Jacob Hazel

Chesterfield

Hazel came through the youth system at Chesterfield, where he turned professional in 2012. He made his professional debut on 4 September 2012, in a 2–1 win at home to Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy, replacing Scott Boden in the 64th minute. He made his league debut four days later in a 2–2 draw away to York City. He made his home league debut on 29 September, replacing Craig Westcarr in the 89th minute of a 1–1 draw against Torquay United. It was his final first-team appearance for the club.

Loan spells

During his time at Chesterfield he had a number of loan spells in non-league football. He was sent on a month's loan to Matlock Town in December 2012, and to Workington in March 2013 for the remainder of the season. In June 2013 he joined Norwegian fourth-tier Sprint-Jeløy on loan for six months. He returned to England in late October, and was signed on a month's loan by Derbyshire club Buxton in January 2014. After making five appearances, he was loaned to Bradford Park Avenue until 8 March. His final loan, which included a 24-hour recall clause, was to FC United of Manchester for the remainder of the season.

Later career

He was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2013–14 season. He moved on to Ashton United, before Mickleover Sports manager Glenn Kirkwood got his much-wanted signature in October 2014. After helping them gain promotion to the Northern Premier League, scoring 18 in 32 games, he moved to Frickley…

He was on the bench for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in the two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF second round matches against El Salvador in June 2015. He made his debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly 1–1 draw with Estonia on 20 November 2016, and played twice more in friendlies in 2017. Six years later, he was called up for Saint Kitts and Nevis' squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He started both qualifying matches, wins on penalties against Curaçao and French Guiana that meant his team would play in the tournament proper for the first time in their history, but had been substituted in both before the decisive shoot-out. Grouped with Trinidad and Tobago, USA and Jamaica, Hazel was a second-half substitute in each match; Saint Kitts and Nevis lost all three.

Club

As of match played 12 April 2025

International

As of match played 3 July 2023

His father Des Hazel is a former footballer who played professionally for Sheffield Wednesday, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United and Chesterfield, and represented Saint Kitts and Nevis in international football.