Robert Donald Hunt (born 7 July 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has played in the

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for

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

and

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Born in

Dagenham Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest ...

, Greater London, Hunt joined

when he was twelve. After progressing through the club's youth system and the development squad, Hunt signed his first professional contract in May 2013. Two years later, he signed another contract for another season. Hunt made his first-team debut for Brighton on 9 August 2016 in a 4–0 home victory over

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in the

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, playing the full 90 minutes. Hunt made his league debut for Brighton on 17 September against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

, coming on for

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in the 73rd minute. After making his debut, Hunt was quoted as saying: "It was a great experience and I'm just delighted to have made my league debut after coming here when I was 15 or 16. It was a great experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it." Following his good performance in the EFL Cup and the development squad in the first half of the 2017–18 season, Hunt signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2018. Upon leaving the club, Hunt reflected on his time at Brighton & Hove Albion, quoting: ''"I can't thank them imon and Vicenough and it feels like I've known them for longer than five or six years. Seeing them every day, learning off them and seeing how good their coaching is, has made me into a better player."''

Oldham Athletic

After being told by the club that he was to be loaned out, Hunt joined

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club

on 26 January 2017 on a loan deal lasting until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his debut four days later, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 2–1 home loss against

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. In a follow up match, he played the whole 90 minutes as Oldham won 1–0 away to

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. He started eight more matches before suffering hamstring injuries. Although he later recovered from a hamstring injury for the second time, Hunt, however, remained out of the first team for the rest of the season. After making ten appearances, Hunt returned to his parent club at the end of the season. Hunt signed for Oldham Athletic permanently on 13 July 2017 on a three-year contract. Hunt's first appearance after signing for the club on a permanent basis came in the opening match of the 2017–18 season, in a 2–0 home loss against

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

. Although he found himself competing with

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, Hunt started in every match before suffering a hamstring injury. After recovering from a hamstring injury, Hunt returned to the first team on 26 September 2017, starting in the right-back position in a 3–2 home win over

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Swindon Town

Hunt signed for League Two club

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on 24 June 2019 on a two-year contract after his contract with Oldham was terminated by mutual consent.

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town *

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: 2019–20

References

External links

Profile
at the Swindon Town F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Rob 1995 births Living people Footballers from Dagenham English footballers Association football defenders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players English Football League players