User:JamesHunt04/James Hunt
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James William Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1994 (age 19)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Ipswich Town | 7 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 |
 England U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013– |
England U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2013 | |||
James William Hunt (born 17 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for the EFL Championship club Ipswich Town and the England national under-21 football team.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Hunt was born on 17 August 1994 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]
Hunt joined the Arsenal academy in 2004, aged ten, and played for the club’s youth set-up, while going to the stadium in every home match of the legendary 2003–2004 "invincible" season.[1]
He began playing for the under-23 team in 2010, initially being deployed as a midfielder, and scored three goals as Arsenal finished 3rd in the 2011–12 Premier Reserve League South.[1]
Club career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]2012–2013 season: Limited appearances
[edit]At Arsenal, Hunt made his first professional appearance on 24 October 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Oxlade-Chamberlain in a 2–0 loss over Schalke 04 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[1] He made his sole Arsenal start on 26 January in a 2–3 win over Brighton in the fourth round of the FA Cup. He also featured on the first-team bench as an unused substitute in several Premier League fixtures.[1]
Ipswich Town
[edit]After making just two appearances for Arsenal's senior under Arsène Wenger, Hunt was signed by Championship club Ipswich Town on a season-long loan. He was given the number 17 shirt, after he said that it was his lucky number.[1]
2013–2014 season: Promotion race and breakthrough
[edit]Hunt made his debut in the first league match of the season, a 0–1 loss against Leicester City, on 7 August.[1] On 14 August, he scored his firsts professional goals, netting a brace in a 2–0 win over Charlton Athletic, also giving the first win of the season to his team.[1] Hunt went on to become a consistent goalscorer for Ipswich, also netting his first career hat-trick on 7 September in a 3–0 win over Nottingham Forest.[1]
International career
[edit]2012–2013: Youth level
[edit]Having previously played for the under-19s, Hunt was included in the England U21 squad for the 2013 summer friendlies. He made is debut on 15 August, on a 0–0 draw against Denmark.[1]
Style of play
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 7 September 2013
| 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
|
2012–13[1] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | UCL | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town |
2013–14[1] | Championship | 7 | 6 | FA Cup | 0 | 0 | EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||||