Shane Huke (born 2 October 1985) is a retired professional
footballer who last played for
Maidstone United
Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
.
Club career
He began his career with
Peterborough United, and scored his first competitive goal in his career on 25 November 2006, against
Torquay United, a match which Peterborough won 5–2. He moved to
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...
in May 2007.
Huke was regularly strongly linked with several
A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...
clubs in Australia. On 23 January 2009, Huke was released by Dagenham & Redbridge for personal reasons. Dagenham manager,
John Still said he was very sad and disappointed to be losing Huke.
On 25 March 2010, Huke signed for Rushden & Diamonds until the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 17 May 2011, Huke left Rushden & Diamonds to join
Conference South
The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...
side
Dover Athletic on a one-year deal. In May 2012 he signed a new contract with the Kent club.
Huke signed for newly relegated Conference South club
Ebbsfleet United in June 2013.
He eventually left the club in January 2015, to join
Maidstone United
Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
In the summer of 2015, Huke was forced to retire because of a knee injury. He now works as a matchday ambassador for Ebbsfleet United.
Honours
Club
;
Maidstone United
Maidstone United Football Club is a professional football club based in Maidstone, Kent, England. The team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The current club filled the void left by the ol ...
*
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
Premier Division:
2014–15
References
External links
Central Coast Mariners profile
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
Men's association football defenders
English men's footballers
Peterborough United F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
Cambridge City F.C. players
Hornchurch F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Central Coast Mariners FC players
Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Maidstone United F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
A-League Men players