# Harry Hooman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Hooman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Harry_Hooman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hooman > Source revision: 1309788430 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English footballer (born 1991)}} {{use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Harry Hooman | image = | fullname = Harry James Hooman{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 | year = 2010 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing | isbn = 9781845966010 | page = 201 }} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [Worcester, England](/source/Worcester%2C_England) | death_date = | height = | position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009 | youthclubs1 = [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) | years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → [Hinckley United](/source/Hinckley_United_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2011–2013 | clubs3 = [Cheltenham Town](/source/Cheltenham_Town_F.C.) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = → [Bath City](/source/Bath_City_F.C.) (Loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 =2012 | clubs5 =[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 25 | totalgoals = 1 | club-update = 03:37, 14 April 2016 (UTC) }} '''Harry James Hooman''' (born 27 April 1991) is an English former [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a defender. ==Playing career== Hooman came through the youth ranks at [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) and signed his first professional contract with the club at the beginning of the 2009/10 season. He made his debut at the age of only 18 against [Northampton Town](/source/Northampton_Town_F.C.), playing in his team's 3–0 win. In November 2010, then 19-year-old Hooman was loaned to [Conference North](/source/Conference_North) side [Hinckley United](/source/Hinckley_United) to gain further first-team experience and became a regular during his loan spell at the club.{{cite web |url=http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~2225002,00.html |title=Shrews Defender out on Loan |date = 19 November 2010 |accessdate = 30 January 2011 |publisher=Shrewsbury Official}} In July 2011 Hooman signed for [Cheltenham Town](/source/Cheltenham_Town_F.C.).{{cite web|title=Cheltenham Town sign ex-Shrews defender Harry Hooman|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14298559|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2011|date=26 July 2011}} Having played 7 times for Cheltenham in the 2011–12 season,{{Soccerbase season|51674|2011|access-date=23 May 2013}} 21-year-old Hooman signed a new one-year deal with the club in June 2012.{{cite news|title= Cheltenham Town give new contract to Harry Hooman|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18355748|date=7 June 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 June 2013}} Hooman became a regular in the Cheltenham starting line-up towards the start of the 2012–13 season, keeping club captain [Steve Elliott](/source/Steve_Elliott_(footballer_born_1978)) out of the side. As a result, Hooman won the club's player of the month award for August 2012{{cite web|title=Cheltenham Town video: Super Hooman effort earns Harry the plaudits|url=http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-video-Super-Hooman-effort-earns/story-16796582-detail/story.html#axzz2UCou5r7v|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707063447/http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-video-Super-Hooman-effort-earns/story-16796582-detail/story.html%23axzz2UCou5r7v|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2013|publisher=thisisgloucestershire|accessdate=31 August 2012|date=31 August 2012}} and manager [Mark Yates](/source/Mark_Yates_(footballer)) described Hooman as "outstanding" and said "he's been a big part of our good start to the season and the shirt is his". Unfortunately, Hooman suffered a foot injury during a match in October 2012 and having undergone surgery on it, remained sidelined for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|title=Hooman blow for Robins|url=http://www.eatsleepsport.com/cheltenham-town/hooman-blow-for-robins-1532247.html#.UZ9GHMqXTVs|publisher=eatsleepsport|accessdate=16 January 2013|date=12 January 2013|archive-date=4 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204014053/http://eatsleepsport.com/cheltenham-town/hooman-blow-for-robins-1532247.html#.UZ9GHMqXTVs|url-status=dead}} Hooman was released by Cheltenham Town in May 2013.{{cite web|title=Robins trio offered new deals|url=http://www.clubcall.com/cheltenham-town/robins-trio-offered-new-deals-1591141.html|publisher=clubcall|accessdate=17 May 2013|date=17 May 2013|archive-date=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031062348/https://www.clubcall.com/cheltenham-town/robins-trio-offered-new-deals-1591141.html|url-status=dead}} It was announced that Harry would join [Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.) for the start of the 2013–2014 season. Unfortunately, a persistent foot injury flared-up in pre-season training resulting in Hooman being released only days after signing for the club. However, Inverness manager [Terry Butcher](/source/Terry_Butcher) stated that there may be an opportunity for the player to return in the future.{{cite web|title=Tremarco relishing SPFL chance|url=http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/Tremarco-relishing-SPFL-chance-18072013.htm|publisher=Inverness Courier|accessdate=19 July 2013|date=19 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219235929/http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Sport/Football/Tremarco-relishing-SPFL-chance-18072013.htm|archive-date=19 December 2013|url-status=dead}} However, he was forced into retirement aged just 23 due to constant injuries. ==Personal life== He graduated from [Manchester Metropolitan University](/source/Manchester_Metropolitan_University) in July 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Science.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thepfa.com/education/latestnews/article/2016/7/25/pfa-graduates-2016 |title=PFA graduates 2016! |date=25 July 2016 |website=thePFA.com |access-date=2 August 2016 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118095918/https://www.thepfa.com/education/latestnews/article/2016/7/25/pfa-graduates-2016 |url-status=dead }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|harry-hooman/83680}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooman, Harry}} Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:English Football League players Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Category:Hinckley United F.C. players Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players Category:Bath City F.C. players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:1991 births Category:Footballers from Worcester, England Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University Category:Brentford F.C. non-playing staff Category:21st-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Harry Hooman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hooman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hooman?action=history)). 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