Kian Spence

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

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	57	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:00, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

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 27 October 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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 3]	0	49	9
	2024–25[17]	League Two	12	1	0	0	3	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	17	1
	Total		57	10	2	0	4	0	3	0	66	10
Career total			143	16	11	1	4	0	7	1	165	18

1. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

1. 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.