Harry James Hooman (born 27 April 1991) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender.

Playing career

Hooman came through the youth ranks at Shrewsbury Town and signed his first professional contract with the club at the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He made his Shrewsbury Town debut at the age of only 18 against Northampton Town, playing in Shrewsbury Town's 3–0 win. In November 2010, then 19-year-old Hooman was loaned to Conference North side Hinckley United to gain further first-team experience and became a regular at Hinckley United during his loan spell at the club. In July 2011 Hooman signed for

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 ...

. Having played 7 times for

in the 2011–12 season, 21-year-old Hooman signed a new one-year deal with the club in June 2012. Hooman became a regular in the

starting line-up towards the start of the 2012–13 season, keeping club captain Steve Elliott out of the side. As a result, Hooman won the club's player of the month award for August 2012 and at the time,

boss Mark Yates described Hooman as "outstanding" and said "he's been a big part of our good start to the season and the shirt is his". Unfortunately, Hooman suffered a foot injury playing for

in October 2012 and having undergone surgery on it, remained side-lined for the remainder of the season. Hooman was released by

in May 2013. It was announced that Harry would join

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

for the start of the 2013–2014 season. Unfortunately, a persistent foot injury flared-up in pre-season training resulting in Hooman being released only days after signing for the club. However, Inverness manager Terry Butcher stated that there may be an opportunity for the player to return in the future. However, he was forced into retirement aged just 23 due to constant injuries.

Personal life

He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.https://www.thepfa.com/education/latestnews/article/2016/7/25/pfa-graduates-2016

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooman, Harry Living people English footballers English Football League players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Association football defenders 1991 births Sportspeople from Worcester, England Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University Brentford F.C. non-playing staff