Kian Spence

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Kian Spence
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barrow
Number 8
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Scarborough Athletic 20 (0)
2020–2023 Halifax Town 64 (6)
2020Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2023– Barrow 70 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Kian Spence (born 9 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Barrow.

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Career

Born in Harrogate, [1] Spence began his career with the youth team at Middlesbrough, before signing for non-league club Scarborough Athletic in July 2019. [2] He left the club in September 2020. [3] After a trial, [4] he signed for Halifax Town in October 2020, [5] before immediately returning to Scarborough on loan. [6] After playing for Halifax, Spence spoke about his development at the club. [7]

He moved to Barrow in June 2023. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He won the EFL League Two Goal of the Month for August 2023. [13]

Career statistics

As of 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scarborough Athletic 2019–20 [14] NPL Premier Division20030002 [a] 0250
Halifax Town 2020–21 [1] National League 8000000080
2021–22 [1] National League37441002 [b] 1436
2022–23 [1] National League192200000212
Total646610021728
Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [15] NPL Premier Division2000000020
Barrow 2023–24 [16] League Two 45920101 [c] 0499
2024–25 [17] League Two25400302 [c] 0304
Total70132040307913
Career total15619111407117821
  1. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kian Spence at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. "Spence commits to Seadogs - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. 22 July 2019.
  3. "Kian Spence leaves Boro - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. 17 September 2020.
  4. "Ex Scarborough Athletic man Kian Spence impresses FC Halifax boss Pete Wild".
  5. "FC Halifax Town: "He's a young player with a lot of potential" says Town boss on new signing".
  6. "Loan star Kian Spence eager to impress at Scarborough Athletic".
  7. ""I'm a completely different player" - Town midfielder Spence on his development, Millington and The Shaymen".
  8. "Spence Signs!". www.barrowafc.com.
  9. "Barrow sign FC Halifax Town midfielder Spence" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Barrow AFC add to ranks with signing from manager's former club". The Mail. 9 June 2023.
  11. "Shaymen midfielder leaves Halifax to link up with former Town boss at Barrow".
  12. "Ex-Boro ace Kian Spence leaves Halifax Town to join League Two Barrow".
  13. "Barrow AFC midfielder Kian Spence bags August Goal of the Month award". The Mail. 15 September 2023.
  14. "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Spence Kian | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  15. "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Kian Spence | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  16. "Games played by Kian Spence in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  17. "Games played by Kian Spence in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.