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Clint Hill (footballer)
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| Clint Hill | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Scott Hill | |
| Date of birth | October 19, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Crystal Palace (on loan from Stoke City) | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2002 2002–2003 2003– 2007- |
Tranmere Rovers Oldham Athletic Stoke City → Crystal Palace (loan) |
140 (16) 18 (1) 76 (3) 6 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Clinton Scott "Clint" Hill (born October 19, 1978 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing for Crystal Palace in The Championship, on loan from fellow Championship side Stoke City. His most natural position is at centre-back, although he can also play at left-back as well. He has currently moved on loan to Crystal Palace on a 2-month loan deal until January.
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Hill began his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers, where he made his debut during a 2–2 draw against Nottingham Forest in the 1997–98 season. By the 1998–99 season Hill had become a regular starter in the Tranmere side and was part of the team which played in the 2000 League Cup final at Wembley against Leicester City, however Hill was sent off during the game and Tranmere lost the match 2–1. Hill made 140 appearances during his five years in the Tranmere first team.
A £250,000 move to Oldham Athletic in 2002 [1] saw him make just 17 league starts in one season before it was cut short when Hill broke his leg during a League Cup tie against Crystal Palace in December 2002, which kept him sidelined for the remainder of the 2002–03 season. Clinton scored one league goal for the Latics, ironically against Tranmere. Hill was then given a £120,000 move to Stoke City during the summer of 2003. [2]
Hill's first season at Stoke was disrupted with injury and he was forced to sit out a lot of the 2003–04 season,[3] making only nine first team starts and three substitute appearances. However Hill impressed during his second season at Stoke with his defensive ability and won the club's player of the year award for the 2004–05 season.
However Hill's career at Stoke since has been hindered by recurring knee injuries, he damaged his anterior cruciate ligament towards the end of the 2004–05 season which prevented him from playing again until late into the 2005–06 season,[4] however he made an immediate impact on his return, forging a strong partnership with Michael Duberry in central defence.
He found himself unable to hold down a regular first place during the 2006–07 season, with Danny Higginbotham and Michael Duberry preferred to him as first choice central defenders and Andy Griffin occupying the left-back slot. He played the majority of his appearances during the 2006-07 season as a stand-in left-back. However Hill's season was brought to a premature end when he required a further operation on the same knee he injured in 2005.
His current contract runs out in the summer of 2008, though he may not reach the end of this after joining Crystal Palace on loan. Ironically, his last outing for Stoke was away at Palace.
Hill's move to join Neil Warnock's Eagles side is for an initial two months.
- ^ "Hill seals Oldham move", BBC Sport, 2002-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Hill joins Oldham exodus", BBC Sport, 2003-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Stoke suffer Hill heartache", BBC Sport, 2003-12-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
- ^ "Hill knee surgery shock for Stoke", BBC Sport, 2005-05-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
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1 Flinders • 2 Lawrence • 3 Craig • 4 Hill • 5 Hudson • 7 Fletcher • 8 Scowcroft • 9 Freedman • 10 Morrison • 11 Ifill • 12 Speroni • 14 Watson • 15 Kennedy • 17 Idrizaj • 19 Soares • 20 Butterfield • 21 Martin • 22 Dickov • 23 Fonte • 24 Hughes • 25 Green • 27 Songo'o • 28 Derry • 30 Bostock • 31 Fray • 34 Hills • 35 Wiggins • 36 Spence • 37 Sheringham • 38 Wilkinson • 39 Dayton • 40 Hall • 41 Swaibu • 42 Kudjodji • 43 Moses • 44 Scannell • Manager: Warnock |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hill, Clinton Scott |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, Clint |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978-10-19 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |