{{short description|American soccer player (born 1987)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Willie Hunt | image = Willie-Hunt-Atlanta-Silverbacks.jpg | fullname = William Edward Hunt | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|9|15}} | birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2005–2008 | youthclubs1 = Francis Marion Patriots | years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Mississippi Brilla | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Atlanta Silverbacks | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Tampa Bay Rowdies | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Pittsburgh Riverhounds | caps4 = 75 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Tampa Bay Rowdies (loan) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = September 26, 2016 | nationalteam-update = }} '''William Edward Hunt''' (born September 15, 1987, in Greenville, South Carolina) is an American soccer player.
==Career== ===College and amateur=== Hunt grew up in Greer, South Carolina, attended Eastside High School, and played college soccer at Francis Marion University, where he earned numerous conference and regional honors as a standout defender, being named to the 2008 and 2007 PBC Presidential and FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic honor rolls. He scored four goals during his senior season, including the winning goal in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship game, and was named his team's MVP.
===Professional=== thumb|Willie Hunt - 2011-04-16 - Atlanta Silverbacks Undrafted out of college, Hunt spent played with Mississippi Brilla in the USL Premier Development League, before turning professional in 2011 when he signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks for their debut season in the North American Soccer League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msbrillafc.org/home/513702.html |title=Hunt Signs Pro Contract, Joins Paulini In Atlanta |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-date=2012-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318025554/http://www.msbrillafc.org/home/513702.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his debut for his new team on April 16, 2011, in a game against FC Edmonton and scored his first professional goal on April 30 in a 1–1 tie with FC Tampa Bay.<ref>[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=392 FC Tampa Bay Scores in Second Half for 1-1 Draw with Atlanta]</ref>
After spending 2014 with Tampa Bay Rowdies, Hunt signed with USL club Pittsburgh Riverhounds on March 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209985516 |title=Hunt, Raley Added By Riverhounds - United Soccer League |website=www.uslsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328173941/http://www.uslsoccer.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32800&ATCLID=209985516 |archive-date=2015-03-28}}</ref> He rejoined Tampa Bay at the end of the 2015 USL season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/10/07/rowdies-add-defensive-depth-with-signing-of-willie-hunt|title = Rowdies Add Defensive Depth with Signing of Willie Hunt}}</ref> Hunt made 30 appearances for the Hounds in all competitions in 2015. He scored three goals including two headers in the season ending 4–2 defeat at New York Red Bulls II in the USL's Eastern Conference playoffs. He has resigned with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds for the 2016 season."<ref name="Hunt and Green">{{cite web|title=Hounds Bring Back Hunt and Green for 2016 Season|url=http://riverhounds.com/newsstory/hounds-bring-back-hunt-and-green-for-2016-season/|publisher=Pittsburgh Riverhounds|accessdate=13 February 2016|archive-date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216174736/http://riverhounds.com/newsstory/hounds-bring-back-hunt-and-green-for-2016-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hunt played every game for the Riverhounds in 2016 and was named MVP at the end of the season.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/fc/team/roster/item/willie Atlanta Silverbacks bio] *[http://www.fmupatriots.com/sports/msoc/2008-09/bios/Willie_Hunt Francis Marion bio]
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