1. Iain Edward Hume was born on 30 October 1983 and is a Canadian soccer manager and former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
32 Facts About Iain Hume
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Iain Hume later played for Preston North End, and was loaned to Doncaster Rovers and Fleetwood Town, where he won League One and the League Two play-offs respectively.
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Iain Hume then played for FC Pune City next season in ISL.
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Iain Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but played internationally for Canada.
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Iain Hume debuted for them in 2003 and represented the nation at three CONCACAF Gold Cups.
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Iain Hume was bought as a direct replacement for David Connolly who moved to Wigan the same day.
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Iain Hume put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal after leaving Tranmere where he made 176 appearances, scoring 37 goals.
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Iain Hume finished his first season with the Foxes with 9 goals from 37 games, including one each in three consecutive matches in February 2006.
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Iain Hume signed a new three-year deal on 5 June 2007 to stay at the club.
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Iain Hume was sent off on his home debut eight days later, a loss by the same score to Coventry City at Oakwell.
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On 8 November 2008, Iain Hume sustained a fractured skull and internal bleeding following an elbow to the head, prior to challenging for the ball, from Chris Morgan against Sheffield United.
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Iain Hume was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, and underwent surgery.
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Iain Hume was left with an 18-inch horseshoe-shaped scar and cognitive difficulties.
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Iain Hume joined Preston North End on 17 September 2010, on a three-month loan.
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Iain Hume moved to Preston in the January 2011 transfer window for an undisclosed fee.
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Iain Hume led the team with 12 goals in the Championship and became the first player from Preston following relegation to come out publicly committing himself to the team for the following season.
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On 31 August 2012, Iain Hume signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan until January 2013, a deal that was extended till the end of the season.
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On 20 March 2014, Iain Hume joined League Two side Fleetwood Town until the end of the season.
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On 21 August 2014, Iain Hume was drafted by the Kerala Blasters of the newly founded Indian Super League, joining Player-Manager David James and Michael Chopra at the club.
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On 29 January 2015, Iain Hume signed a six-month contract with his first club Tranmere Rovers, now in League Two.
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Iain Hume returned for the second season of the Indian Super League on 5 June 2015, when he signed for Atletico de Kolkata.
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On 8 February 2016, Iain Hume signed with SD Ponferradina of Spain's Segunda Division until the end of the season.
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Iain Hume played seven times for the team from Castile and Leon, who ended up relegated.
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On 13 June 2016 it was announced that Iain Hume was retained by Atletico de Kolkata and would be returning to the side for the 2016 season.
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On 1 February 2017, Iain Hume returned to Spain, joining Segunda Division B club Extremadura UD for the remainder of the season.
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At age 15, Iain Hume turned down the opportunity to represent Scotland at under-16 level, saying that he is more devoted to Canada.
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Iain Hume played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others.
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Iain Hume starred for Canada at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Iain Hume scored three goals, including the game winner versus Czech Republic.
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Iain Hume made his senior debut for Canada in a February 2003 friendly match against Libya.
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Iain Hume idolised Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Robertson as a child.
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Iain Hume will be the guest head coach for the Woodstock FC Premier Stallions and assist with the Division 2 Stallions.