Desmond St. Lloyd Hazel (born 15 July 1967) is a former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Playing career

Club career

Born in

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, Hazel played with the youth team of

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

and made his senior debut for them in October 1986. Hazel made a total of 274 appearances in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for Sheffield Wednesday,

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

and Chesterfield. He later played in Australia for Joondalup City, and also went on trial with

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

in August 1997. After having issues with his visa, Hazel returned to England to play non-League football for

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is an area in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-west ...

International career

Hazel represented

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Less ...

at international football. He received his first call-up in March 1998, alongside a number of fellow English-born players - Andy Watson, Kevin Francis and Bobby Bowry. Hazel made his international debut in 2000, and earned four caps that year.

Coaching career

Hazel worked as the Head of Youth Development at

FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League (division), National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replac ...

. He was previously the head coach of the

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replaced Halifax Town, who went i ...

School of Excellence, before becoming their youth team coach in July 2006. Hazel has also coached at

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

and

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

. He later worked for

Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club, sometimes abbreviated as BPA AFC, is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in , at the eighth tier of the English football league ...

as an academy coach from October 2019, leaving that role in May 2020.

Personal life

His son

Jacob Hazel Jacob Louis Hazel (born 15 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Boston United and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. He began his career as a youngster with Chesterfield, with whom he made his Footba ...

is a footballer who also played at professional level for Chesterfield.

References

1967 births Living people Footballers from Bradford English men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Perth RedStar FC players Guiseley A.F.C. players English Football League players English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Men's association football wingers Halifax Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff FC Halifax Town non-playing staff Bradford City A.F.C. non-playing staff Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. non-playing staff {{SaintKittsNevis-footy-bio-stub