Ben Hunter

Benjamin Arthur Hunter, born on 16 June 1985, is an English footballer known for his role as a forward. He grew up in Gainsborough and attended Queen Elizabeth's High School. Hunter started his football career at Doncaster Rovers' junior academy before moving to the United States in 2003. He played college soccer at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio, where he scored 43 goals and provided 17 assists in two seasons. In 2003, he led the team to the NAIA national title and was named the 2004 American Mideast Conference South Division Player of the Year. As a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hunter amassed 17 goals and 10 assists in 41 games played. He also played in the USL Premier Development League with Carolina Dynamo, scoring the game-winning goal against the Richmond Kickers in the US Open Cup in 2006.