Zavon Hines

West Ham United

Hines was born in Jamaica and grew up in the East End of London. He had been playing youth and regular reserve team football for West Ham United before being spotted by Coventry City manager Chris Coleman, playing in a game for the reserves. Hines had been on trial with Bury before he signed on loan for Coventry City on 27 March 2008. He was given first-team squad number 9, and made his first appearance in the 3–1 home defeat of Plymouth Argyle on 29 March. He scored his first goal in his second game for Coventry City on 1 April in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Hines made his first team debut for West Ham United against Macclesfield Town in a League Cup second round match on 27 August, scoring a goal. Hines missed much of the 2008–09 season with a knee injury but signed a new contract in March 2009, keeping him at the club until summer 2010. After playing in pre-season for the 2009–10 season, Hines was in the matchday squad for several matches and had played against Liverpool in September. He scored his first league goal for West Ham when he scored a 93rd-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Aston Villa on 4 November 2009. Hines' 2009–10 season came to an end in January 2010 following an injury to his knee which required surgery. He returned to first-team football, after nearly a year out, on 30 November in a 4–0 win in the League Cup against Manchester United, and went on to make 15 league and cup appearances in the 2010–11 season. In the…

On 10 February 2009, Hines was called into the Jamaica team for their friendly international against Nigeria on 11 February. The game finished 0–0 and Hines did not play. Despite having been selected in a Jamaican squad, on 1 October, Hines was called up for the England under-21 team for a game against the Macedonia under-21 team on 9 October, played at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Hines came on as a second-half substitute, for Theo Walcott, and scored twice on his under-21 debut, in their 6–3 victory.

In 2019, Hines returned to West Ham United as a coach for their under-14 team.

Born in Jamaica, Hines has a British passport.