Alexander John Hunt (born 29 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander John Hunt[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2022 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022– | Grimsby Town | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 12 November 2022 (UTC) |
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]
On 1 September 2022, Hunt re-joined Grimsby Town on a three-year deal.[15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 2018–19[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20[17] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2020–21[18] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2021–22[19] | National League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2021–22[19] | League Two | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Grimsby Town | 2022–23[20] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Career total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
Grimsby Town F.C. – current squad | |
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