifiers in 2009, playing 90 minutes in victories against El Salvador (Sept. 5), Trinidad & Tobago (Sept. 9) and Honduras (Oct. 10) … 2008: Injury limited him to just one appearance in 2008 … Came on as a second half sub in the 3-0 victory against Poland on March 26 in Krakow … Part of the squad which traveled to England and Spain in June, but was eventually ruled out with a hip injury … 2007: Made frequent appearances in 2007 in various positions across the backline … A member of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winning squad … Started three games in that tournament, including the final against Mexico … Had to be withdrawn from that game in the 72nd minute after suffering a mild concussion … 2006: Made no appearances as a dislocated shoulder kept him out of action for much of the year … 2005: Got his first-ever World Cup qualifying start in the USA’s final match of the campaign, a 2-0 win against Panama on Oct. 12 in Foxborough … Trained with the team in Chicago prior to the match against England in the end of May … Started his second game in the USA’s final match of the year, a 1- 1 draw against Scotland … 2004: Earned his first cap in a qualifier in 2004, coming in as a sub for Steve Ralston in the 77th minute of a 1-1 draw against Jamaica on Nov. 17 at Columbus Crew Stadium … Under-23s: Named to Peter Nowak’s U-23 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying team … He made one appearance during the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, jetting in from London to feature for 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Canada in the semifinals … Under-20s: Due to club commitments with Manchester United, he did not participate in many U-20 camps … His only time with the U-20s before the World Youth Championship came during a camp in Bradenton, Fla., in January 2004, where he played in two matches against MLS squads … Started the opening match of the 2005 WYC in Holland against Argentina, getting injured in the first half and having to be subbed out … Did not play again until the Round of 16 match loss against Italy … Under-17s: Began his stint with the team as a forward when he joined the full-time residency in the Spring of 2002 but moved to defender during the Ballymena International Tournament in Northern Ireland … Recorded 19 international appearances during his time in residency, including 11 starts … Started all four matches for the U.S. in the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Finland … Previously spent time with the U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team in 2001 … First Appearance: Nov. 17, 2004, vs. Jamaica … First Goal: None.

2011: Joined Birmingham City on a two-year contract after five years at West Ham … Played 24 games in all competitions in the first half of the season, including eight matches in the Europa League, all of them starts … Earned an assist in the 2-2 tie against Blackpool in the Championship on Nov. 26 … Made his debut with Birmingham City on Aug. 18 in the Europa League, playing the full 90 minutes and helping his side to a clean sheet … 2010-11: After being used sparingly in the first three months of the season, Spector turned a surprise start in midfield against Manchester United in the Carling Cup into a career-recharging performance … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in leading West Ham to a 4-0 victory on Nov. 30 … That effort earned him starts in the next three matches, deploying both centrally in the midfield and out wide … 2009-10: Completed the second half of the season with appearances in 17 of 18 matches, including 15 starts … Appeared in 27 of 38 league matches in the campaign … Featured in various positions in defense for West Ham as the club struggled to cope with a growing injury list … Lined up at left back throughout the first half of the season … 2008-09: Spent the majority of the first half of West Ham’s season recovering from the injury he sustained in the summer of 2008 … Made his first appearance under new West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola when he came on as a second half sub during a 2-1 victory against Stoke City on Dec. 28 … Appeared in nine games and tallied one assist for the London club as it climbed to a tenth place finish in the Premier League … 2007-08: Finished the season having made 26 appearances for the Hammers, a career high … 2006-07: Sold to West Ham United for a deal initially worth £500,000 … At Upton Park, he was reunited with former manager Alan Curbishley … He endured a tough first season with West Ham United, making 27 total appearances as the team struggled immensely and only avoided relegation on the last day of the season … In that game against his former club Manchester United, Spector came off the bench to put in a solid defensive performance as West Ham went on to win and escape the drop … 2005-06: Loaned to Charlton Athletic for the 2005-06 campaign … Started his stint with Charlton in the training room with an injured hamstring … Appeared in eight league matches before the end of the year, getting his first start on Oct. 22 against Portsmouth … Finished the season by making 20 appearances in total for the club … 2004-05: Earned his first start for United in a non-friendly, starting at left back against Dinamo Bucharest in a 2004 Champions League match … 2003-04: Played with the reserves before getting his initial appearance with the first team in front of his hometown crowd in Chicago when Man Utd. played Bayern Munich in a friendly during a summer tour of the U.S. … Also played in United’s other matches during the tour against Celtic and AC Milan … Was named Man of the Match against Everton in just his second EPL appearance with Manchester United.

High School – Played two years of soccer at St. Viator High School, scoring 18 goals to go with five assists in 20 games as a sophomore … Helped the team to a fourth-place finish in Illinois Class A … As a freshman, he scored five goals and had three assists in 24 games … St. Viator lost 3-1 in the state
final.

Personal – Lists his parents (Art and Rose) as his two biggest role models … Won the Kellogg’s Bowl and the Nike Cup Nationals with U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Sockers FC … Old Trafford in Manchester is his favorite stadium … Played trumpet in high school.