| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Hunt [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1999 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 27 May 2023, Hunt agreed to join National League North club Buxton. [21]
Hunt signed for Alfreton Town for the 2024–25 season. [22]
| 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 | ||