Stephen Hunt
Stephen Hunt was born in Port Laoise, Leinster, Ireland on August 1st, 1981 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 42, Stephen Hunt biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Club career
Hunt became known for his inventive and skilful play as well as his work rate as a winger. Hunt, who was born in Laois, grew up in Clonea-Power, Waterford. He was an excellent under-age hurler and soccer player. At under-graduate and under-16 levels, he competed for Waterford hurlers. Hurling was his first passion.
Hunt's first introduction to organized football came when he attended the Christian Brothers' Secondary School in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, at the age of 11. He also began playing for Waterford's soccer team, Johnville, F.C., during his time at secondary school. With Carrick CBS, she gained the Munster Schools Junior Cup. Hunt was given a degree of recognition, and he competed in the Kennedy Cup with Waterford County. He continued to excel for Carrick United at various ages before going to England as a trainee for Crystal Palace in England. Hunt was unsuccessful to make a difference on the first team and played with Dundee United, including Dundee United, before moving to Brentford. He spent four years with the West London club and served as captain for Michael Dobson during a string of games from 2003-2004.
Hunt refused a new deal in 2005 and left Brentford. Since deciding to join Bradford City, a late interest from Reading, and later in the Football League Championship, he had to change his mind.
Hunt was denied more starting appearances in his first Reading season by Bobby Consorty. During the 2005–06 season, he played well, appearing from the bench, as Reading captured the Championship title and promotion to the Premiership.
Hunt's knee collided with Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr ech while the Reading player was running at the ball on October 14th, resulting in a depressed fracture of the skull. Petr ech had to wear head protection during every game due to the injury. Following the incident, Premier League officials, analysts, pundits, player's representatives, and even MPs all expressed opinions either condemning or supporting Hunt and the others involved. Hunt's replacement Carlo Cudicini was eventually reported that no action would be taken against Hunt, but in the meantime, both Hunt and teammate Ibrahima Sonko, who were involved in a collision with eche's replacement Carlo Cudicini, have reportedly received death threats from Chelsea supporters. Although Hunt had been reporting the occurrence in the media for months, he had not been called or apologized to him. Hunt scored his first Premier League goal in the 6–0 home win over West Ham.
Reading turned down a slew of bids (peaking at £5.5 million) from Sunderland for Hunt in January 2008, but Reading later revealed that they had no intention of selling players at the time. Hunt signed a new one with Reading on February 1, 2008, extending his stay at the club until the summer of 2011. Hunt scored 6 goals in 39 appearances for Reading's first team in 2007, but the club was unable to prevent the club from being relegated on goal difference.
Hunt had signed a new three-and-a-half year deal, which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2012. However, Hunt, who failed in their attempt to win a quick return to the Premier League by losing in the playoff semi finals to Burnley, has stated his intention to leave Reading in the hopes of gaining a return to the Premier League.
Hunt had agreed to Hull City for an undisclosed fee, estimated to be around £3.5 million. On his debut against Chelsea on August 15, he scored his first goal for the club 28 minutes. This was also the first goal of the 2009–10 Premier League season. However, Chelsea supporters taunted him throughout the game due to Cech's incident. Hunt scored in his next match, his homecoming for Hull City, but Spur defeated them 5–1.
Hunt was the subject of a £5 million bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January, but the Tigers turned down it. Hunt sustained a foot injury that barred him from the run-in just short of a week. The club was relegated in his absence due to increasing financial concerns.
Wolverhampton Wanderers signed Hunt on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, estimated at £3 million on June 21. Hunt, who was suffering from his foot injury while with Hull, did not return to action until several months into the season, making his Wolves debut against Chelsea on October 23, 2010. On November 27, he scored his first goal for the club against Sunderland, a 3–2 victory.
Hunt sustained calf and hernia injuries in the early stages of 2011 and kept him out of action for up to three months. On the final day of the season against Blackburn Rovers, he recovered from injury for the final five fixtures of the season, scoring three minutes from time to guarantee Wolves' Premier League status.
Despite being involved in a groin procedure, Hunt was largely a regular player for Wolves through the 2011–12 season, although the club suffered relegation. His return to the Championship was hampered by a persistent hip injury, but he continued to play regularly throughout the team's last month. Hunt would have been able to leave at the end of the season if his deal had ended. He made 66 appearances for the team, scoring eight times.
Hunt signed a short-term deal with Ipswich Town on November 8, 2013. In a 2–3 away victory over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on November 9, he made his Ipswich debut on September 9th. During his first season with the club, he made 24 appearances without scoring.
Hunt signed a new one-year deal with Ipswich on June 30, 2014. On October 18, he made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season, beginning with a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers. Due to the presence of wingers Paul Anderson and Jay Tabb, he appeared less often over the course of the season. He made 19 appearances during the season and helped Ipswich advance to the Championship play-offs. After the club did not give him a new contract, he left Ipswich following the end of the season.
After a brief stint as a free agent on January 8, 2016, Hunt signed a short-term contract with League 1 promotion chasing side Coventry City. During the remainder of the season, he made 5 appearances for the club.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, he retired from playing football.
He has since founded his own football company and is concerned with the needs of a large number of players around the United Kingdom and Europe.
International career
Hunt played his first cap for the Republic of Ireland in their 2–1 victory over San Marino on February 7, 2007, while serving as a backup. Following a challenge on Jan Polák in a match against the Czech Republic on September 12, 2007, he was banned later this year.
The midfielder joined Giovanni Trattoni's team, which barely qualified for the 2010 World Cup. In a 2–3 friendly loss to Poland at Croke Park on November 19, 2008, Hunt scored his first and only international goal thanks to a late penalty. He was then selected as part of Ireland's squad for the Euro 2012 tournament, but he did not participate in any of the team's games.