Regan Newman Slater (born 11 September 1999) is an English professional

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who plays for

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Slater is a graduate of the

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games a ...

academy. He further progressed to captain the youth side. In November 2016, Slater made his first team debut against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

; scoring a goal in the 4–2 victory and becoming the youngest footballer to achieve this feat for the club. On 28 December 2016, Slater was promoted to the senior team; penning a deal which would keep him at the club till 2020. On 16 December 2017, Slater made his league debut, replacing Samir Carruthers in a 1–0 defeat against

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. In January 2018, he made an appearance against

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...

in the

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; where his tackle against

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was later said by manager

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to be his "personal highlight" of the match. On 20 July 2018, Slater was loaned out to

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club

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

on a one-year deal. He scored his first two goals for the club in a 4–0 win over

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

in November 2018. On 27 July 2019, Slater signed a season-long loan with

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

, the same day scoring on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Lincoln City. On 30 September 2020, Slater signed a season-long loan with

. He made his debut on 3 October 2020 in the home win to

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park ...

. On 27 October 2020, he came off the bench in a triple-substitution, away to

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and scored the second goal for Hull in a 3–1 win. On 27 January 2022, Slater returned to the Hull City after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 2 May 2023, Slater received both the Player's Player and Supporter's Player of the Year awards following his strong

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campaign. On 21 June 2023, Slater signed a new three-year deal with Hull City.

Career statistics

Honours

Hull City * EFL League One:

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Individual *

Player's Player of the Year:

Supporter's Player of the Year:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Slater, Regan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Sheffield United F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players