Kian Spence

Kian Spence
Personal information
Full name Kian Alec Spence[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rotherham United
Number 8
Youth career
–2019 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)
2023–2025 Barrow 77 (14)
2025– Rotherham United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 25 March 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.

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 25 March 2025
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[16] NPL Premier Division 20 0 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 25 0
Halifax Town 2020–21[2] National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2021–22[2] National League 37 4 4 1 0 0 2[b] 1 43 6
2022–23[2] 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[17] NPL Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Barrow 2023–24[18] League Two 45 9 2 0 1 0 1[c] 0 49 9
2024–25[19] League Two 32 5 0 0 3 0 2[c] 0 37 5
Total 77 14 2 0 4 0 3 0 86 14
Rotherham United F.C. 2025–26[20] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 163 20 11 1 4 0 7 1 185 22
  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

  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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 17 June 2025.
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