Iain Hume

Football player infobox
playername = Iain Hume


fullname = Iain Edward Hume
nickname =
position = Striker
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|10|30
cityofbirth = Edinburgh
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Barnsley
clubnumber = 7
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2005 2005–2008 2008–
clubs = Tranmere Rovers Leicester City Barnsley
caps(goals) = 149 0(32)
122 0(33)
009 00(3)
nationalyears = 2001-2003
2003–
nationalteam = Canada U20
Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 018 00(7)
021 00(2)
pcupdate = 15:06, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 14:26, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Iain Edward Hume (born October 30, 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Canadian football player. On June 25 2008, it was announced that Hume had been signed for £1.2m on a 3 year contract by Barnsley.

Hume, who was linked with moves to Preston and Sheffield Wednesday prior to signing for Leicester, helped his previous club, Tranmere claim the scalp of Bolton Wanderers in an FA Cup campaign. He scored the winner in a replay at the Reebok Stadium as Tranmere went on to reach the quarter finals in 2004.

Leicester City

Signed on transfer deadline day at the end of August 2005, striker Hume became Craig Levein's most expensive signing in his first year as manager. The 22-year-old was born in Edinburgh but plays his international football for Canada and has been tracked by Levein for some time. He was bought as a direct replacement for David Connolly who moved to Wigan the same day.

Hume put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal after leaving Tranmere Rovers where he made 176 appearances, scoring 37 goals. His best season for Tranmere was during the 2004-05 campaign where he finished top scorer with 16 goals. He made his debut there at the age of 16 and Levein said: "He is a young player and fits into the profile of the squad. I am excited that we managed to capture him ahead of other interested clubs. He is a player that we have been watching for some time now but we always thought he was out of our price range."

The fee for Hume was an initial £500,000 that could rise to £750,000. He progressed through the youth ranks at Tranmere and spent the last 18 months of his career at Prenton Park under the guidance of former City boss Brian Little. Hume said:

Hume signed a new 3 year deal on June 5, 2007 to stay at the club. [ [http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1032624,00.html Hitman Hume signs new deal] ] He scored his first goal of the 2007/08 season against Watford on August 25, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6952795.stm Leicester 4-1 Watford] , BBC Sport 2007-08-25. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.] and was named in the Championship Team of the Week two days later. [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/4a/79/0,,10794~96586,00.pngTeam of the Week] , Football League 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.] The goal was voted Goal of the Season on April 28, 2008. [http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1300731,00.html]

Despite scoring a goal in his 100th match for Leicester on December 11, his team still lost 3-1 to Ipswich. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7136535.stm Ipswich 3-1 Leicester City] , BBC Sport 2007-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.] Hume scored his 30th goal for Leicester on 16 February 2008, beating fc|Norwich City 4-0.cite news | title = Leicester 4-0 Norwich | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/7248818.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2008-02-16 | accessdate = 2008-02-17] He was top goalscorer of the season with 11 goals as Leicester were relegated to League One. He later announced he would stay at Leicester for their League 1 season.

Barnsley

On June 25, Barnsley secured the £1.2m signing of Hume [ [http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1330256,00.html Hume signs for Barnsley] ] and he soon signalled his intent to live up to the price tag he had been signed for. He was recently handed the new number 7 shirt, taking the number from Sam Togwell. On the opening day of the season, Hume scored just five minutes into his Barnsley debut away to Queens Park Rangers, however Barnsley lost the game 2-1.

Hume was sent off on his home debut for Barnsley, a 2-1 defeat to Coventry City on 16th August 2008.

Hume then scored his second goal for Barnsley infront of the Oakwell crowd with a stunning strike against Derby County. He then scored the 4th of Barnsley's 4-1 win over local rivals Doncaster Rovers, also at Oakwell, with a curling 30yard strike past Neil Sullivan.

International

He has represented Canada 21 times and scored 2 goals. Coming on as a substitute in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final versus the United States, he made an immediate impact, making his presence known through a few tough tackles and a remarkable goal, snapping Canada's 705-minute scoring drought versus the United States. Minutes later he kept Canada within a goal's reach courtesy of an unbelievable goal-line clearance with his heel, to deny Clint Dempsey an apparent goal.

Hume was also part of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship Quarter-finalists squad for Canada where he scored three goals and was voted player of the tournament.

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