![]() Hunt playing for Bolton Wanderers in 2007
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Brett Hunt | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Westhoughton, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Leyton Orient | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2010 | Bolton Wanderers | 128 | (1) |
2008 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Bristol City | 7 | (0) |
2012 | Preston North End | 17 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Rotherham United | 9 | (0) |
2013 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Accrington Stanley | 66 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Mansfield Town | 19 | (0) |
2016– | Leyton Orient | 50 | (1) |
National team | |||
2004–2005 | England U21 | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 1 April 2017 (UTC). |
Nicholas Brett Hunt (born 3 September 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays for Leyton Orient as a right back.
Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 season, shortly before Bolton won promotion to the Premier League. He had to wait some time for further first team opportunities, only playing in two FA Cup ties (against Sunderland in January 2003) before making his breakthrough at the start of the 2003–04 season when he became a key part of the defence and a first-team regular for Bolton. His Premier League début came in the 4–0 defeat at Manchester United on 16 August 2003. He made over a century of appearances for the club, scoring one goal against Liverpool in February 2004. His form earned him a four-year contract at Bolton, taking him until the end of the 2010–11 season, which he signed on 30 August 2007.
The departure of Sam Allardyce to Newcastle United and his eventual replacement with Gary Megson saw Hunt fall out of favour at the Reebok Stadium and he was subsequently loaned out to Championship side Birmingham City on an emergency one-month loan deal as cover for the injured Stuart Parnaby and Stephen Kelly on 3 November 2008. He made his debut the same day, in a 1–0 defeat to Coventry City at St Andrew's. The loan was later extended for a further month. On 30 December, a 24-hour recall clause in the loan agreement was invoked and the player returned to Bolton.