Jermaine Hylton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jermaine Samuel Hylton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Redditch United | 54 | (45) |
| 2015– | Swindon Town | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC) | |||
Jermaine Samuel Hylton (born 28 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town as a striker.
Career
In 2009 Hylton was in the final of Sky1's TV talent show Wayne Rooney's Street Striker.[2]
On 22 December 2014 Hylton was invited to play in a professional development game for Championship outfit 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] On 12 January, 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.[6] On 11 April 2015 he went on to score his first goal and the winning goal against Peterborough [7]
Career statistics
Professional career
- As of 2 May 2015[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other[9] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2014–15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Personal life
Jermaine is a keen supporter of Liverpool football club.[2]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Birmingham teenager wows Wayne Rooney with football skills". Birmingham Mail. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Demarai Gray's contract talks continue but that doesn't concern boss Gary Rowett". Birmingham Mail. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Redditch consider FA complaint over Town's Hylton approach". Swindon Advertiser. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Swindon sign Redditch United striker". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Coventry City 0-3 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32179607
- ^ "Jermaine Hylton profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs
External links
- Jermaine Hylton at Soccerbase