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Siobhan Hunter
Siobhan Hunter
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hibernian
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Hibernian 200+
International career
2009 Scotland U15[1] 1 (0)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 16 (4)
2011–2013 Scotland U19[2] 14 (1)
2013 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024

Siobhan Hunter (born 10 April 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernian in the Scottish Women's Premier League.[2]

Club career

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Hunter first signed with Hibernian youth as a 9-year old in March 2004.[3][4]

In the 2017 Scottish Cup final against Glasgow City, Hunter scored the third goal with a 40-yard free kick, in a 3–0 win. The goal was nominated for, and subsequently won, the Women's Soccer United goal of the month.[5][6]

Returning from a broken collarbone, Hunter came on as a substitute in the 2018 SWPL Cup Final, in which Hibs beat Celtic 9–0 at Falkirk Stadium.[7][8][9]

Hunter has played over 250 times for Hibernian, reaching that landmark in October 2022.[4]

International career

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Hunter has been capped for the Scotland Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 and senior international teams.[2][1] She wore the captain's armband throughout the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualifying campaign, including the elite round matches in Livingston and Hamilton in April 2013.[1]

Hunter appeared over 30 times at youth levels before being capped at full level; she made her debut for Scotland in a 3–2 friendly win over Iceland in Reykjavík in June 2013, and received a second cap in the same year.[1]

Personal life

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In June 2022, Hunter became engaged to Hibernian teammate Shannon McGregor on holiday in Tenerife.[10] In January 2024, both were given a leave of absence by the club after Hunter's mother suffered serious injuries in an accidental fall, coincidentally also occurring in Tenerife.[11][12]

Honours

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Hibernian

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Siobhan Hunter – Scotland – Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c uefa.com. "Siobhan Hunter – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Siobhan Hunter – Hibernian Ladies – Hibernian Girls & Ladies FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hibs defender Siobhan Hunter explains what is (sic) means to make 250 appearances – and turning down AC Milan, Jack Dawson, Edinburgh Evening News, 4 November 2022
  5. ^ "Hibs Ladies' Siobhan Hunter up for global goal of month award". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Siobhan Hunter wins WSU Goal of the Month – November 2017". Women's Soccer United. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "SWPL: Hibernian thrash Celtic 9–0 to win third Women's Premier League Cup in a row". 20 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "#SWPLCup Final 2018: Hibernian v Celtic – Scottish Women's Football". scotwomensfootball.com. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Celtic aiming to stop Hibs lifting a fifth cup on the trot". scotsman.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. ^ Edinburgh Euromillions winner Jane Park congratulates Hibs couple on their holiday engagement, Edinburgh Live, 25 June 2022
  11. ^ Mother of Scottish footballer in a coma in Tenerife after horror accident, Canarian Weekly, 11 January 2024
  12. ^ Scott: We will push on despite difficult circumstances, Hibernian FC, 13 January 2024