| Christian Scales | |
| Fullname: | Christian Stephen Scales[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1996 12, df=y[2] |
| Birth Place: | Hertfordshire, England[3] |
| Position: | Left back |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Norwich City |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Crystal Palace |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Crawley Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Harlow Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Harlow Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 09:13, 16 September 2019 (UTC) |
Christian Stephen Scales (born 3 December 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender.
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]
| 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 | |||