Kristian Dennis

Kristian Dennis (born 12 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.

Club Career

Macclesfield Town

Dennis graduated through the youth teams of Macclesfield Town to make his first-team debut in a 3–0 defeat at Rotherham United on 1 January 2008, coming onto the pitch as an 89th-minute substitute for Danny Thomas. In November 2008, Dennis joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ashton United on loan. Back with Macclesfield, he made his first League Two appearance of the 2008–09 season as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Morecambe at Moss Rose on 13 April. He scored his first goal in the English Football League 12 days later, in a 2–1 home win over Barnet, after putting the ball into the net from a Macclesfield corner for the winning goal of the game.

In November 2009, he joined Northern Premier League Division One North side Woodley Sports on an initial one-month loan, which was extended for a second month, before he returned to Macclesfield in mid-January 2010. He scored regularly for the "Saxons", including a hat-trick against Radcliffe Borough. On 14 May 2010, he was one of 11 players released by Macclesfield at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season.

Non-League

Dennis had a trial with Kidderminster Harriers in July 2010. He instead signed with Woodley Sports, and scored 12 goals for them before joining Mossley in November 2010. He scored 16 goals in 31 appearances for the "Lilywhites", helping the club to a 15th-place finish in the Northern Premier League Division One North. He signed for Curzon Ashton in June 2011. The "Nash" finished as runners-up to AFC Fylde in the Northern Premier League Division One North during the 2011–12 campaign, losing out to Witton Albion in the play-off final. They finished seventh in the 2012–13 season. On 1 April, Dennis scored six goals as Ashton recorded a club record 10–1 victory over Wakefield. On 23 April, Curzon drew 1–1 with North Fe