Paul Huntington
Huntington with Preston North End in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul David Huntington | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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Current team
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Preston North End | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Newcastle United | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Leeds United | 23 | (1) |
| 2009 | → (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | 17 | (0) | |
| 2010–2012 | Yeovil Town | 77 | (7) |
| 2012– | Preston North End | 160 | (11) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:39, 24 November 2016 (UTC). |
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Paul David Huntington (born 17 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who is a centre back for Preston North End and has made more than 350 career appearances.
Born in Carlisle, Huntington joined Newcastle United Academy on 1 July 2004. As a schoolboy he played at Wembley Stadium and also won the England Under 18 National Cup for his school in 2004. After impressing in the youth teams he was promoted to the reserve squad in late 2004 to play tougher opposition and gain experience. He made his reserve debut for the club on 7 December in a 3–0 home win over rivals Middlesbrough and made his official England Under 18 debut against Scotland fifteen days later in a 1–0 win partnering David Wheater at centre back and got his 2nd cap on 10 June 2005 v Norway at Vale Park in a 0–0 draw. He signed his first professional contract at the club in July 2005.
His first involvement in the first team at Newcastle was when he appeared on the bench for the club's Intertoto Cup games against ZTS Dubnica and Deportivo La Coruña in July 2005. In the summer of 2005 he was awarded the prestigious Jackie Milburn trophy, given each year to the rising star of north-east football. He was also named in the first team squad for the FA Cup third-round tie against Mansfield Town. Huntington made the substitutes bench for the UEFA Cup match against Celta Vigo.
On 9 December he made his first Newcastle appearance as a late substitute against Blackburn Rovers in the unfamiliar role of right-back and duly received praise from Newcastle legend Alan Shearer on BBC programme Match Of The Day. The following match, on 14 December Huntington started his first ever game for Newcastle, again appearing at right back away at Chelsea in the Premier League and received Man Of The Match for keeping the likes of Arjen Robben at bay. He marked his first ever goal for Newcastle on 14 January 2007 when he scored the first equaliser in Newcastle's 3–2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. He also played in a Uefa Cup last-16 match against AZ Alkmaar losing on away goals over the two legs.He went on to make 16 appearances for the first team whilst making the bench for most of the 2006/07 season.
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