Christian Scales
Christian Stephen Scales (born 3 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Stephen Scales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hertfordshire, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Norwich City | ||
| 2014–2015 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Whitehawk | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Leyton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Harlow Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Harlow Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Skellefteå | 13 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:13, 16 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Scales was born in Hertfordshire and began his career at the Norwich City academy.[4] He left for Crystal Palace in the summer of 2014 and signed a professional contract with the club in April 2015.[5] On 20 August 2015, Scales joined League Two side Crawley Town on loan.[6] He made his Football League debut on 22 August 2015 in a 3–0 win away at Cambridge United.[7]
On 6 May 2016, it was announced that Scales was being released by Crystal Palace.[8] Following a week's trial at FC Liefering who play in the First League, the second tier of Austrian football,[9] he signed for National League South side Whitehawk in February 2017.[10]
In July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with National League side Leyton Orient. He then went on a month's loan to Isthmian League Premier Division club Harlow Town, but was injured on his debut, the 2–0 win over Lowestoft Town on 26 August.[11] He subsequently returned to Orient for treatment.
In February 2018, Scales returned on loan to Harlow after the completion of his recovery.[12]
In December 2018, Scales joined Swedish Division 2 side Skellefteå on a two-year deal.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2015–16[14] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Whitehawk | 2016–17[15] | National League South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ . Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Christian Scales". 11v11. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index, General Register Office (Southport), Christian Stephen Scales, birth registered December 1996, Hatfield Registration District
- ^ . Hertfordshire Mercury. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Christian Scales". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Christian Scales: Crawley sign Crystal Palace youngster on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Cambridge 0-3 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Eight Development Players Released". cpfc.co.uk. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "St. Johann schlägt Liefering - News - Regionalliga West - Regionalliga - fanreport.com - Amateurfußball in Österreich". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Christian Scales". Whitehawk FC. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Harlow Town 2–0 Lowestoft Town". Harlow Town F.C. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Scales Returns To Hawks On Loan". Non-League Pitchero. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ @SkellefteåFF (27 December 2018). "Skellefteå FF har gjort klart med Christian Scales, som tidigare bland annat tillhört Crystal Palace" (Tweet) (in Swedish) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Christian Scales - Season 2015/2016 - Soccerbase". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "England - C. Scales - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
- Christian Scales at Soccerbase
- Swedish football stats