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Ben Hunter
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Arthur Hunter
Date of birth	June 16, 1985 (age 24)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Richmond Kickers
Number	11
Youth career
	Doncaster Rovers
2003–2004	Rio Grande Red Storm
2005–2006	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Ben Hunter (born June 16, 1985, in Doncaster) is an English soccer player who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and College

Hunter grew up in Gainsborough, attended Queen Elizabeth's High School, and was a member of the junior academy at English professional club Doncaster Rovers prior to his moving to the United States in 2003 to attend and play college soccer at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio.

At Rio Grande, Hunter totaled 43 goals and 17 assists in two seasons, and led the team to the NAIA national title in 2003, while being named the 2004 American Mideast Conference South Division Player of the Year and earning All-Conference and All-Regional honors. He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a junior, where he amassed 17 goals and 10 assists for 44 points in 41 games played.

Hunter also played in the USL Premier Development League with Carolina Dynamo, where he scored the game-winning goal against the professional Richmond Kickers in US Open Cup in 2006.

[edit] Professional

Hunter was drafted by the Columbus Crew in the fourth round (49th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft^[1], but other than four appearances on loan with Cleveland City Stars during the 2007 season^[2], never featured in a professional game, and was released by Columbus at the end of the 2009 season.

Hunter signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division in 2008, and was part of the Kickers team which won the 2009 USL2 championship.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Richmond Kickers

USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009

[edit] External links

[edit] References

[0] 2007 MLS Superdraft Tracker

[1] ttp://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/6188095.html

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