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Greg Hurst

Greg Hurst is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for New Mexico United in the USL Championship.

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Greg Hurst
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)1
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 10
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 87 (23)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:13, 30 October 2025 (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 2019.114

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 2022.1415

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

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 20242
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupa League cupb Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stirling Albion 2014–1517 Scottish League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
St Johnstone 2015–1618 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–1719 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–1820 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–1921 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
St Johnstone U20 2016–1719 — — — 1c 1 1 1
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2016–1719 Scottish League Two 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
East Fife (loan) 2017–1820 Scottish League One 18 5 0 0 0 0 1c 0 19 5
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2017–1820 Scottish League One 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2018–1921 Scottish League Two 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stenhousemuir 2018–1921 Scottish League One 14 2 0 0 0 0 1d 0 15 2
Chattanooga Red Wolves 2019 USL League One 9 2 0 0 — — 9 2
2020 USL League One 12 8 — — — 12 8
Total 21 10 0 0 — 0 0 21 10
Union Omaha 2021 USL League One 28 13 — — 2e 1 30 14
Phoenix Rising 2022 USL Championship 31 6 3 1 — — 34 7
New Mexico United 2023 USL Championship 33 4 3 1 — 1f 0 37 5
2024 USL Championship 33 12 3 1 — 1f 0 37 13
Total 66 16 6 2 — 2 0 74 18
Career total 214 58 11 3 0 0 7 2 232 63
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Scottish League One play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in USL League One Playoffs
  6. Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

Honors

Individual

References

References

  1. "Greg Hurst | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com.
  2. Greg Hurst at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  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.
  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 22 February 2025.
  18. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  19. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  21. "Games played by Greg Hurst in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  22. "2020 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  23. "USL League One Announces 2021 All-League Teams". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.