Kian Scales (born 9 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scunthorpe United.

Scales began his career playing for the Bradford City youth team,[2] joining at the age of 12 or 13.

[7][8] In early December 2020 he spoke about his recent run of first-team action, and the trust placed in City's young players by manager Stuart McCall.

[9] After impressing new managers Mark Trueman and Connor Sellars, on 23 March 2021 Scales made his second league start for the club.

[12] In April 2021 Sellars said he was happy for young players like Scales and Finn Cousin-Dawson to be playing regular first team football.