Hooper playing for Celtic in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Hooper | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2002–2003 | Maldon Town | ||
2003–2004 | Grays Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Grays Athletic | 68 | (20) |
2006–2008 | Southend United | 32 | (2) |
2007 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 19 | (11) |
2008–2010 | Scunthorpe United | 80 | (43) |
2010–2013 | Celtic | 95 | (63) |
2013–2016 | Norwich City | 64 | (18) |
2015–2016 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (6) |
2016– | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, 27 December 2016 (UTC). |
Gary Hooper (born 26 January 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Hooper started his career at non-League Grays Athletic in 2003. While there he won the 2004–05 Conference South, as well as the FA Trophy twice in 2005 and 2006. After this Championship club Southend United signed him on a free transfer in 2006. He was loaned out twice by the club, on a three-month loan to League One club Leyton Orient in 2007 and a six-month loan to League Two club Hereford United in 2008. Scunthorpe United signed him in 2008, for a fee of £175,000. After two years he was signed by Scottish Premier League side Celtic for £2.4 million. In his first season with the club he was the top scorer and also won the 2011 Scottish Cup.
Hooper has scored in the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Premier League, the first and only player to achieve this feat. On top of this, he has also scored in the Conference National and the Conference South.