Editing Jonathan Spector (section)

==International career==
In 2003, Spector played for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]]<ref name="auto2"/> at the [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|World Under-17 Championship]] in Finland and earned his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for the senior team on November 17, 2004, in a [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].

In 2005, Spector was part of the United States Under-20 team<ref name="auto2"/> at the [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]] in the Netherlands and as the 2005–06 Premier League season approached its conclusion, was considered a long shot to be included in the United States [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] squad. However, a shoulder injury sustained on April 17 in a game against [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagman |first1=Robert |last2=Davidson |first2=Gary |date=April 17, 2006 |url=http://soccertimes.com/americans/2006/apr17.htm |title=Spector dislocates shoulder in Charlton victory over Portsmouth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160456/http://soccertimes.com/americans/2006/apr17.htm |archivedate=September 30, 2007 |work=SoccerTimes |accessdate=June 29, 2007 }}</ref> ended his chances of playing at the World Cup.

Spector was a member of the United States team that beat [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 2–1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final in Chicago in June 2007. However, during the final, he had to be substituted by [[Frankie Simek]] as he collided heads with Mexican midfielder [[Andrés Guardado]]. Immediately after the substitution [[Benny Feilhaber]] struck the winning volley.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dodd |first=Mike |date=June 25, 2007 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/sports/20070625/c3focus25.art.htm |title=USA rallies to win Gold Cup |work=USA Today |accessdate=August 22, 2012 }}</ref>

Following injuries to [[Steve Cherundolo]] and [[Frankie Hejduk]], Spector was included in the United States roster for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] and took the chance to cement his place in the national team, starting at right-back for the entire tournament. He assisted [[Clint Dempsey]] to score a vital goal against Egypt in the last group stage match as the United States scraped through to the semifinals on the basis of goals scored. In the final against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], Spector once again assisted Dempsey in scoring the opening goal with a similar long cross from the right flank.

Having returned from a long injury lay-off, Spector was ever present at right-back for the remaining [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|2010 World Cup fourth round qualifiers]] in 2009 although he has also been partnered with captain [[Carlos Bocanegra]] in central defense occasionally due to [[Oguchi Onyewu]]'s long-term injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20091117/spector-revels-in-new-role_2236884_1877235 |title=Spector revels in new role |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202225114/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20091117/spector-revels-in-new-role_2236884_1877235 |archivedate=February 2, 2014 |publisher=West Ham United FC |date=November 17, 2009 |accessdate=May 17, 2015 }}</ref> He was rested for the United States' last qualifying match against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] on October 14 as qualification had already been secured and was recalled for friendlies in November and March. Coach [[Bob Bradley]] included him in the final 23-man squad for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] although he did not appear in any games. Later in 2010, Spector was a starting right-back in friendlies against Brazil and [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/mens-national-team/lineups/2010-lineups |title=2010 Lineups |publisher=U.S. Soccer |accessdate=May 17, 2015 }}</ref>

Spector received his first call-up to the senior national team in 18 months when he was added to the squad ahead of September 2015 friendlies against [[Peru national football team|Peru]] and Brazil;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/09/01/09/35/150901-mnt-jonathan-spector-joins-team-for-per-bra-matches |title=Klinsmann Adds Defender Jonathan Spector ahead of Peru, Brazil friendlies |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=September 1, 2015 |accessdate=September 1, 2015 }}</ref> he played in the second game, as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2015/09/08/21/23/150908-mnt-v-bra-game-story-brazil-defeats-usa-4-0-in-foxborough |title=MNT Falls to Star-Studded Brazil 4–1 in Foxborough |publisher=U.S. Soccer |date=September 8, 2015 |accessdate=September 9, 2015 }}</ref> He earned 36 caps for the United States between 2004 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37467327/jonathan-spector-shelves-premier-league-ambition-orlando-adventure|title=Spector shelves Prem dream for Orlando City|date=February 10, 2017|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2"/>