Hunter grew up in Gainsborough, attended Queen Elizabeth"s High School, and was a member of the junior academy at English professional club Doncaster Rovers prior to his moving to the United States in 2003 to attend and play college soccer at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio.
Hunter grew up in Gainsborough, attended Queen Elizabeth"s High School, and was a member of the junior academy at English professional club Doncaster Rovers prior to his moving to the United States in 2003 to attend and play college soccer at the University of Rio Grande in Ohio.
At Rio Grande, Hunter totaled 43 goals and 17 assists in two seasons, and led the team to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national title in 2003, while being named the 2004 American Mideast Conference South Division Player of the Year and earning All-Conference and All-Regional honors. He transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a junior, where he amassed 17 goals and 10 assists for 44 points in 41 games played.
Hunter also played in the USL Premier Development League with Carolina Dynamo, where he scored the game-winning goal against the professional Richmond Kickers in United States Open Cup in 2006.
Hunter also went on to represent Great Britain at the World University games in Bangkok, Thailand in 2007.
Youth and College Professional Hunter was drafted by Columbus Crew in the fourth round (49th overall) of the 2007 Master of Library Science SuperDraft, but other than four appearances on loan with Cleveland City Stars during the 2007 season, never featured in a professional game, and was released by Columbus at the end of the 2007 season. Richmond Kickers.
