| Max Hunt | |
| Fullname: | Max Hunt[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
| Height: | 1.98m (06.5feet)[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Buxton |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Youthyears2: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Matlock Town |
| Youthyears3: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Mansfield Town |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | Matlock Town |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Matlock Town |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Belper Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Derby County |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Aldershot Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Carlisle United |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps7: | 64 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Buxton |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:18, 29 February 2024 (UTC) |
Max Hunt (born 1 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Buxton.
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire,[2] Hunt began his football career in the youth system of Nottingham Forest.[3] After being released by Forest, Hunt joined the academy of non-league side Matlock Town.[3] In 2016, at the age of 16 Hunt was invited to train and subsequently join the academy of Mansfield Town, becoming the second NPL Football Academy graduate to sign for a professional football club.[4] [5] [6]
Hunt rejected the opportunity to remain with Mansfield Town's under-21 side, to rejoin the academy of Matlock Town with the aim of playing first-team football.[3] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Hunt became the first Matlock Town academy graduate in ten years to sign a professional contract with the Gladiators.[3] On 9 August 2017, Hunt joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Belper Town on a short-term loan deal.[7] Hunt returned to Matlock in November 2017, and made his debut for the Gladiators against Lancaster City on 2 December 2017.[4]
Having previously had a trial with Championship side West Bromwich Albion,[8] Hunt signed for fellow Championship side Derby County in January 2018.[9] Hunt agreed an 18-month contract with the Rams, with the club holding an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months with Hunt initially linking up with Derby's under-23 side.[10]
On 4 September 2019, Hunt joined National League side Aldershot Town on an initial month-long loan.[11] He made his debut for Aldershot in their 2–1 home defeat against Barrow on 7 September 2019,[12] and on his fifth appearance Hunt scored his first goal for the Shots in their 3–1 defeat against Yeovil Town on 24 September 2019.[13] On 10 January 2020, after an initial four-month loan deal Hunt returned to parent club Derby County having made 22 appearances for Aldershot.[14]
In January 2020, having been recalled from his loan with Aldershot, Hunt signed for League Two club Carlisle United for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month deal.[15] On 18 January 2020, Hunt made his English Football League debut for Carlisle in a 1–1 draw against Oldham Athletic.[16]
On 26 December 2020, Hunt joined National League side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal,[17] making his debut the same day in Yeovil's 6–1 away defeat against National League leaders Torquay United.[18]
On 27 January 2021, Hunt signed permanently for National League side Yeovil Town for undisclosed terms, signing an 18-month contract.[19] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Hunt was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the National League.[20]
On 27 May 2023, Hunt agreed to join National League North club Buxton.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Matlock Town | 2017–18[22] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Belper Town (loan) | 2017–18[23] | Northern Premier League Division One South | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Derby County | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20 | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town | 2020–21 | National League | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[24] | National League | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | National League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 76 | 0 | ||||
| Buxton | 2023–24 | National League North | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 167 | 3 | |||