Hunt made his professional debut as a substitute for Colin Hendry in the First Division match against Sheffield United on the final day of the 2000–01 regular season, shortly before Bolton Wanderers won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.

[4] His form earned him a four-year contract at Bolton, taking him until the end of the 2010–11 season, which he signed on 30 August 2007.

The departure of Sam Allardyce to Newcastle United and his eventual replacement by Gary Megson saw Hunt fall out of favour at the Reebok Stadium[citation needed] and he joined Championship club Birmingham City on an emergency one-month loan deal as cover for the injured Stuart Parnaby and Stephen Kelly on 3 November 2008.

[10] On 30 July 2010, Hunt signed a two-year deal with Championship club Bristol City.

Hunt made seven appearances in the first two months of the season, and an eighth in a 3–1 loss against Leeds United on 13 November, but that was his last for the club.

[citation needed] At the start of the 2011–12 season, Millen was keen to offload him but received no offers for the player.

[18] A hamstring tear during a pre-season friendly delayed his competitive debut, he played just a few matches before falling out of favour, and he joined Accrington Stanley on loan in January 2013.

[19] On his third appearance, Hunt collided with Plymouth Argyle's Ronan Murray, lost consciousness, and was taken to hospital after ten minutes of treatment on the pitch.

[22] In the January 2016 transfer window, Hunt joined Leyton Orient until the end of the season with an option for a further year.

[33] He was able to return to action at the end of the month, finishing the truncated season with 16 appearances in all competitions,[34] and was released when his contract expired.