Kian Spence

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Kian Spence
Personal information
Full name Kian Alec Spence [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 8
Youth career
–2019 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Scarborough Athletic 20 (0)
2020–2023 Halifax Town 64 (6)
2020 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2025 Barrow 77 (14)
2025– Rotherham United 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:09, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Kian Alec Spence (born 9 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Rotherham United.

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Career

Born in Harrogate, [2] Spence began his career with the youth team at Middlesbrough, before signing for non-league club Scarborough Athletic in July 2019. [3] He left the club in September 2020. [4] After a trial, [5] he signed for Halifax Town in October 2020, [6] before immediately returning to Scarborough on loan. [7] After playing for Halifax, Spence spoke about his development at the club. [8]

He moved to Barrow in June 2023. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] He won the EFL League Two Goal of the Month for August 2023. [14]

In June 2025 he signed for Rotherham United. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scarborough Athletic 2019–20 [16] NPL Premier Division20030002 [a] 0250
Halifax Town 2020–21 [2] National League 8000000080
2021–22 [2] National League37441002 [b] 1436
2022–23 [2] National League192200000212
Total646610021728
Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2020–21 [17] NPL Premier Division2000000020
Barrow 2023–24 [18] League Two 45920101 [c] 0499
2024–25 [19] League Two32500302 [c] 0375
Total77142040308614
Rotherham United 2025–26 [20] League One 7100001 [c] 182
Career total17021111408219324
  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 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kian Spence at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Spence commits to Seadogs - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. 22 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kian Spence leaves Boro - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. 17 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ex Scarborough Athletic man Kian Spence impresses FC Halifax boss Pete Wild". The Scarborough News. 7 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "FC Halifax Town: "He's a young player with a lot of potential" says Town boss on new signing". Halifax Courier. 15 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Loan star Kian Spence eager to impress at Scarborough Athletic". The Scarborough News. 18 December 2020.
  8. ↑ ""I'm a completely different player" - Town midfielder Spence on his development, Millington and The Shaymen". Halifax Courier. 13 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Spence Signs!". www.barrowafc.com.
  10. ↑ "Barrow sign FC Halifax Town midfielder Spence". BBC Sport. 9 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Barrow AFC add to ranks with signing from manager's former club". The Mail. 9 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "He will link up again with former Shaymen boss Pete Wild, who brought him to Halifax". Halifax Courier. 9 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Former Scarborough Athletic ace Kian Spence signs for League Two Barrow". The Scarborough News. 10 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Barrow AFC midfielder Kian Spence bags August Goal of the Month award". The Mail. 15 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rotherham United sign midfielder Kian Spence on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Spence Kian | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Scarborough Athletic | Appearances | Kian Spence | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Kian Spence in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Kian Spence in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Kian Spence in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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