Ian Hume

Iain Edward Hume (born on 30 October in 1983) is a Canadian footballer who plays for Spanish club Extremadura UD in Segunda División B.

He began his career at Tranmere Rovers in 1999, and six years later moved to Leicester City for an initial £500,000 fee. Three years later he was signed by Barnsley for £1.2 million, where he suffered a serious head injury in a match against Sheffield United. He 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.

In 2014, he joined Kerala Blasters of the newly formed Indian Super League, and after a brief return to Tranmere, played the ISL's second season with Atlético de Kolkata. In 2016, he became the Indian Super League's all-time top scorer.

Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, but plays internationally for Canada. He debuted for them in 2003, and represented the nation at three CONCACAF Gold Cups.At age 15, Hume turned down the opportunity to represent Scotland at under-16 level, saying that he is more devoted to Canada.^[2]

Hume played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, alongside Atiba Hutchinson and Mike Klukowski among others. He starred for Canada at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored three goals, including the game winner versus Czech Republic. The win over the Czech's qualified Canada for the round of 16, where they eliminated Burkina Faso on a goal by Josh Simpson. In the quarter finals, Hume scored the equaliser in the 53rd minute to send their game against Spain to extra time. Canada eventually bowed out to the Spanish by a 2–1 scoreline. It is Canada's best showing at a FIFA male event.

He made his senior debut for Canada in a February 2003 friendly match against Libya.

Coming on as a substitute in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final versus the United States, he made an immediate impact, making his presence known through a few tough tackles and a remarkable goal, snapping Canada's 705-minute scoring drought in matches versus the United States. Minutes later he kept Canada within a goal's reach courtesy of a goal-line clearance with his heel, to deny Clint Dempsey a goal.

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