MacKenzie Hunt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | MacKenzie James Hunt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Everton | ||
| 2012–2015 | Go-Pro Sports Football Academy | ||
| 2015–2024 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fleetwood Town | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | United Arab Emirates | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
MacKenzie James Hunt (born 14 November 2001) is an professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Fleetwood Town.[4] Born in England, he plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.
Club career
[edit]Hunt started out in the youth system at Everton joining the club at the age of 6, before leaving in 2012 - when he moved to Dubai after his dad was offered a job in the Middle East and Hunt joined the Go-Pro Sports Football Academy in Dubai shortly afterwards.[5]
In 2015, Hunt re-joined Everton to continue his football development back on Merseyside,[4] and despite being on the first team bench on numerous occasions during the 2023–24 season, he failed to make an appearance and was released at the end of his contract in June 2024.[6]
On 4 July 2024, Hunt joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal,[7] with Hunt making his professional debut for The Cod Army on the opening day of the season, as he played the full ninety minutes, during Fleetwood's 1–0 win against Grimsby Town on 10 August 2024.[8]
International career
[edit]On 30 August 2024, Hunt was called up to the United Arab Emirates national football team to take part in World Cup qualifying.[9][10] He qualifies to play for the country having lived in Dubai for seven years during his youth.[11] He debuted on 5 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. He substituted Tahnoon Al-Zaabi in the 88th minute and assisted on UAE's last goal as they won 3–1.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 31 August 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U–21s | 2022–23[14] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24[15] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25[16] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League - Squad List 2023/24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "MacKenzie Hunt". FotMob. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Player Ratings - MacKenzie Hunt". EA. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Young midfielder Mackenzie Hunt pens two-year deal". fleetwoodtownfc.com. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Mackenzie Hunt". go-prosports.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Everton Academy Players To Leave Club". Everton. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Fleetwood Town sign James Bolton from St Mirren and former Everton midfielder Mackenzie Hunt". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Fleetwood Town 1–0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Here's our squad list for the matches against Qatar and IR Iran in World Cup qualification 🇦🇪📋" (Tweet). Twitter.com. UAE NT. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Junior Ndiaye and Mackenzie Hunt call ups mark new chapter for UAE football". thanationalnews.com. The National. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Junior Ndiaye and Mackenzie Hunt call ups mark new chapter for UAE football". thanationalnews.com. The National. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Qatar v UAE game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
- ^ MacKenzie Hunt at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by MacKenzie Hunt in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by MacKenzie Hunt in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by MacKenzie Hunt in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2024.