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My Take
Stephen Hunt was the kind of winger I always rooted for, because he ran on pure work rate and stubbornness. An Irishman from Port Laoise, he carved out a long Premier League career across Reading, Hull, Wolves and more, never the most gifted on the pitch but impossible to ignore. Thirty-nine caps for the Republic of Ireland tells me managers trusted his energy on the biggest stage. I love that he and his brother Noel both made it as footballers. Hunt represents the grafter's path to the top, and that honest, all-action style is exactly what I admire.
Overview
Stephen Patrick Hunt (born 1 August 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a winger for Crystal Palace, Brentford, Reading, Hull City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Coventry City. At international level, he made 39 appearances scoring once for the Republic of Ireland national team. His younger brother, Noel, was also a footballer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen Hunt
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・ハント
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・はんと
- Born
- August 1, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Port Laoise, County Laois, Ireland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / hurler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Ireland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.