Jacob Louis Hazel (born 15 April 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. He began his career as a youngster with

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, with whom he made his Football League debut in 2012, and went on to have a long career in non-league football, as well as playing in the Norwegian fourth tier. He was born in Bradford, England, the son of former Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballer

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, made his first international appearance for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2016, and represented them at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career

Chesterfield

Hazel came through the youth system at

, where he turned professional in 2012. He made his professional debut on 4 September 2012, in a 2–1 win at home to

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in the

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, replacing Scott Boden in the 64th minute. He made his league debut four days later in a 2–2 draw away to

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. He made his home league debut on 29 September, replacing

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in the 89th minute of a 1–1 draw against

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. It was his final first-team appearance for the club.

Loan spells

During his time at Chesterfield he had a number of loan spells in non-league football. He was sent on a month's loan to

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in December 2012, and to

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in March 2013 for the remainder of the season. In June 2013 he joined Norwegian fourth-tier Sprint-Jeløy on loan for six months. He returned to England in late October, and was signed on a month's loan by Derbyshire club

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for the remainder of the season.

Later career

He was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2013–14 season. He moved on to Ashton United, before Mickleover Sports manager Glenn Kirkwood got his much-wanted signature in October 2014. After helping them gain promotion to the Northern Premier League, scoring 18 in 32 games, he moved to

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in August 2015 helping them to a 7th-place finish in a great season for the club. On 15 May 2016, Hazel signed a one-year contract with

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side

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. He made his debut for Farsley Celtic on 17 September 2016, after joining the club on a three-month loan. In mid-December 2016 he was signed by

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. He agreed terms with

for a return to West Yorkshire in June 2017. Hazel signed for Whitby Town at the start of the 2020–21 season. In his debut season, Hazel made nine league appearances and scored five times before the Northern Premier League season was ended early following the

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outbreak. On 6 May 2022, Hazel joined

side Darlington on a two-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. He finished the 2022–23 season as the club's top scorer, with 19 league goals and 21 in all competitions. Hazel signed for

rivals

on 21 November 2023; the fee was undisclosed.

International career

He was on the bench for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in the two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF second round matches against El Salvador in June 2015. He made his debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly 1–1 draw with

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on 20 November 2016, and played twice more in friendlies in 2017. Six years later, he was called up for Saint Kitts and Nevis' squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He started both qualifying matches, wins on penalties against Curaçao and

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that meant his team would play in the tournament proper for the first time in their history, but had been substituted in both before the decisive shoot-out. Grouped with

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and

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, Hazel was a second-half substitute in each match; Saint Kitts and Nevis lost all three.

Personal life

His father

is a former footballer who played professionally for

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and

, and represented

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in international football.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

External links

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at the official Chesterfield website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazel, Jacob 1994 births Living people Footballers from Bradford Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chesterfield F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players SK Sprint-Jeløy players Buxton F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Ashton United F.C. players Mickleover F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Darlington F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Saint Kitts and Nevis expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Norway English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis through descent