Stuart Andrew Lovell (born 9 January 1972 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian professional footballer, who played as a striker early in his career, before reverting to a midfield role later in his career.
[2] Lovell was born in Sydney, Australia[3] and spent his childhood in Reading, Berkshire.
[2] He had a penalty kick saved in the playoff final against Bolton Wanderers when Reading were leading 2–0; they eventually lost 4–3 after extra time.
He was capped twice by Australia and was a Hibs first team regular as they finished a creditable third in the SPL and reached the 2000-01 Scottish Cup Final.
He subsequently skippered the club to their only major trophy to date, the Scottish League Cup in 2004.