Carly Hunt
English footballer
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Carly Hunt (born 9 February 1982) is a retired English footballer. She played as a midfielder and has represented England at senior international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carly Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Millwall Lionesses | ||
| 1998–2001 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2002–2004 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
| 2004 | Leeds United | ||
| 2004–2007 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | England | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 May 2010 (UTC) | |||
Throughout her career she played alongside her identical twin sister Gemma and they were nicknamed the rottweilers for their aggressive style of play.[1][2]
Club career
Hunt started playing for Millwall Lionesses' first team as a 14-year-old.[1] The sisters switched to Croydon Women at 16 when the family moved to Dartford.[2]
Croydon won the FA Women's Cup in 2000. Gemma scored the winning goal but Carly missed the final following a cartilage operation.[3] The pair were strongly in favour of Charlton Athletic's controversial and hostile takeover of Croydon Women during that summer.[4]
In December 2000 both sisters were sent off in the same match, Carly for attacking a teammate.[5] The duo were "kicked out" of Charlton Athletic a year later after a huge squad bust-up.[6] They made their debut for Doncaster Belles in February 2002.[7] In September 2003 an on-pitch altercation with former Charlton teammate Carmaine Walker saw another red card for Hunt.[8] Days later the incident spilled over into an England training session, resulting in lengthy bans for Carly and Gemma Hunt, as well as Charlton's Walker and Eartha Pond.[9]
The Hunts left Doncaster Rovers Belles for Leeds United Ladies in 2004, but moved on to AFC Wimbledon Ladies shortly afterwards.
