Fredrick Peter Hinds (born 28 January 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Wingate & Finchley.

Career

Luton Town

Born in

Potton Potton is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about east of the county town Bedford. Its population in 2011 was 4,870. In 1783 the Great Fire of Potton destroyed a large part of the town. The ...

, Bedfordshire, Hinds joined Luton Town at the age of seven and progressed through the club's youth system. He was a member of the under-18 team that won the Youth Alliance South East title and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2015–16, and also reached the quarter-finals of the

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, in which they lost 1–0 to Blackburn Rovers. Hinds made his Luton debut on 4 October 2016 in a 2–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion U23s in the

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Bristol City

On 31 January 2017, Hinds signed for Championship club

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a further year. On 8 August 2017, Hinds made his debut for Bristol City, scoring in a 5–0 victory over

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in the

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first round. He scored Bristol City's first goal in the second round two weeks later in a 3–2 away win over

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team

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

. On 30 August 2017, Hinds signed for

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club

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

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until January 2018. He returned to Bristol City after the loan expired, having made 14 appearances and scored one goal for Cheltenham. Hinds joined

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club

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on 27 July 2018 on a season-long loan. However, he made no appearances for the club and his loan was terminated by mutual agreement on 23 November 2018. He joined

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club Bath City on 4 January 2019 on a one-month loan. The loan was extended until the end of 2018–19 on 5 February. He joined Colchester United of League Two on 28 August 2019 on loan until January 2020.

Non-league

Following his release from Bristol City, Hinds joined

side, Hemel Hempstead Town ahead of the 2021–22 campaign. In November 2021, he dropped down a division again to sign for

Premier Division side Wingate & Finchley.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hinds, Freddie 1999 births Living people People from Potton Footballers from Bedfordshire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Luton Town F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players