Chris Hussey

Chris Hussey
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Ian Hussey
Date of birth2 January 1989
Place of birthHammersmith, London, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Bury
Number11
Youth career
2005–2006Woking
2006–2007AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010AFC Wimbledon70(3)
2007Windsor & Eton (loan)11(0)
2009Coventry City (loan)4(0)
2010–2013Coventry City54(0)
2013AFC Wimbledon19(0)
2013–2014Burton Albion26(1)
2014Bury (loan)11(2)
2014–Bury35(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 21 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Ian "Chris" Hussey (born 2 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bury.

Career

Hussey started his career at Woking's youth team before moving to AFC Wimbledon.He had a brief stint on loan to Windsor & Eton, where he made 11 league appearances.[1] After some impressive performances for AFC Wimbledon's under 19 and reserve teams, manager Terry Brown called Hussey up to the first team, initially to provide cover for injuries and later as first choice left-back. He made a total of 84 appearances in all competitions for "The Dons",[2] with his consistent good performances earning him the AFC Wimbledon Young Player of the Year Award for both the 2007–08 and the 2008–09 seasons.

On 16 October 2009, Hussey signed a loan deal with Championship side Coventry City until January 2010. Hussey made his Football League debut on 20 October 2009, for Coventry City, in a 2–0 defeat to Cardiff City, replacing Patrick van Aanholt as a substitute in the 68th minute.[3] On 1 January 2010 Hussey made the move permanent, signing until 2013[4] for an undisclosed fee, reported as £120,000.[5] His first, and only, goal for Coventry City was in a 4–0 win against York City in the Football League Trophy on 9 October 2012. He scored the fourth goal in the game in the ninetieth minute.

On 10 January 2013, Hussey returned to AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer following his release from Coventry.[6] Hussey was released by AFC Wimbledon in May 2013 after helping the club retain its football league status.[7] On 27 June 2013, Hussey joined League Two side Burton Albion.[8]

On 13 March 2014, Hussey joined League Two side Bury on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, He was given the no. 11 shirt number for his time with the Shakers.[9]

Career statistics

Stats according to Soccerbase

As of 27 April 2013
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2007–08 Isthmian League Premier Division??????????
2008–09 Conference South??1000???0
2009–10 Conference140000000140
Windsor & Eton (loan) 2007–08 Southern League Division One South & West110000000110
Coventry City (loan) 2009–10 Championship4000000040
AFC Wimbledon Total 703100000713
Coventry City 2009–10 Championship4000000040
2010–11 Championship110001000120
2011–12 Championship290101000310
2012–13 League One100002021141
Coventry Total 540104021611
AFC Wimbledon 2012–13 League Two190000000190
AFC Wimbledon Total 893100000903
Burton Albion 2013–14 League Two3100120043
Burton Albion Total 3100120043
Career totals 16142052211697
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including substitutes) in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. "Squad Stats". Windsor & Eton F.C. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008.
  2. "AFC Wimbledon Former Senior Squad: Chris Hussey". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. "Cardiff 2–0 Coventry". BBC Sport. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. "Wood and Hussey complete moves". Coventry City F.C. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. "Profile details for Chris Hussey". Coventry City Football Club. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. "Chris Hussey returns to AFC Wimbledon after Coventry exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. "Neal confirms released list". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. "Burton Albion sign AFC Wimbledon defender Chris Hussey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. "Shakers snare Hussey". Bury FC. 13 March 2014.

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