Greg Hurst

Greg Hurst (born 8 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.^[2]

Greg Hurst

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	New Mexico United
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Stirling Albion	2	(0)
2015–2019	St Johnstone	3	(0)
2016	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	10	(4)
2017–2018	→ East Fife (loan)	18	(5)
2018	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	13	(2)
2018	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	8	(0)
2019	Stenhousemuir	14	(2)
2019–2020	Chattanooga Red Wolves	21	(10)
2021	Union Omaha	28	(13)
2022	Phoenix Rising	31	(6)
2023–	New Mexico United	66	(16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Hurst has previously played for Stirling Albion, St Johnstone, Forfar Athletic, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Stenhousemuir, Chattanooga Red Wolves, Union Omaha and Phoenix Rising FC.^[3]

Career

Hurst is from Stirling.^[4]

Following a trial with Everton,^[4] Hurst signed for St Johnstone in September 2015.^[5] He moved on loan to East Fife in 2017,^[6] having played as a trialist against his parent club during a pre-season friendly.^[7] He was then loaned to Forfar Athletic in January 2018,^[8] and back to Berwick Rangers in September 2018.^[9]

Hurst left St Johnstone permanently in January 2019, signing for Stenhousemuir.^[10] He moved to American side Chattanooga Red Wolves in August 2019.^[11][4]

On 22 January 2021, Hurst moved to USL League One side Union Omaha.^[12] He led Omaha in scoring en route to winning the 2021 USL League One championship final.^[13]

Hurst moved to USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC on 17 January 2022.^[14][15]

On 2 December 2022, Hurst was transferred from to New Mexico United for the 2023 season, in exchange for an international roster spot.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stirling Albion	2014–15[17]	Scottish League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
St Johnstone	2015–16[18]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2016–17[19]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[20]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19[21]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
St Johnstone U20	2016–17[19]	—			—		—		1[c]	1	1	1
Berwick Rangers (loan)	2016–17[19]	Scottish League Two	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4
East Fife (loan)	2017–18[20]	Scottish League One	18	5	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	19	5
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2017–18[20]	Scottish League One	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Berwick Rangers (loan)	2018–19[21]	Scottish League Two	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Stenhousemuir	2018–19[21]	Scottish League One	14	2	0	0	0	0	1[d]	0	15	2
Chattanooga Red Wolves	2019	USL League One	9	2	0	0	—		—		9	2
	2020	USL League One	12	8	—		—		—		12	8
	Total		21	10	0	0	—		0	0	21	10
Union Omaha	2021	USL League One	28	13	—		—		2[e]	1	30	14
Phoenix Rising	2022	USL Championship	31	6	3	1	—		—		34	7
New Mexico United	2023	USL Championship	33	4	3	1	—		1[f]	0	37	5
	2024	USL Championship	33	12	3	1	—		1[f]	0	37	13
	Total		66	16	6	2	—		2	0	74	18
Career total			214	58	11	3	0	0	7	2	232	63

1. Includes Scottish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Scottish League One play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in USL League One Playoffs
6. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

Honors

Individual

• USL League One All-League First Team: 2020,^[22] 2021^[23]