Jacob Luke Hanson (born 30 November 1997) is an English professional

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who plays for

Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east ...

as a

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Career

Hanson signed for

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The ...

at the age of 13, from Kirkburton Juniors, turning professional two years later. He signed for

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2017, alongside

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and

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. He scored his first professional goal for Bradford on his debut in an

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tie against

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on 29 August 2017. In January 2018, Hanson stated that he was inspired by Tyrell Robinson's breakthrough into the first-team. He moved on loan to

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...

in March 2018. He re-joined

on loan in July 2018. Hanson joined Halifax on a permanent two-and-a-half year deal on 4 January 2019 for an undisclosed fee. He left Halifax in November 2020 after the cancellation of his contract, joining

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...

. In August 2021 he moved to

FC United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Founded ...

before later joining

on dual registration terms.

Playing style

Hanson began his career as a striker before becoming a

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when he signed for Huddersfield, and then a

, on account of his pace.

Career statistics

References

1997 births Living people English men's footballers Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players FC Halifax Town players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football fullbacks Macclesfield F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players People from Kirkburton Sportspeople from Kirklees Footballers from West Yorkshire {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub