{{Short description|Footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Mackenzie Hunt |image = |full_name = Mackenzie James Hunt<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/mackenzie-hunt/542376/|title=England - M. Hunt - Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|14|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England |height = 1.73m<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/mackenzie-hunt-274352/|title=Mackenzie Hunt |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref> |position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]], [[midfielder]] |currentclub = [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] |clubnumber = 21 |youthyears1 = 2007–2008 |youthclubs1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |youthyears2 = 2015–2024 |youthclubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |years1 = 2024–2025 |clubs1 = [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] |caps1 = 39 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2025– |clubs2 = [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2024– |nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] |nationalcaps1 = 8 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = 20:17, 11 December 2025 (UTC) |ntupdate = 20:17, 11 December 2025 (UTC) }} '''Mackenzie James Hunt''' ({{langx|ar|ماكنزي جيمس هانت}}, born 14 November 2001) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] and [[midfielder]] for Emirati club [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]. Born in England, he plays for the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]].
==Club career== Hunt initially joined [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] aged 6, but moved to Dubai with his family before returning to Everton aged 13.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/club-news/young-midfielder-mackenzie-hunt-pens-two-year-deal/|title=Young midfielder Mackenzie Hunt pens two-year deal|first=Sam|last=Fielding|date=4 July 2024}}</ref> He never made an appearance for the club and joined [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] in July 2024.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c6p2qw475x3o|title=Fleetwood Town sign James Bolton from St Mirren and former Everton midfielder Mackenzie Hunt|date=4 July 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In August 2025 he signed for Emirati club [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cx299q4d04po|title=Mackenzie Hunt: Fleetwood defender signs for UAE club FC Baniyas|date=10 August 2025|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==International career== Hunt is eligible to play for the UAE due to living in [[Dubai]] for seven years and obtaining citizenship. On 30 August 2024, Hunt was called up to the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]] to take part in the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's our squad list for the matches against Qatar and IR Iran in World Cup qualification 🇦🇪📋 |url=https://x.com/UAEFNT/status/1829419697588076727 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=UAE NT |access-date=31 August 2024 |format=Tweet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Ndiaye and Mackenzie Hunt call ups mark new chapter for UAE football |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2024/08/30/junior-ndiaye-and-mackenzie-hunt-call-ups-mark-new-chapter-for-uae-football/ |website=thanationalnews.com |publisher=The National |date=30 August 2024}}</ref> He made his debut on 5 September 2024, coming on as an 88th minute substitute against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.sg/football/match/_/gameId/710433|title=UAE 3-1 Qatar (6 Sep, 2024) Final Score - - ESPN (SG)|website=- ESPN}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy|Everton U21]] |[[2022–23 EFL Trophy|2022–23]]<ref name="MH22">{{soccerbase season |144032|2022|accessdate=17 December 2024}}</ref> |– |colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||1||5||1 |- |[[2023–24 EFL Trophy|2023–24]]<ref name="MH23">{{soccerbase season |144032|2023|accessdate=17 December 2024}}</ref> |– |colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||1||8||1 |- |[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] |[[2024–25 Fleetwood Town F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name="MH24">{{soccerbase season |144032|2024|accessdate=17 December 2024}}</ref> |[[EFL League Two|League Two]] |39||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||40||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !39||1||0||0||1||0||8||1||48||2 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Baniyas SC squad}}
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