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Kian Spence
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)
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 61 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

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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

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As of 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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 16 1 0 0 3 0 2[c] 0 21 1
Total 61 10 2 0 4 0 3 0 70 10
Career total 147 16 11 1 4 0 7 1 169 18
  1. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
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