{{short description|English footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{For-text|the character from ''Revenge''|Ben Hunter (character)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ben Hunter | image = | fullname = Benjamin Arthur Hunter | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|6|16}} | birth_place = Doncaster, England | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Forward | currentclub = Matlock Town | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Doncaster Rovers | youthyears2 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs2 = Rio Grande Red Storm | youthyears3 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs3 = North Carolina Tar Heels | years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = Carolina Dynamo | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Columbus Crew | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = → Cleveland City Stars (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = Richmond Kickers | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = Real Maryland Monarchs | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = North Ferriby United | caps6 = 23 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Matlock Town | caps7 = ? | goals7 = ? | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = North Ferriby United | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = 3 May 2014 | ntupdate = }}
'''Benjamin Arthur Hunter''' (born 16 June 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a forward.
==Career==
===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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Hunter - Men's Soccer |url=https://goheels.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ben-hunter/4848 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=University of North Carolina Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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.
Hunter also went on to represent Great Britain at the World University games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2007.
===Professional=== Hunter was drafted by Columbus Crew in the fourth round (49th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2007/search.jsp |accessdate=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317083835/http://www.mlsnet.com/mls/events/superdraft/2007/search.jsp |archivedate=17 March 2009 |title=Major League Soccer: Events: SuperDraft 2007 Tracker }}</ref> Hunter appeared in 24 games for Columbus along with four appearances on loan with Cleveland City Stars during the 2007 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/6188095.html |accessdate=12 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708232309/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2007/roster/6188095.html |archivedate=8 July 2008 |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) }}</ref>
Hunter signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL Division in 2008, and was part of the team which won the 2009 USL championship.
==Honors==
===Richmond Kickers=== *'''USL Second Division Champions (1):''' 2009
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610203744/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/13380711/22375-13380778/3202041.html Richmond Kickers bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081018234222/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hunter_ben00.html North Carolina bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Ben}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Doncaster Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:North Carolina Fusion U23 players Category:Columbus Crew players Category:Cleveland City Stars players Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer players Category:Richmond Kickers players Category:Real Maryland F.C. players Category:North Ferriby United A.F.C. players Category:Matlock Town F.C. players Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Second Division players Category:University of Rio Grande alumni Category:Columbus Crew draft picks Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:English expatriate men's footballers Category:21st-century English sportsmen