Noel Hunt
Hunt playing for Reading in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Noel Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Portsmouth | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Shamrock Rovers | 25 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | → Waterford United (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Dunfermline Athletic | 80 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Dundee United | 64 | (23) |
| 2008–2013 | Reading | 145 | (33) |
| 2013–2015 | Leeds United | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | Ipswich Town | 7 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Southend United | 21 | (4) |
| 2016– | Portsmouth | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009 |
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Noel Hunt (born 26 December 1982) is an Irish footballer, who plays as a striker for Portsmouth in England's League Two. He began his career in Ireland with Shamrock Rovers, also playing for Waterford United on loan. He moved to Scotland in 2003, where he played for Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee United. He has played in England since 2008, with spells at Reading, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Southend United prior to joining Portsmouth in 2016.
Hunt has also represented the Republic of Ireland national team. Having previously played at under-21 and B international level, he won three full caps between 2008 and 2009. His brother, Stephen Hunt, is also an Irish international footballer.
Hunt began playing junior club football in his home city of Waterford, before being signed by Damien Richardson for League of Ireland club, Shamrock Rovers in Dublin in 2001, aged 18. He made his competitive debut in a 3–2 League of Ireland Cup win over Shelbourne on 29 October 2001, and scored his first competitive goal in the same competition in January.
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