Alex Hunt

Alexander John Hunt (born 29 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for York City.

Alex Hunt

Personal information
Full name	Alexander John Hunt[1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Position(s)	Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team	York City
Number	8
Youth career
2008–2018	Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Sheffield Wednesday	9	(0)
2021–2022	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	19	(1)
2022	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	13	(0)
2022–2024	Grimsby Town	32	(1)
2024	→ York City (loan)	9	(0)
2024–	York City	45	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:49, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Alex Hunt joined the Owls Academy at the age of seven where he would go on to become the club captain of the under-18s.^[2] He signed his first professional contract with the Owls in February 2018^[3] as well as being nominated for the LFE Apprentice of the Year award in the same year, where he was eventually beaten by Ryan Sessegnon.^[4] He made his first team debut in the first round of the EFL Cup against Sunderland on 16 August 2018.^[5][6] On the 17 September 2019, Alex signed a new 2-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday taking him until the end of the 20–21 season.^[7] At the end of the 20–21 season, the club would activate a one-year extension to his contract.^[8]

On 12 August 2021, he joined Grimsby Town on loan, initially until January 2022.^[9] He made his debut on the opening day of the 21/22 season, starting the game against Weymouth.^[10] He scored his first professional goal from a direct free-kick in stoppage time to win 3 points against Barnet.^[11] Upon his return from his loan spell, he would sign a new 18 month contract with The Owls, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.^[12] A few days later on 17 January 2022, he would join Oldham Athletic on loan until the end of the season.^[13] He would make his debut against Harrogate Town where they lost 3-0.^[14]

Grimsby Town

On 1 September 2022, Hunt re-joined Grimsby Town on a three-year deal.^[15] Hunt was part of the Grimsby team that reached the FA Cup quarter final for the first time since 1939, he started in the 2–1 win away at Premier League side Southampton that secured that achievement.^[16][17]

On 22 February 2024, he joined National League side, York City on loan for the remainder of the season.^[18]

York City

On 11 June 2024, it was confirmed Hunt would rejoin York City on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.^[19]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield Wednesday	2018–19[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2019–20[21]	Championship	6	0	2	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2020–21[22]	Championship	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2021–22[23]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[24]	League One	0	0	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	3	0
	Total		9	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	17	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2021–22[23]	National League	18	1	0	0	—		1[b]	0	19	1
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2021–22[23]	League Two	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Grimsby Town	2022–23[24]	League Two	20	1	5	0	—		—		25	1
	2023–24[25]	League Two	12	0	3	1	0	0	3[a]	0	18	1
	Total		32	1	8	1	0	0	3	0	43	2
York City (loan)	2023–24[25]	National League	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
York City	2024–25[26]	National League	45	4	2	0	—		1[c]	0	48	4
Career total			126	6	13	1	4	0	6	0	149	7

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Appearance in the National League play-offs.