Alex Hunt

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Alex Hunt
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Personal information
Full name Alexander John Hunt [1]
Date of birth (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
York City
(on loan from Grimsby Town)
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Sheffield Wednesday 9 (0)
2021–2022Grimsby Town (loan) 19 (1)
2022Oldham Athletic (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Grimsby Town 32 (1)
2024–York City (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Alexander John Hunt (born 29 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for York City on loan from Grimsby Town.

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Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt joined the Owls Academy at the age of seven where he would go on to become the club captain of the under-18s. [2] He signed his first professional contract with the Owls in February 2018 [3] as well as being nominated for the LFE Apprentice of the Year award in the same year, where he was eventually beaten by Ryan Sessegnon. [4] He made his first team debut in the first round of the EFL Cup against Sunderland on 16 August 2018. [5] [6] On the 17 September 2019, Alex signed a new 2-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday taking him until the end of the 20–21 season. [7] At the end of the 20–21 season, the club would activate a one-year extension to his contract. [8]

On 12 August 2021, he joined Grimsby Town on loan, initially until January 2022. [9] He made his debut on the opening day of the 21/22 season, starting the game against Weymouth. [10] He scored his first professional goal from a direct free-kick in stoppage time to win 3 points against Barnet. [11] Upon his return from his loan spell, he would sign a new 18 month contract with The Owls, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023. [12] A few days later on 17 January 2022, he would join Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season. [13] He would make his debut against Harrogate Town where they lost 3-0. [14]

Grimsby Town

On 1 September 2022, Hunt re-joined Grimsby Town on a three-year deal. [15] Hunt was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter final for the first time since 1939, he started in the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement. [16] [17]

On 22 February 2024, he joined National League side, York City on loan for the remainder of the season. [18]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2018–19 [19] Championship 00001010
2019–20 [20] Championship60200080
2020–21 [21] Championship30101050
2021–22 [22] League One 00000000
2022–23 [23] League One0000201 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total90304010170
Grimsby Town (loan) 2021–22 [22] National League 181001 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2021–22 [22] League Two 130130
Grimsby Town 2022–23 [23] League Two20150251
2023–24 [24] League Two12031003 [lower-alpha 1] 0181
Total321810030432
York City (loan) 2023–24 [24] National League40000040
Career total7621114050963
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

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