Junior Hoilett, a sprite hailing from Canada, found his calling in life chasing around a bit of inflated leather. Now 34 years of age, and able to fill a size 23 jersey, he's representing Hibernian on the field, and displaying the grace of a ballet dancer moonlighting in the grittier world of the beautiful game. Elsewhere in the stats department, Hoilett stands at 5ft 8in (1.73m) and weighs in at a sturdy 11st (70kg).
In the summer of 2007, being but a fresh-faced teen, he took a leap into professional football with Paderborn 07 in Germany's 2. Bundesliga. His inaugural season in the world of professional football bore fruit in the form of one league goal from 12 appearances which obviously left spectators in thrilling anticipation.
This potent debut apparently caught the attention of German Bundesliga's St. Pauli, who acquired Hoilett in 2008. In the subsequent 2008 - 2009 season, Hoilett set the field alight, with an astounding six goals from 26 league matches.
He joined Blackburn Rovers in the English Championship in July 2009, culminated in him making 34 league appearances and netting seven goals in the 2011 - 2012 season.
Hoilett then, in July 2012, hopped clubs to Queens Park Rangers, with the rather clandestine transfer fees never coming to light. Little can be said about Hoilett's time with QPR, aside from the fact it was over before you knew it, and he scored only two goals in his first season, and four in his second.
He was briefly without a club in June 2016 until Cardiff City, also in the English Championship, signed him in October. His time with Cardiff City proved moderately interesting, with a tally of seven league goals in the 2019 - 2020 season being the highlight of his performances there.
Reading in England's League One had Hoilett on their payroll briefly in August 2021, but he still managed 27 league appearances in his first season there, resulting in three goals. Not bad, for Hoilett.
In September 2023, Hoilett packed his bags and moved to North American shores, joining Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS where he made seven first team appearances. However, Scottish winds were calling, and Hoilett shuffled over to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership in February 2024. Yet, his penchant for rolling stones didn't stop there. He moved to Hibernian, also in the Scottish Premiership, in August 2024. Even now, his saga at 'Hibs' continues, with 16 first team appearances and two goals in the current 2024 - 2025 season.
And oh, yes, he showed up during the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Hibernian with exactly one start. Ah, the footballer's life. Full of surprises, isn't it?
