Hunter Freeman
Personal information
Full name	Hunter Freeman
Date of birth	January 8, 1985 (1985-01-08) (age 24)
Place of birth	Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender-midfielder
Club information
Current club	I.K. Start
Number	2
Youth career
2002–2004	University of Virginia
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 2005–2006 2007–2008 2008 2009–	Texas Spurs Colorado Rapids Red Bull New York Toronto FC I.K. Start	009 000(1) 047 000(0) 030 000(1) 007 000(0) 027 000(1)
National team
2004-2005 2007-2008	U.S. U-20 U.S. U-23	019 000(1) 005 000(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Hunter Freeman (born January 8, 1985 in Tyler, Texas) is an American soccer defender who currently plays for I.K. Start of the Norwegian Premier League.

[edit] Career

As a teenager, Freeman trained in residency at the United States Soccer Federation's Bradenton Academy with the United States Under-17 national team. Upon graduating, he attended the University of Virginia, where he played college soccer from 2002 to 2004. Freeman led the nation in his junior season with 21 assists, and was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. He also played with the Texas Spurs in the USL Premier Development League.

Following the 2004 season, Freeman signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS, and was subsequently selected seventh overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by the Rapids. He would go on to appear in 47 league matches, including 38 starts for the Colorado based club during his two years at the club.

In 2007, Freeman was traded to New York for a 2008 3rd round SuperDraft pick and a 2007 4th round Supplemental draft pick. Freeman scored his first MLS goal in a 1-0 win over FC Dallas on April 26, 2007. After a promising start to his Red Bull career, Freeman was forced to the sidelines due to injury and his form suffered. He eventually lost his starting role, but by the end of the season he regained his form and contributed to the teams playoff run. During the 2007 regular season Freeman appeared in 16 games, including 15 starts, scoring one goal and assisting on another. He also started and played the full 90 minutes in the clubs two playoff games.

Freeman has played for various youth United States national teams, and was part of the United States U-20 men's national soccer team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[1] He was also called up to the United States U-23 men's national soccer team for the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, which qualified the Americans for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He was traded to Toronto FC on September 12, 2008. Despite Freeman having already agreed to join IK Start, Toronto FC gave up two supplemental draft picks to acquire him for four months.

On July 11, 2009, Freeman scored his first goal for IK Start, a freak goal scored when his freekick from 40 yards evaded a box full of players and bounced past a motionless goalkeeper, equalizing the match ^[2] IK Start won the game 2-1.

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[edit] External links

• Profile on MetroFanatic.com