Clint Hill (footballer)

Clint Hill (footballer)
Clint Hill
Clint Hill Hull City v. Queens Park Rangers 29-01-11 1.png
Hill playing for Queens Park Rangers
Personal information
Full name Clinton Scott Hill
Date of birth 19 October 1978 (1978-10-19) (age 33)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Queens Park Rangers
Number 3[1]
Youth career
1994–1997 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2002 Tranmere Rovers 140 (16)
2002–2003 Oldham Athletic 18 (1)
2003–2008 Stoke City 80 (3)
2007–2008 → Crystal Palace (loan) 13 (3)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 103 (2)
2010– Queens Park Rangers 48 (2)
2011 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 20 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Clinton Scott "Clint" Hill (born 19 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League. His preferred position is at centre-back, although he can also play at left-back as well.

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Club career

Tranmere Rovers

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, 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.

Oldham Athletic

A £250,000 move to Oldham Athletic in 2002 [2] 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. Hill scored one league goal for the Latics, ironically against Tranmere.[3] Hill was then given a £120,000 move to Stoke City during the summer of 2003.[4]

Stoke City

Hill's first season at Stoke City was disrupted with injury and he was forced to sit out a lot of the 2003–04 season,[5] 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,[6] 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.

He remained at Stoke for the first half of the following season, although he joined Crystal Palace on loan in October. Ironically, his last outing for Stoke was a late appearance as a substitute in a victory at Palace.

Crystal Palace

Hill playing for Crystal Palace in 2008

Hill's move to join Neil Warnock's Eagles was for was an initial two months. After impressing hugely, he then made the move permanent for an undisclosed fee in January 2008.[7] He established himself as first choice left back, and became a fan's favorite due to his professional and committed attitude. After an extremely successful first season at Palace, where they made the Play-off semi-finals, Hill continued his superb consistency in the 2008/2009 season. Despite his performances, Palace finished in a disappointing 15th place in the Championship table.[8] An equally disappointing season 2009/10 witnessed Palace in severe financial plight with a consequential ten points deduction and a final position in the division of 21st.[9]

Queens Park Rangers

On 1 July 2010, Hill left Palace on a free transfer to join Queens Park Rangers[10] and reunite with his former boss Neil Warnock. Hill scored his first goal for QPR against Portsmouth on 1 February 2011.[11] Hill has played over thirty games for the Hoops and has made the left back position firmly his. He scored his second goal for QPR in a 2-0 home win against Ipswich Town, in a game where he also set up a goal for Heidar Helguson to seal the win.[12]

After QPR sealed the Championship title, Hill was able to play in the Premier League for the first time in his career. However, he was sent off on the opening day of the season for a headbutt on Martin Petrov of Bolton Wanderers in a 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road.[13]

Nottingham Forest (loan)

On 20 September 2011, Hill signed for Nottingham Forest on a 93-day emergency loan deal,[14][15] given squad number three.[16] Due to injuries to Matthew Connolly and Danny Gabbidon, Hill was recalled early from his loan spell at Forest.[17][18] Hill played for Forest five times.

Honours

Queens Park Rangers

Club career statistics

As of 2 May 2010.
Club Season League Cup[19] Europe Play-Offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Tranmere Rovers 1997–98 14 0 ? 3 1 ? - - - ? ? ? 17 1 ?
Tranmere Rovers 1998–99 33 4 ? 5 0 ? - - - ? ? ? 38 4 ?
Tranmere Rovers 1999–2000 29 5 ? 7 2 ? - - - ? ? ? 36 7 ?
Tranmere Rovers 2000–01 34 5 ? 9 1 - - - ? ? ? 43 6 ?
Tranmere Rovers 2001–02 30 2 0 6 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 36 2 0
Total 1997–2002 140 16 ? 30 4 ? - - - ? ? ? 171 20 ?
Oldham Athletic 2002–03 18 1 0 6 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 24 1 0
Total 2002–2003 18 1 0 6 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 24 1 0
Stoke City 2003–04 12 0 0 - - - - - - ? ? ? 12 0 0
Stoke City 2004–05 32 1 1 1 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 33 1 1
Stoke City 2005–06 13 0 0 1 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 14 0 0
Stoke City 2006–07 18 2 0 2 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 20 2 0
Stoke City 2007–08 5 0 0 - - - - - - ? ? ? 5 0 0
Total 2003–2007 80 3 0 4 0 0 - - - ? ? ? 84 3 1
Crystal Palace (loan) 2007–08 13 3 0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 14 3 0
Crystal Palace 2007–08 15 0 0 - - - - - - 2 0 0 17 0 0
Crystal Palace 2008–09 43 1 2 5 1 0 - - - - - - 48 2 2
Crystal Palace 2009–10 43 1 0 5 0 0 - - - - - - 48 1 0
Total 2007–2010 113 4 2 11 1 0 - - - 2 0 0 126 5 29
Career totals 351 25 3 51 5 0 - - - 2 0 0 404 30 3

References

  1. ^ "Numbers Up For New Campaign". qpr.co.uk (Queens Park Rangers F.C.). 23 August 2011. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2407175,00.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Hill seals Oldham move". BBC Sport (BBC). 15 July 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/2118240.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2007. 
  3. ^ "Oldham 2–0 Tranmere". BBC Sport] (BBC). 24 August 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/2198306.stm. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Hill joins Oldham exodus". BBC Sport (BBC). 15 July 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/3067767.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2007. 
  5. ^ "Stoke suffer Hill heartache". BBC Sport (BBC). 4 December 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/3291601.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2007. 
  6. ^ "Hill knee surgery shock for Stoke". BBC Sport (BBC). 19 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/4561863.stm. Retrieved 7 August 2007. 
  7. ^ "Hill makes Palace move permanent". BBC Sport (BBC). 16 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/7192016.stm. Retrieved 16 January 2008. 
  8. ^ "Championship 2008/09". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=142. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Championship 2009/10". Soccerbase. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=4. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Defender Clint Hill completes QPR move". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8780961.stm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  11. ^ Speck, Ivan (2 February 2011). "QPR 2 Portsmouth 0: Taarabt turns roaming Ranger". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1352628/QPR-2-Portsmouth-0-Adel-Taarabt-Clint-Hill-strike.html. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  12. ^ Rej, Arindam (22 February 2011). "Clint Hill proves a gem for QPR after prising open Ipswich strongbox". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/22/qpr-ipswich-town-championship. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
  13. ^ Dawkes, Phil (13 August 2011). "QPR 0-4 Bolton". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14429802.stm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  14. ^ "Reds Swoop For Hill". nottinghamforest.co.uk (Nottingham Forest F.C.). 20 September 2011. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2457512,00.html. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  15. ^ "Nottingham Forest agree loan deal for QPR's Clint Hill". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14993436.stm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  16. ^ "Breaking The Sound Barrier". nottinghamforest.co.uk (Nottingham Forest F.C.). 23 September 2011. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2460623,00.html. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
  17. ^ "QPR Recall Hill". nottinghamforest.co.uk (Nottingham Forest F.C.). 22 October 2011. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2489177,00.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  18. ^ "Hill Returns To W12". qpr.co.uk (Queens Park Rangers F.C.). 22 October 2011. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2489143,00.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  19. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

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