User:JamesHunt04/James Hunt
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James William Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2004 (age 19)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bolton Wanderers | 46 | (37) |
| 2024– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 |
 England U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– |
England U21 | 8 | (4) |
| 2024 |
 Great Britain | 6 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 | |||
James William Hunt (born 17 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Serie A club Atalanta and the England national under-21 football team.[1]
A product of Arsenal's youth academy, Hunt made sporadic appearances for the senior side before going on to make his breakthrough on loan to League One club Bolton Wanderers for 2023–24, scoring 39 goals and winning both the league and the EFL Trophy (including two goals in the final), which garnered him widespread recognition. Edge was then signed permanently by Serie A side Atalanta.[1]
With his olympic national team he played in the 2024 Summer Olympics, winning the tournament and placing second in the top scorers standings.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Hunt was born on 17 August 2004 in London, where he spent his entire childhood and developed a strong bond with Arsenal. His father is decisive in bringing him closer to the world of football, trasfering his passion to him.[1]
Some time before he himself had been a player, but a bad injury had stopped his career in its tracks, leading him onto the path of teaching. Hunt joined the Arsenal academy in 2014, aged ten, and played for the club’s youth setup.[1]
He began playing for the under-23 team in 2020, initially being deployed as a midfielder, and scored three goals as Arsenal finished 3rd in the 2021–22 Premier League 2.[1]
Club career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]2022–2023 season: Limited appearances
[edit]At Arsenal, Hunt made his first professional appearance on 6 October 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Nketiah in a 3–0 victory over Bodø/Glimt in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[1] He made his sole Arsenal start on 9 January in a 3–0 win over Oxford United in the third round of the FA Cup. He also featured on the first-team bench as an unused substitute in several Premier League fixtures.[1]
Bolton Wanderers
[edit]After making just two appearances for Arsenal's senior under Mikel Arteta, Hunt was signed by League One club Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan. He was given the number 17 shirt, after he said that it was his lucky number.[1]
2023–2024 season: Promotion race and breakthrough
[edit]Hunt made his debut in the first league match of the season, a 0–0 draw against Oxford United, on 29 July.[1] On 8 August, he scored his first professional goal, netting a brace in the EFL Cup third round, in a 2–2 draw against Middlesbrough. However, Boston lost the penalty shootout as Hunt missed his spot kick.[1] Three days later he achieved an hat-trick of assist in a 4–0 win over Shrewsbury Town, and on 16 August he scored his first league goal in a 2–0 win over Reading.[1]
Hunt became a consistent goalscorer for Bolton, winning a record-braking five consecutive EFL League One Player of the Month between September and December.[1] While Bolton led the League One table for the majority of the time, their campaign in the FA Cup ended after only two matches because of a 2–0 loss against Premier League side Aston Villa on 6 January.[1]
Hunt's assists were also the key to their EFL Trophy run, although he scored only one goal in his first six matches. On 31 March, in the final match against League Two side Wrexham, he scored a brace just before half time, and later assisted Victor Adeboyejo goal to make the score 3–0.[1] He was awarded Man of the Match for his performance, helping Bolton to win the title for the third time, the second in a row.[1]
Hunt was awarded Player of the Month again for both March and April, extending his record to 7 trophies, and went on to finish the season as the league top scorer with 37 goals in 46 appearances as Bolton won the League One, winning automatic promotion to the Championship, making it 43 goals and 25 assists in 56 appearances in all competitions. For his performances, he was named in the PFA League One Team of the Year.[1]
Atalanta
[edit]Following his loan at Bolton Wanderers, Hunt returned to Arsenal in the summer of 2024. He was linked several times to Ajax and Borussia Dortmund, but at the end he was signed by Atalanta on 2 August 2024 on a long-term contract for a reported fee of £8 million including add-ons. He chosed to wear the number 17 shirt as nobody was using it.[1]
International career
[edit]2022–2024: Youth level and the Olympics
[edit]Having previously played for the under-19s, Hunt was included in the England U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on 14 June 2023.[1] He scored his first goal for the under-21s in the 4–0 semifinal victory over Israel on 5 July. England emerged as champions with their 1–0 victory over Spain U21s in the final where he did not appear.[1]
As the European Under-21 Championship winners, England qualified to the Summer Olympic football tournament, but they had to play as the entire Great Britain. Thanks to his extraordinary season with Bolton, Hunt was included in the squad on 3 June 2024 as the starter striker.[1]
Hunt scored a brace on is debut in a 4–0 win over Mali on 24 July, and six days later netted an injury-time goal in a 2–1 win over Japan.[1] He scored another goal in the quarter-final, in a 4–0 win over Egypt, and another brace as Great Britain emerged victorious in the final, 3–2 win over France.[1]
Style of play
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 30 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Compet. | Apps | Goals | Compet. | Apps | Goals | Compet. | Apps | Goals | Compet. | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal
|
2022–23[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | UEL | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers |
2023–24[1] | League One | 46 | 37 | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | EFL Cup | 1 | 2 | — | EFL Trophy | 7 | 3 | 56 | 43 | ||
 Atalanta
|
2024–25[1] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | Coppa Italia | 0 | 0 | — | UCL | 0 | 0 | SI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 43 | ||||||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- EFL League One: 1
Bolton Wanderers: 2023–2024 - EFL Trophy: 1
Bolton Wanderers: 2023–2024
National team
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Individual
[edit]- EFL League One Player of the Month: 7
August 2023, September 2023, October 2023, November 2023, December 2023, March 2024, April 2024 - EFL League One top scorer: 1
2023–2024