Kevan Hurst

Kevan James Hurst (born 27 August 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Kevan Hurst
Hurst playing for Southend United in 2014
Personal information
Full name Kevan James Hurst[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985[1]
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Sheffield United 1 (0)
2004 → Boston United (loan) 7 (1)
2005 → Stockport County (loan) 14 (1)
2005–2006 → Chesterfield (loan) 22 (1)
2006 → Chesterfield (loan) 15 (3)
2006–2007 → Chesterfield (loan) 25 (3)
2007 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2009 Scunthorpe United 53 (3)
2009–2011 Carlisle United 35 (2)
2011 → Morecambe (loan) 21 (2)
2011–2012 Walsall 34 (2)
2012–2016 Southend United 128 (17)
2016–2017 Mansfield Town 14 (1)
2017 → Guiseley (loan) 16 (2)
2017– Guiseley 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Career

Hurst was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.[1] A versatile player, he can play all across the midfield or forward line though his preferred position is left-wing. He made his first senior appearance in the League Cup against Queens Park Rangers on 23 September 2003 with his only league appearance for the Blades coming on 25 September 2004 as a 90th-minute substitute for Tommy Black against Coventry City.

Since then, Hurst has been on loan to Boston United (where he scored his first career goal against Yeovil Town),[2] Stockport County (where he scored once against Oldham Athletic)[3] and Chesterfield. In July 2006, he returned to his home town team on six-month loan deal[4] which ended on 2 January 2007.[5]

After playing for United in the Third Round FA Cup defeat against Swansea City, Hurst was loaned out to Scunthorpe United on 31 January 2007 until the end of the season. He became a permanent signing for Scunthorpe at the end of the season, in a £200,000 deal.

On 18 August 2009, Hurst signed for League One side Carlisle United for a fee of around £100,000 up front which could rise to £145,000. He scored his first goal on his debut against former side Stockport County on 19 August.

On 28 January 2011, he signed on loan for the rest of the season with League Two side Morecambe. He made his Morecambe debut in the 1–1 draw away at Accrington Stanley on 1 February 2011.[6]

Hurst was released by Carlisle United in May 2011.[7] On 28 June 2011, Hurst signed for Walsall. Hurst was released by Walsall on 9 May 2012.

Hurst agreed personal terms with Southend United and became their first signing of the summer, signing on a 2-year deal. In his first season with the Shrimpers, he was a key player, appearing at Wembley in the Football League Trophy final and starting over 50 times in all competitions, scoring 6 goals, including particularly memorable ones against Brentford and Rotherham.[8] Indeed, at one point in the season, he held the distinction of having the most assists out of any League player. He finished the season with the highest number of set-ups in League Two.[9] On 28 February 2014, Hurst signed a new two-year contract.[10] Hurst was released by Southend when his contract came to an end at the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, a season where Hurst managed just 11 starts.

Following his release by Southend, Hurst joined Mansfield Town in June 2016.[11] He scored the winner on his debut in a 3–2 win over Newport County on 6 August 2016.[12] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2016–17 season.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2003–04[14] First Division 000010—10
2004–05[15] Championship 100020—30
2005–06[16] 00———00
2006–07[17] Premier League 0010——10
Total 1010300050
Boston United (loan) 2003–04[14] Third Division 7100—0071
Stockport County (loan) 2004–05[15] League One 14100—00141
Chesterfield (loans) 2005–06[16] League One 22121111[lower-alpha 1]0263
153000000153
2006–07[17] 25300401[lower-alpha 1]0303
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2006–07[17] League One 130———130
Scunthorpe United 2007–08[18] Championship 3311010—351
2008–09[19] League One 20231102[lower-alpha 1]0263
Total 533412020614
Carlisle United 2009–10[20] League One 33242205[lower-alpha 1]1445
2010–11[21] 2020002[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 352622071505
Morecambe (loan) 2010–11[21] League Two 212———212
Walsall 2011–12[22] League One 34200102[lower-alpha 1]1373
Southend United 2012–13[23] League Two 44550106[lower-alpha 1]1566
2013–14[24] 421131003[lower-alpha 2]04812
2014–15[25] 281101000301
2015–16[26] League One 14010002[lower-alpha 1]0170
Total 128171012011115119
Mansfield Town 2016–17[27] League Two 14100002[lower-alpha 3]0161
Guiseley (loan) 2016–17[27] National League 16200—00162
Guiseley 2017–18[28] National League 16130—00191
Career total 3633617313119241242
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League Two play-offs
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Southend United

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Boston 3–2 Yeovil". BBC. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. "Oldham 1–2 Stockport". BBC. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. Hurst seals Spireites loan switch (accessed 3 January 2007)
  5. Hurst returns to Blades after loan (accessed 3 January 2007)
  6. Shrimps sign two Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 28 January 2011)
  7. Carlisle United release Hurst, Gbarssin and Price (accessed 24 June 2011)
  8. (accessed 16 June 2013)
  9. (accessed 16 June 2013)
  10. "News: Kevan Hurst signs new deal". Southend United FC. 28 February 2014.
  11. "Mansfield Town sign Kevan Hurst following his release by Southend United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. "Newport 2–3 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. "Matt Green: Mansfield striker among 11 released by Stags". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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