Rimo Hunt (born 5 November 1985) is an Estonian former professional

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. He played as a striker for Estonian clubs Tallinna Kalev,

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, Nõmme Kalju and Kazakh club Kaysar Kyzylorda. Hunt made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 3 June 2013 in a friendly against Belarus. He made a total of 7 appearances for Estonia before retiring.

Club career

Tallinna Kalev

Hunt scored 35 goals in 30 matches in the 2011 season, helping Tallinna Kalev win the

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and earn promotion to the

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. He was named

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Levadia

On 9 February 2012, Hunt signed for Meistriliiga club

. He scored 11 goals in 35 games as Levadia finished the 2012 season as runners-up. He won the Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season, and was Levadia's top goalscorer in the league with 22 goals.

Kaysar Kyzylorda

On 7 February 2014, Hunt signed a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda.

Return to Levadia

On 28 January 2016, Hunt returned to Levadia and was named team

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ahead of the 2016 season. He was the team's top scorer in the 2017 season with 20 goals.

Nõmme Kalju

On 15 February 2018, Hunt signed a one-year contract with Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju, with the option to extend the contract for another year.

International career

On 28 May 2013, Hunt was called up to the

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squad for

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matches against

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and

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. He made his international debut on 4 June 2013, replacing

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in his testimonial match, a 0–2 home loss against Belarus. He scored his first international goal for Estonia on 5 March 2014, in a 2–0 away win over

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in a friendly.

International goals

:''Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hunt goal.''

Honours

Club

;Tallinna Kalev *

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;Levadia *

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: 2011–12 * Estonian Supercup: 2013

Individual

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Player of the Month: April 2013, October 2013, April 2017

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Rimo 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Haapsalu Estonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Esiliiga players JK Tallinna Kalev players Meistriliiga players FCI Levadia Tallinn players Nõmme Kalju FC players Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Kaisar players Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan