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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 January 2001 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Scarborough Athletic | 20 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Halifax Town | 64 | (6) |
2020 | → Scarborough 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.
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Scarborough Athletic | 2019–20 [14] | NPL Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Halifax Town | 2020–21 [1] | National League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2021–22 [1] | National League | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
2022–23 [1] | National League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
Total | 64 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 8 | ||
Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2020–21 [15] | NPL Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Barrow | 2023–24 [16] | League Two | 45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 49 | 9 |
2024–25 [17] | League Two | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
Total | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 13 | ||
Career total | 156 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 178 | 21 |