Christian Scales
English footballer
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Christian Stephen Scales (born 3 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | 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 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 | |||||
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| 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 | ||
