Siobhan Hunter

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Siobhan Hunter
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012– Hibernian 200+
International career‡
2009 Scotland U15 [1] 1 (0)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 16 (4)
2011–2013 Scotland U19 [2] 14 (1)
2013 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Siobhan Hunter (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League. [2]

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Club career

Hunter first signed with Hibernian youth as a 9-year old in March 2004. [3] [4]

In the 2017 Scottish Cup final against Glasgow City, Hunter scored the third goal with a 40-yard free kick, in a 3–0 win. The goal was nominated for, and subsequently won, the Women's Soccer United goal of the month. [5] [6]

Returning from a broken collarbone, Hunter came on as a substitute in the 2018 SWPL Cup Final, in which Hibs beat Celtic 9–0 at Falkirk Stadium. [7] [8] [9]

Hunter has played over 250 times for Hibernian, reaching that landmark in October 2022. [4]

International career

Hunter has been capped for the Scotland Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 and senior international teams. [2] [1] She wore the captain's armband throughout the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign, including the elite round matches in Livingston and Hamilton in April 2013. [1]

Hunter appeared over 30 times at youth levels before being capped at full level; she made her debut for Scotland in a 3–2 friendly win over Iceland in Reykjavik in June 2013, and received a second cap in the same year. [1]

Honours

Hibernian

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Siobhan Hunter – Scotland – Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 uefa.com. "Siobhan Hunter – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Siobhan Hunter – Hibernian Ladies – Hibernian Girls & Ladies FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Hibs defender Siobhan Hunter explains what is (sic) means to make 250 appearances – and turning down AC Milan, Jack Dawson, Edinburgh Evening News, 4 November 2022
  5. ↑ "Hibs Ladies' Siobhan Hunter up for global goal of month award". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Siobhan Hunter wins WSU Goal of the Month – November 2017". Women's Soccer United. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 "SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9–0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row". 20 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018– via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "#SWPLCup Final 2018: Hibernian v Celtic – Scottish Women's Football". scotwomensfootball.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Celtic aiming to stop Hibs lifting a fifth cup on the trot". scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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