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 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 23 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:27, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Kian Alec Spence (born 9 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scarborough Athletic 2019–20[16] NPL Premier Division 20030002[a]0250
Halifax Town 2020–21[2] National League 8000000080
2021–22[2] National League 37441002[b]1436
2022–23[2] National League 192200000212
Total 646610021728
Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2020–21[17] NPL Premier Division 2000000020
Barrow 2023–24[18] League Two 45920101[c]0499
2024–25[19] League Two 32500302[c]0375
Total 77142040308614
Rotherham United 2025–26[20] League One 21200001[c]1223
2026–27[21] League Two 2000100030
Total 232001011253
Career total 18622111508221025
  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.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Kian Spence in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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