Greg Hurst

Greg Hurst

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	New Mexico United
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Stirling Albion	2	(0)
2015–2019	St Johnstone	3	(0)
2016	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	10	(4)
2017–2018	→ East Fife (loan)	18	(5)
2018	→ Forfar Athletic (loan)	13	(2)
2018	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	8	(0)
2019	Stenhousemuir	14	(2)
2019–2020	Chattanooga Red Wolves	21	(10)
2021	Union Omaha	28	(13)
2022	Phoenix Rising	31	(6)
2023–	New Mexico United	66	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Greg Hurst (born 8 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.[2]

Hurst has previously played for Stirling Albion, St Johnstone, Forfar Athletic, East Fife, Berwick Rangers, Stenhousemuir, Chattanooga Red Wolves, Union Omaha and Phoenix Rising FC.[3]

Career

Hurst is from Stirling.[4]

Following a trial with Everton,[4] Hurst signed for St Johnstone in September 2015.[5] He moved on loan to East Fife in 2017,[6] having played as a trialist against his parent club during a pre-season friendly.[7] He was then loaned to Forfar Athletic in January 2018,[8] and back to Berwick Rangers in September 2018.[9]

Hurst left St Johnstone permanently in January 2019, signing for Stenhousemuir.[10] He moved to American side Chattanooga Red Wolves in August 2019.[11][4]

On 22 January 2021, Hurst moved to USL League One side Union Omaha.[12] He led Omaha in scoring en route to winning the 2021 USL League One championship final.[13]

Hurst moved to USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC on 17 January 2022.[14][15]

On 2 December 2022, Hurst was transferred from to New Mexico United for the 2023 season, in exchange for an international roster spot.[16]

Career statistics

As of 14 May 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stirling Albion	2014–15[17]	Scottish League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
St Johnstone	2015–16[18]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2016–17[19]		1	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	1	2	1
	2017–18[20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Berwick Rangers (loan)	2016–17[19]	League Two	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4
East Fife (loan)	2017–18[20]	Scottish League One	18	5	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	19	5
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2017–18[20]	Scottish League One	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Career total			46	11	0	0	0	0	2	1	48	12

1. Appearances for St Johnstone under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honors

Individual

• USL League One All-League First Team: 2020,[21] 2021[22]

References

1. "Greg Hurst | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
2. "Scotland - G. Hurst - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
3. Greg Hurst at Soccerbase
4. Stewart, Grace (7 August 2019). "Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Signs Scottish Forward Greg Hurst". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Stirling Albion midfielder Greg Hurst joins St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
6. Lindsay, Clive (5 August 2017). "Scottish League One ins and outs - Summer 2017". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
7. Inglis, Scott (29 July 2017). "East Fife 0-2 St Johnstone". Fife Today. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
8. "Completed Transfers - Deadline Day January 2018". Scottish FA. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
9. "Hurst Returns". Berwick Rangers FC. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
10. "January signings | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
11. USLLeagueOne com Staff (7 August 2019). "Greg Hurst Joins Chattanooga Red Wolves SC". USL League One.
12. "Union Omaha Signs Conor Doyle, Greg Hurst for 2021". Uslleagueone.com. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
13. "2021 UNION OMAHA PLAYER STATS". USLLeagueOne.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
14. "PHOENIX RISING FC SIGNS USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPION, GREG HURST". arizonasports.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
15. Anderson, Jake. "Phoenix Rising signs Scottish forward Greg Hurst to multi-year deal". arizonasports.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.^[permanent dead link‍]
16. "New Mexico United Announces Acquisition of Title-Winning Foward [sic] Greg Hurst in Transfer From Phoenix Rising". newmexicoutd.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
17. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
21. "2020 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
22. "USL League One Announces 2021 All-League Teams". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.