Benjamin Robert L. Hunt is an English

England

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 professional footballer who plays as a striker

Striker

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. He currently plays for Gloucester City

Gloucester City A.F.C.

Gloucester City Association Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club currently based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in South West England, via groundshare agreement....

 having signed in October 2011 following spells at Lewes, Dover Athletic and Weston-super-Mare.

He was a youth player at West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

, and made regular appearances in their reserve side, but never made the progression into their first team. At the end of the 2007-08

2007-08 in English football

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 season he was released by the Hammers and he signed for Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers F.C.

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Hunt's debut in senior football came on 16 August 2008 for Bristol Rovers in a League One

Football League One

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 match against Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

, when he came on as a 72nd minute substitute for Darryl Duffy

Darryl Duffy

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Ben Hunt agreed a one-month loan deal with Conference North

Conference North

The Conference North also known as Blue Square Bet North for sponsorship reasons, is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of...

 side Gloucester City

Gloucester City A.F.C.

Gloucester City Association Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club currently based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in South West England, via groundshare agreement....

 on 17 December 2009. He scored on his debut against Redditch United on Boxing Day. In March 2009 he joined Conference South

Conference South

Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...

 champions Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 on loan.

Along with 14 other players, he was released by Rovers at the end of the 2009–10 season. He signed for Dover Athletic on 20 July 2010. On 19 February 2011 he signed for Lewes

Lewes F.C.

Lewes Football Club is an English football team based in Lewes, East Sussex. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at the Dripping Pan.-History:...

 in the Conference South

Conference South

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Hunt currently plays for Blue Square South side Weston-super-Mare, after joining in August 2011. Although in October 2011, Hunt left Weston-super-Mare and signed for Gloucester City

Gloucester City A.F.C.

Gloucester City Association Football Club is an English semi-professional association football club currently based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in South West England, via groundshare agreement....

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