Noel Hunt

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Noel Hunt
Personal information
Full name Noel Hunt
Date of birth December 26, 1982 (1982-12-26) (age 25)
Place of birth    Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Dundee United
Number 10
Youth clubs
Johnville
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2003
2001-2002
2003–2006
2006–		 Shamrock Rovers
→ Waterford United (loan)
Dunfermline
Dundee United		 25 (11)
 ? (5)
80 0(8)
63 (23)   
National team2
2003
2007		 Republic of Ireland U21
Republic of Ireland B		 03 0(1)
01 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:29, 22 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15:37, 22 December 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Noel Hunt (born 26 December 1982 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a forward for Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. His brother Stephen Hunt, plays for English Premier League club Reading and was on trial with Dundee United as a 19-year old.[1]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Ireland

Hunt began playing junior club football in Waterford, before being signed by Damien Richardson for Premier Division club, Shamrock Rovers in Dublin in 2001, aged 18. After making his debut in a 3–2 League Cup win over Shelbourne on 29 October 2001, Rovers then loaned him out to his hometown club Waterford United where he scored five league goals in the First Division in the 2001-02 season. The following season was the last winter football season and in the shortened 27 game series, new manager Liam Buckley played Hunt and he rewarded the club by being top club goalscorer with eleven league goals and two FAI Cup goals to propel Rovers to the FAI Cup final and third place in the league.

During this time he also made his European debut playing twice for the club in the UEFA Cup. His final match for Shamrock Rovers was on the last day of the season, 24 January 2003, when he was substituted to a hero's reception in a game where Rovers beat Longford Town 3–2 to secure a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He was awarded the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year award that season.

[edit] Scotland

Hunt moved to Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline Athletic in a £100,000 deal on 27 January 2003.[2] He won the clubs Young Player of the Season award for the 2003 season. His pace and aggressive running won praise from Dunfermline supporters, but his time at the club was disrupted somewhat by a recurring knee injury.[3] He joined Dundee United in June 2006 for £50,000,[4] scoring his first goal on 5 August against Rangers in his second match for the club, a 2–2 draw. On 14 October he scored against Celtic in a 4–1 defeat and scored the winner against Kilmarnock in November. His goals continued with winners against St Mirren, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and Motherwell. However, after injuring himself scoring the winner against Motherwell in December, he failed to score again until his goal in the 4–0 away victory over Hearts in March 2007.

In the 2007-08 season, Hunt scored three times in the opening six league matches, as well as a goal in the League Cup. On 31 October 2007 in a League Cup match against Hamilton Academical, he scored his first hat-trick for United in a 3–1 win. He was linked with a move to Championship club Blackpool in the January 2008 transfer window.[5] Blackpool had a £175,000 bid turned down for Hunt.[6] In May 2008 Blackpool were again linked with a move for Hunt.[7]

[edit] International career

Hunt has played three times for Ireland under-21 football team, scoring once. He was named in the Republic of Ireland "B" squad on 8 November 2007, for the match against Scotland on 20 November at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie,[8] which ended in a 1-1 draw.[9]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Dundee United

2007-08

[edit] References

  1. ^ Decision time for trial trio. Dundee United FC (2001-01-22).
  2. ^ Pars win striker Hunt. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
  3. ^ Hunt requires surgery. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
  4. ^ New faces welcomed to Tannadice. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "Blackpool rebuffed in move for striker", Sky Sports, 2008-01-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 
  6. ^ "Dundee dismiss Pool Hunt bid", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-01-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 
  7. ^ Canavan, Steve. "Pool Back In The Hunt", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-17. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  8. ^ "Connor and Gartland earn 'B' call-up", RTÉ, 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 
  9. ^ "Ireland pegged back by late strike", The Irish Times, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 

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Persondata
NAME Hunt, Noel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 26 December 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Waterford, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH