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Jack Luca Hinshelwood (born 11 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
Hinshelwood joined the youth academy of Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 7, and worked his way up through their youth categories. He debuted with their under-18s in March 2021, and started his scholarship the following season at the age of 16. On 14 April 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2026. He made his senior and professional debut with Brighton & Hove Albion as a late substitute replacing Deniz Undav in a 2–1 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park on 28 May 2023. He made his first start in a 6–1 defeat against Aston Villa on 30 September.
On 6 December 2023, Hinshelwood scored his first career goal in a 2–1 home victory against Brentford.
International career
Hinshelwood is a youth international for England, representing England U18 in 2023.
On 6 September 2023, Hinshelwood made his England U19 debut during a 1-0 defeat to Germany in Oliva.
Personal life
Hinshelwood comes from a family of footballers. His great-grandfather Wally Hinshelwood, his grandfather Paul, his father Adam and his uncles Martin and Danny were all professional footballers.
Playing style
Hinshelwood is a ball-playing central midfielder with great tactical awareness. He can also play centre-back, but best affects games through his ball-distribution and vision which suits his midfield role best. He is an ambidextrous player with a good understanding of the game, who also likes to get forward.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||