Hughtun Hector

Hughtun Hector
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-16) 16 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
W Connection
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 W Connection
2011–2013 Sông Lam Nghệ An 45 (14)
2013–2015 Hanoi T&T 26 (4)
2015–2017 W Connection (9)
2018 Point Fortin Civic (1)
2019–2020 Deportivo Point Fortin (4)
2020 Club Sando
International career
2009–2017 Trinidad and Tobago[1] 40 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hughtun Hector (born 16 October 1984) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

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Hector began his career in the youth ranks of W Connection before making his professional debut with the senior squad in 2008. Since then he has been one of the top midfielders in Trinidad and Tobago. While with Connection he has helped the club in capturing two domestic cups and the 2009 CFU Club Championship. During Connection's title run in the 2009 CFU Club Championship Hector recorded a hat-trick in a 5–0 rout over Centre Bath Estate.[2] He ended as the competitions second leading scorer with 5 goals. On 30 July 2009, he scored the equalizing goal for Connection in a 2–2 draw with New York Red Bulls in a 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League match.[3]

His play with Connection and Trinidad and Tobago helped Hector to draw the attention of several foreign clubs. During October 2010 he went on trial with Ukraine top flight club PFC Sevastopol.[4] During March 2011 it was reported that Hector would go on trial with New York Red Bulls in hopes of a securing a contract with the Major League Soccer club.[5] After spending two years at Sông Lam Nghệ An he signed for Hanoi T&T for the 2014 season.[6]

International career

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Hector is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 24 September 2016
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.[8]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 September 2010 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Saint Lucia 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 2 November 2010 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6–2 6–2 2010 Caribbean Championship qualification
3. 6 November 2010 Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago  Haiti 1–0 4–0 2010 Caribbean Championship qualification
4. 4–0
5 30 November 2010 Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique  Martinique 1–0 1–0 2010 Caribbean Championship
6. 11 October 2011 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Barbados 4–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 10 October 2012 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis  French Guiana 1–1 4–1 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

Honors

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W Connection

References

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  1. ^ a b Hughtun Hector at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Central American Club Competitions 2009/10".
  4. ^ "WebBoard -". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  5. ^ "T & T internation Hughtun Hector expected to trial with NYRB". Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  6. ^ "W Connection trio off to Vietnam".
  7. ^ Profile socawarriors.net
  8. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago – H. Hector – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.