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Jermaine Hylton
Personal information
Full name Jermaine Samuel Hylton[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 14
Youth career
Kidderminster Harriers
0000–2009 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Continental Star
2012–2015 Redditch United 54 (45)
2015–2017 Swindon Town 39 (1)
2016 → Guiseley (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2019 Solihull Moors 69 (15)
2019– Motherwell 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Jermaine Samuel Hylton (born 28 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Motherwell as a striker.

Club career

Early career

In 2009, Hylton was in the final of Sky1's TV talent show Wayne Rooney's Street Striker.[2] Preceding his release from Birmingham City, Hylton had spells with non-league sides Continental Star and Redditch United.[3] On 22 December 2014, Hylton was invited to play in a professional development game for his former club; Birmingham City by manager Gary Rowett against Manchester City. Hylton scored one goal and had a hand in the other two as he helped the development team to a 3–2 victory.[4]

Swindon Town

On 3 January 2015 it was reported by Swindon Advertiser that Redditch United started to consider a FA complaint over Swindon's approach to their frontman. The paper stated that Redditch claimed Swindon had broken the 7 day approach until they were allowed to sign the player.[5] On 7 January 2015, Hylton signed for Swindon Town on a 2+1⁄2-year contract with the club despite Redditch's complaint to the FA over their "illegal" approach.[6] On 12 January 2015, Hylton made his first appearance for Swindon coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Andy Williams in a 3-0 win against Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena.[7] On 11 April 2015, he went on to score his first goal and the winning goal against Peterborough United.[8]

On 4 October 2016, Hylton joined National League side Guiseley on loan until January 2017.[9] On the same day, Hylton scored on his Guiseley debut in their 6–1 home victory over York City, netting the host's fifth in the 55th minute before being replaced by Michael Rankine in the closing stages of the game.[10] Hylton went onto feature in four more games (in all competitions) for Guiseley before being recalled by parent club; Swindon in December 2016.[11]

In February 2017, Hylton was fined by Swindon Town after he walked out on his side prior to their game against Northampton Town. After having being told he wasn't involved with in the matchday squad by manager Luke Williams.[12]

Solihull Moors

On 13 July 2017, after a successful trial period, Hylton joined National League side Solihull Moors.[13] After struggling with a long-term injury, Hylton made his Solihull debut in their FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against Ossett Town in October 2017, in which he featured for the full 90 minutes in the 1–1 draw.[14] On 24 October 2017, Hylton scored his first goal for Solihull during their 2–1 away victory over Eastleigh, netting the game's opener in the 4th minute.[15] On 10 May 2019, it was announced that Hylton was to leave The Moors following the conclusion of his contract.[16]

Motherwell

On 29 May 2019, Motherwell completed the signing of Hylton on a free transfer, following the expiry of his Solihull Moors contract, becoming the club's fifth signing of the window.[17]

On 13 July 2019, Hylton made his competitive debut for Motherwell in a 3–0 win away to Queen of the South.

Personal life

Hylton is a keen supporter of Liverpool football club.[2] His brother Jarrell Hylton, also played football for non-league sides; Redditch United, Bedworth United, Studley and Stratford Town.[18]

Honours

Individual

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2020[20]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 2014–15 League One 11 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 13 1
2015–16 League One 16 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 18 0
2016–17 League One 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Total 39 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 46 1
Guiseley (loan) 2016–17 National League 3 1 2 0 — 0 0 5 1
Solihull Moors 2017–18 National League 27 3 3 0 — 2[c] 1 32 4
2018–19 National League 42 12 2 0 — 1[d] 0 45 12
Total 69 15 5 0 0 0 3 1 77 16
Motherwell 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 28 2 3 0 5 2 — 36 4
Career total 140 19 11 0 6 2 5 1 162 22
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in the National League play-offs

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Birmingham teenager wows Wayne Rooney with football skills". Birmingham Mail. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Jermaine Hylton". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Demarai Gray's contract talks continue but that doesn't concern boss Gary Rowett". Birmingham Mail. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Redditch consider FA complaint over Town's Hylton approach". Swindon Advertiser. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Swindon sign Redditch United striker". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Coventry City 0-3 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Swindon Town 1-0 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Swindon Town striker Jermaine Hylton joins non-league side Guiseley on loan until January". Swindon Advertiser. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Guiseley 6-1 York City". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Swindon Town striker Jermaine Hylton recalled from loan spell at Guiseley". Swindon Advertiser. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Jermaine Hylton: Swindon Town forward could face internal disciplinary action". BBC Sport. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Jermaine Hylton Signs from Swindon". Solihull Moors Official Site. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Solihull Moors vs. Ossett Town". Soccerway. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Eastleigh vs. Solihull Moors". Soccerway. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  16. ^ "2018/19 retained list". SolihullMoorsFC.co.uk. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Motherwell: Jermaine Hylton signs from Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Adams keen to see Town make most of fine start". Stratford Observer. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  19. ^ . Solihull Moors via Twitter. 22 April 2019 https://twitter.com/SolihullMoors/status/1120450370160009224. Retrieved 22 April 2019. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ "J. Hylton". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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