Trai Hume (born 18 March 2002) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sunderland and the

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. He previously played for Linfield and

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Early and personal life

Hume attended Slemish College in Ballymena and the NIFL Academy.

Club career

Hume played youth football for Ballymena United and Linfield. He signed a professional contract with Linfield in January 2019 until the end of the 2020–21 season. Hume made his first team debut for Linfield as a substitute in a 5-1

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win against Cliftonville on 23 April 2019. On 7 September 2020 he agreed two-year contract extension with Linfield. On 11 September 2020, Hume signed a season-long loan deal with his hometown club Ballymena United. He made his debut for the ''Sky Blues'' in a 1–0 NIFL Premiership win against Coleraine on 16 October 2020. He made a total of 37 appearances in all competitions for Ballymena, scoring six goals. He returned to Linfield for the 2021–22 season and played in the qualifying rounds for both the

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and

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, establishing himself as the club's first-choice right back. Hume scored his first goal for Linfield in a 3–0

win against

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on 28 September 2021. He also scored in his final game for the club against Dungannon Swifts on 1 January 2022. On 4 January 2022, Hume signed for EFL League One club Sunderland on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made a total of 31 appearances in all competitions for Linfield, scoring three goals. He made his debut for Sunderland in a 2–1 EFL League One defeat to Cheltenham Town on 8 February 2022.

International career

Hume has played for Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels. He was sent-off in a 2-0

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defeat against Malta on 16 November 2021. Hume was called up to the senior

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squad in March 2022. He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat against

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Career statistics

Honours

Sunderland *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hume, Trai 2002 births Living people Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers Linfield F.C. players Ballymena United F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players People from Ballymena Association football defenders NIFL Premiership players English Football League players Northern Ireland international footballers