Sebastian Tony Hines (born 29 May 1988) is an English former professional
footballer
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and current head coach of
Orlando Pride
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.
Playing career
Middlesbrough
Born in
Wetherby
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,
West Yorkshire
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, Hines' youth team before playing for Middlesbrough was Kirk Deighton Rangers after he went to the trial there for six weeks and progressed through the academy full-time. However, his career was troubled with a serious knee injury in October 2005, but Hines recovered fully. Hines previously suffered an injury during the same year.
After recovering from a serious knee injury, Hines was given number thirty-eight shirt for the 2006–07 season and on 16 January 2007, he scored on his first team debut with a scorching effort from outside the box against
Hull City
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in the
FA Cup
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Third Round. After making another appearance against
Bristol City
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in the fourth round of FA Cup, which saw them through in the penalty shoot-out, Hines, however, suffered an injury that kept him out for the rest of the season.
Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Hines signed his first professional contract with the club, signing a two-year deal. On 18 August 2007, he made his
Premier League
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debut as a substitute against
Fulham, which saw them win 2–1. Hines went on to make two appearances later in the season: once in the League Cup match against
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
and another in the FA Cup match against
Sheffield United
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.
Following the club's relegation to the Championship, Hines struggled to regain his first team place, but soon get a first team chance following the club's defensive crisis and made his first appearance of the season on 12 September 2009, in a 3–1 win over
Ipswich Town
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, followed up by another appearance, in a 3–1 win over
Sheffield Wednesday
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. After appearing two league matches, Hines never played for the club again this season, as he continued to suffer from injuries.
Having impressed from limited opportunities during the 2010 season, on 11 December 2010, Hines replaced the suspended
David Wheater
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Wheater started his professional career at M ...
alongside
Matthew Bates in the starting line up of Middlesbrough's defence for the club's 1–0 victory over Cardiff, where he was rewarded with the Man of the Match award. Seb continued to impress with assured performances at the heart of the Middlesbrough's defence with a cool display in the draw at
Preston North End and another commanding showing in the 2–0 victory over
Scunthorpe United on 1 February 2011 in which the highlight was a fine measured lob by prolific goalscorer
Kris Boyd
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which brought about his 200th career goal. For his performance, Hines signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2013. The following month on 8 March 2011, Hines scored his first league goal for the club, in a 2–1 win over
Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
and afterwards, Hines was given a handful of first team appearances until he was involved in a collision with
Connor Wickham
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, in a 3–3 draw against Ipswich Town on 12 April 2011, resulting him a broken jaw and after a successful operation on his jaw, Hines, however, was out for the rest of the season. Hines finished the 2011–12 season, making sixteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
In the 2011–12 season, Hines appeared in four matches in all competitions at the start of the season and scored his first goal of the season in the second round of League Cup, in a 2–0 win over
Peterborough United
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. However, Hines was soon sidelined when he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for five weeks. It wasn't until on 18 October 2011 when Hines made his return from the first team, in a 2–0 loss against
Nottingham Forest
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. Hines then scored his first goal for the club on 5 March 2012, in a 2–0 win over
Barnsley. For the rest of the season, Hines appeared in the first team, where he kept his place and went on to make twenty-seven appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2012–13 season, Hines signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2015. Hines scored his appearance of the season, in the Boro's win over
Crystal Palace
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on 25 August 2012, after
Grant Leadbitter's corner skimmed
Ishmael Miller
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Beginning his career in the Premier League with Manchester City, he later played in the top flight for West Bromwich Albion wher ...
's head, hit Hines on the rear and deflected in. However, in the
League Cup
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against
Swansea City, Hines scored an own goal – the only goal of the match – in the 81st minute to make the score 1–0, which knocked them out of the competition. As the 2012–13 season progressed towards the end, Hines continued to appear in the first team despite suffering from injuries. Hines went on to make twenty-seven appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
In the 2013–14 season, Hines struggled to regained his first team place under the management of
Aitor Karanka
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Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karanka ...
. As a result, Hines was placed on the loan list. Instead, Hines spent the most of the season, playing in the reserves. Despite this, Hines made his first appearance on 19 October 2013, where he made his first start, in a 3–2 loss against Barnsley. Despite this, Hines made four appearances in the 2013–14 season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hines was released by the club, ending his decade association with Middlesbrough.
Loan spells
After making one appearance in the 2008–09 season for the club, which came against
Hull City
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on 6 December 2008, it was announced on 5 January 2009, Hines signed on loan for one month at Derby County. Though he never played in a first team game for the club, he played and scored in a
reserve
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match against
Aston Villa. Soon after, Hines' loan spell with Derby County came to an end.
On 12 February 2009, Hines was loaned out to
League One
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club
Oldham Athletic
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on a month's loan. It came after when he signed a contract with Middlesbrough, keeping him until 2011. Two days later, on 14 February 2009, Hines made his Oldham Athletic debut, making his first start, in a 2–1 win over
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
. After making four appearances for Oldham Athletic, Hines returned to his parent club when his one-month spell expired.
After appearing three times at the start of the season at Middlesbrough, Hines joined League One side
Coventry City
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on loan until 4 January 2014. Hines made his Coventry City debut, coming on as a late substitute, in a 1–0 win over
Gillingham. Since making his debut, Hines became a first team regular at the club throughout September and October until he suffered a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for six weeks. Despite it appeared that he fully recovered from injury, Hines' injury further delayed his return, leading his loan spell come to an end.
Orlando City
![Seb Hines 30 Jun 2015](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Seb_Hines_30_Jun_2015.JPG)
Hines was loaned to
MLS
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club
Orlando City on 24 February 2015. Because he has an American father, Hines would not occupy one of Orlando's foreign player slots.
Hines made his Orlando City debut, where he made his first start and played the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against New York City FC at the
Citrus Bowl, the first in Orlando City's competitive history. Since making his Orlando City debut, Hines began to make an impact for the club and his impressive form led Hines to hint he's keen to join the club permanently when his contract expired in the summer. When his contract at Middlesbrough, Hines' extension with the club was extended for the rest of the season. Hines continued to be in the first team until he suffered a knee injury that kept him out throughout August. It wasn't until on 25 September 2015 when he made his first start before coming off in the 34th minute after suffering an injury, in a 5–2 win over
New York Red Bulls
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. After being given all clear, Hines scored his first Orlando City goal on 3 October 2015, in a 2–1 win over
Montreal Impact. Hines finished his first season at Orlando City, making twenty-three appearances and scoring once.
Ahead of the 2016 season, Hines scored four goals in a friendly match, with a win over
Bahia
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on 27 February 2016. Hines then started well when he scored his first goal of the season on 3 April 2016, in a 4–1 win over
Portland Timbers. After appearing absence on two occasions in two weeks between 15 May 2016 and 26 May 2016, Hines scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–2 draw against
San Jose Earthquakes on 18 June 2016. Hines then captained his first Orlando City match on 9 July 2016, in a 0–0 draw against
Houston Dynamo and went on to captained for the side on two occasions. Despite being once again sidelined twice, Hines finished his second season at the club, making twenty-six appearances and scoring three times.
However, at the end of the 2016 season, Orlando City declined Hines' contract option for 2017.
International career
Hines has made appearances for
England
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at
U16 and
U17 level. Hines is also eligible to play for the
United States national team, as his father is an American citizen who served in the US military.
Hines has been called up for the
England U19 squad for the first time in late-September 2006 and made his debut against
Spain
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on 7 October 2006 in Austria to prepare for the European Under-19 Championship Tournament. Hines went on to make four appearances for England U19 side.
Coaching career
After retiring at the end of the 2017 season, Hines remained with Orlando City and joined the Orlando City Youth Soccer coaching staff in March 2018. In May 2020, Hines was named as an assistant coach of Orlando City's
NWSL affiliate,
Orlando Pride
The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to th ...
. Prior to the appointment, he had already been working with the Pride in training sessions and in player scouting.
On June 7, 2022, Hines was promoted to Orlando Pride interim head coach when
Amanda Cromwell
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Cromwell was previously the coach at the University of Centra ...
was placed on
administrative leave
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.
On 11 November 2022, Hines signed a multi-year contract to become head coach of the Pride, removing the interim tag.
Personal life
His father is African-American and his mother is
Welsh.
Hines is married to his wife, Kirstie, and has four children: two boys and two girls (including one from the previous relationship).
While on his scholarships at the club, Hines studied BTEC diplomas and certificates in Sports Science, resulting him getting BTEC Certificates of Achievement in Sports Science.
Hines attended
Wetherby High School
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The school is run by the City of Leeds Local Education Au ...
alongside fellow footballer
Micah Richards
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As a player, he was a right back who played in the Premier League and ...
.
Career statistics
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Soccerbase
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
People from Wetherby
English footballers
England youth international footballers
English expatriate footballers
Association football defenders
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Orlando City SC players
Orlando City B players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Premier League players
English Football League players
Major League Soccer players
USL Championship players
English people of American descent
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Orlando Pride non-playing staff
National Women's Soccer League coaches