Kristian Dennis

Kristian Dennis
Personal information
Full nameKristian ' Dennis[1]
Date of birth12 March 1990[1]
Place of birthManchester, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Stockport County
Number10
Youth career
?–2008Macclesfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2010Macclesfield Town4(1)
2008→ Ashton United (loan)3(1)
2009–2010→ Woodley Sports (loan)2(4)
2010Woodley Sports(12)
2010–2011Mossley3(2)
2011–2013Curzon Ashton72(61)
2013–Stockport County37(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kristian Dennis (born 12 March 1990 in Wythenshawe, Manchester) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Conference North club Stockport County.

Club career

Macclesfield Town

Dennis began playing in the youth teams of Football League 2 club Macclesfield Town FC. He participated for Macclesfield Town U18 in the Third Round of the 2006–07 FA Youth Cup, starting in a 3–0 away defeat against Everton U18 on 4 January 2007. Dennis was replaced by Christopher Dykes in the 60th minute of the fixture.[2] During his time at Macclesfield Town U18, Dennis was coached by John Askey,[3] and would play alongside Wayne Rooney's younger brother, John Rooney, as well as Nick Blackman, Matthew Flynn, Shaun Brisley and Christian Millar.[2] Dennis made his debut for Macclesfield Town first-team in a 3–0 away defeat to Rotherham United in the 2007–08 Football League Two season on 1 January 2008. Dennis was substituted onto the field in the 89th minute.[4] Dennis participated for Macclesfield Town U18 in the Third Round of the 2007–08 FA Youth Cup, scoring with a header in a 2–1 away defeat against Sunderland U18 at the Stadium of Light on 23 January 2008. John Rooney crossed the ball into Dennis who headed Macclesfield's only goal in the second half of the match.[3] In November 2008, Dennis joined Northern Premier League outfit Ashton United to gain additional game time. He made his debut on 15 November where he was substituted onto the field against Cammell Laird. Upon his return to Macclesfield Town for the 2008–09 Football League Two season, Dennis scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home victory against Barnet on 25 April 2009. Dennis was substituted onto the field in the second half and had only been on the field for ten minutes before scoring the winning goal, converting the ball into the net from a Macclesfield corner which had not been cleared by the Barnet defence.[5]

In November 2009 he went on loan again, this time to Woodley Sports,[6] a move which was extended for a second month,[7] before he returned to Macclesfield in mid-January 2010.[8] He regularly found the net whilst on loan including a hat-trick against Radcliffe Borough.[9]

On 14 May 2010, it was reported that Macclesfield Town had released Dennis, as well as eleven other players, at the conclusion of the 2009–10 Football League Two season.[10]

Woodley Sports

He later joined Woodley Sports, scoring 12 goals for them before joining Mossley in November 2010.[11] He made his debut for Mossley on 13 November as a substitute against Harrogate RA, before scoring his first goals for the club in his first start on 23 November as they beat Trafford 6–0 in a league match.

Curzon Ashton

Dennis signed for Curzon Ashton in June 2011 from Mossley.[12] He made his debut on 13 August 2011 in a 1–0 win over Radcliffe Borough. Dennis didn't have to wait long for his first Curzon goal, scoring in a 2–0 away win at Warrington Town, in the following league game. All in all Kristian amassed a total of 67 goals in 65 games for the club.

Stockport County

Dennis signed for Stockport County in May 2013 from Curzon Ashton. He impressed in Stockport's 2013–14 pre-season games netting 12 goals in 11 games which included a spectacular volley against AFC Halifax Town. Since the start of the 2013–14 season Kristian has played 4 games scoring twice. Dennis had a slow start to the season but turned his form around after a goal against Telford United in a 4–2 victory. He later scored his First hat trick for Stockport in a 5–1 away win against Gainsborough Trinity.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.evertonfc.com/match/report/0607/macclesfield-yth-v-everton-fa-youth-cup.html?t=6&image=-1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/askeys-pride-youths-crash-black-2532924
  4. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_3/7163943.stm
  5. ↑ http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/macclesfield-town-2-barnet-1-2531359
  6. ↑ "Dennis on Loan". Macclesfield Town F.C. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Mixed fortunes for Reed and Dennis". Macclesfield Town F.C. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Reed loan extended – Dennis back". Macclesfield Town F.C. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Woodley Hat Trick for Kris". Macclesfield Town F.C. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  10. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/8682615.stm
  11. ↑ "Mossley sign Woodley top scorer". Mossley A.F.C. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "Dennis signs for Curzon Ashton". Pitchero. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

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