Connor Hunte

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Connor Hunte

| fullname =

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Surrey, England

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Dulwich Hamlet

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = Sutton United{{cite news| title=Five things we found out about Connor Hunte| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/five-things-we-found-out-about-connor-hunte-2285184.aspx| date=27 August 2014| access-date=11 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914165750/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/five-things-we-found-out-about-connor-hunte-2285184.aspx| archive-date=14 September 2016| url-status=dead}}

| youthyears2 = 2006–2013

| youthclubs2 = Chelsea

| youthyears3 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs3 = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = → Stevenage (loan)

| caps2 = 3

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Greenwich Borough

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2018

| clubs4 = Kingstonian

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| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = Billericay Town

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| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = → Dulwich Hamlet (loan)

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| years7 = 2019–2020

| clubs7 = Dulwich Hamlet

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| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = → Worthing (loan)

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| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = England U16

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2012

| nationalteam2 = England U17

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 2 July 2018

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Connor Hunte (born 12 September 1996) is an English former footballer.

Career

Hunte was a member of Chelsea's academy and signed a scholarship with the club in January 2013,{{cite news| title=Chelsea youngster Connor Hunte to sign his first professional contract at the club|publisher=Sky Sports| url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8382968/chelsea-youngster-connor-hunte-to-sign-his-first-professional-contract-at-the-club| date=6 January 2013}} but was released seven months later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/07/25/kenny-jackett-conor-hunte-is-no-bad-boy/|title=Kenny Jackett: Conor Hunte is no bad boy|website=www.expressandstar.com|accessdate=7 December 2020}} After having spent a period training with Wolverhampton Wanderers, he signed a contract with the Championship side in summer 2014.{{cite news| title=Wolves land ex-Chelsea starlet Conor Hunte|publisher=Express & Star| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/07/24/wolves-bring-in-ex-chelsea-starlet-conor-hunte/last-22footy-8/| date=24 July 2014}}

He made his professional debut on 8 March 2016 as a substitute in a 2–1 victory against Bristol City.{{cite news| title=Wolves 2–1 Bristol City|publisher=BBC Sport| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35693615| date=8 March 2016}} The following month he made his second and final appearance for the club when he came on as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers.

Hunte was loaned out to League Two club Stevenage at the start of the following season,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37085057|title=Connor Hunte: Wolves winger joins Stevenage on loan until January|date=15 August 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}} where he made a total of six appearances, scoring once, before returning to Molineux. It was announced on 13 January 2017 that Hunte's contract with Wolves had been terminated by mutual consent.{{cite news | title=Connor Hunte contract terminated | url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2017/01/13/wolves-release-young-midfielder-connor-hunte/ | date=13 January 2017}}

On 10 August 2017, he signed for Isthmian League South Division club Greenwich Borough.{{cite web|url=http://www.greenwichboroughfc.co.uk/news/fantastic-four-for-the-cannons-1921197.html|title=Fantastic Four for the Cannons|publisher=Greenwich Borough F.C.|date=10 August 2017}}

On 20 May 2018, Hunte signed for National League South club Billericay Town.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/BTFC/status/998135106589155328|title=Billericay Town FC on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-07-02|language=en}} Hunte was loaned out to Dulwich Hamlet on 22 March 2019 for the rest of the season.[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/oxford-city-preview-player-news-2409383.html Oxford City Preview & Player News], pitchero.com, 22 March 2019 The deal was made permanent on 14 June 2019.[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/hunte-makes-it-permanaent-2431611.html Hunte Makes It Permanent], pitchero.com, 14 June 2019

He joined Worthing on loan in February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/connor-hunte-joins-worthing-on-loan-2512469.html|title=Connor Hunte joins Worthing on loan|website=www.pitchero.com|accessdate=7 December 2020}}

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