Max Hunt

Max Hunt

Personal information
Full name	Max Hunt [1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Alfreton Town
Youth career
	Nottingham Forest
0000–2016	Matlock Town
2016	Mansfield Town
2016–2017	Matlock Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Matlock Town	4	(0)
2017	→ Belper Town (loan)	15	(0)
2018–2020	Derby County	0	(0)
2019	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	21	(1)
2020–2021	Carlisle United	6	(0)
2020–2021	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	4	(0)
2021–2023	Yeovil Town	64	(0)
2023–2024	Buxton	41	(3)
2024–	Alfreton Town	15	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Max Hunt (born 1 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alfreton Town.

Career

Early career

Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, ^[2] Hunt began his football career in the youth system of Nottingham Forest. ^[3] After being released by Forest, Hunt joined the academy of non-league side Matlock Town. ^[3] In 2016, at the age of 16 Hunt was invited to train and subsequently join the academy of Mansfield Town, becoming the second NPL Football Academy graduate to sign for a professional football club. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Hunt rejected the opportunity to remain with Mansfield Town's under-21 side, to rejoin the academy of Matlock Town with the aim of playing first-team football. ^[3] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Hunt became the first Matlock Town academy graduate in ten years to sign a professional contract with the Gladiators. ^[3] On 9 August 2017, Hunt joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Belper Town on a short-term loan deal. ^[7] Hunt returned to Matlock in November 2017, and made his debut for the Gladiators against Lancaster City on 2 December 2017. ^[4]

Derby County

Having previously had a trial with Championship side West Bromwich Albion, ^[8] Hunt signed for fellow Championship side Derby County in January 2018. ^[9] Hunt agreed an 18-month contract with the Rams, with the club holding an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months with Hunt initially linking up with Derby's under-23 side. ^[10]

On 4 September 2019, Hunt joined National League side Aldershot Town on an initial month-long loan. ^[11] He made his debut for Aldershot in their 2–1 home defeat against Barrow on 7 September 2019, ^[12] and on his fifth appearance Hunt scored his first goal for the Shots in their 3–1 defeat against Yeovil Town on 24 September 2019. ^[13] On 10 January 2020, after an initial four-month loan deal Hunt returned to parent club Derby County having made 22 appearances for Aldershot. ^[14]

Carlisle United

In January 2020, having been recalled from his loan with Aldershot, Hunt signed for League Two club Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month deal. ^[15] On 18 January 2020, Hunt made his English Football League debut for Carlisle in a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic. ^[16]

On 26 December 2020, Hunt joined National League side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal, ^[17] making his debut the same day in Yeovil's 6–1 away defeat against National League leaders Torquay United. ^[18]

Yeovil Town

On 27 January 2021, Hunt signed permanently for National League side Yeovil Town for undisclosed terms, signing an 18-month contract. ^[19] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Hunt was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the National League. ^[20]

Buxton

On 27 May 2023, Hunt agreed to join National League North club Buxton. ^[21]

Alfreton Town

Hunt signed for Alfreton Town for the 2024–25 season. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Matlock Town	2017–18 [23]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	4	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	5	0
Belper Town (loan)	2017–18 [24]	Northern Premier League Division One South	15	0	2	0	—		2 [b]	0	19	0
Derby County	2017–18 [25]	Championship	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [27]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aldershot Town (loan)	2019–20 [2]	National League	21	1	1	0	—		0	0	22	1
Carlisle United	2019–20 [27]	League Two	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2020–21 [28]	League Two	2	0	1	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	5	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Yeovil Town	2020–21 [2]	National League	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2021–22 [2] [29]	National League	24	0	4	0	—		5 [d]	0	33	0
	2022–23 [2]	National League	21	0	1	0	—		2 [e]	0	24	0
	Total		64	0	5	0	—		7	0	76	0
Buxton	2023–24 [2]	National League North	30	2	1	0	—		1 [f]	0	32	2
Career total			144	3	10	0	0	0	13	0	167	3

1. Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
6. Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup

References

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21. @Buxton_FC (27 May 2023). "✍🏼⚽️ | We are delighted to confirm the signing of centre-half Max Hunt. Standing at 6'6, Max joins us after two years at Yeovil Town. A Matlock Town youth, he has since represented Derby County, Aldershot and Carlisle United. Welcome to Buxton, Max. #WelcomeMax | #TeamBuxton" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 May 2023– via Twitter.
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