The experienced central defensive midfielder, who can also play in the back four, made the switch from league rivals Lymington Town on the last day of January to return to the club he left seven years ago.
Raised in West Totton, he originally joined the Stags in 2012 and came up through the youth ranks to establish himself as a member of the first team squad before moving on to the Lymington Sports Ground in 2015.
In seven years at Lymington, Hurst made 103 appearances, which included 93 starts, weighing in with 17 goals.
An ACL injury in August 2018 kept him out for just over a year but with a successful surgery and rehabilitation, he returned to action during the 2019/20 season that was ultimately cut short by the pandemic.
After Lymington were granted promotion from the Sydenhams Football League (Wessex) Premier on the basis of points-per-game last season, Hurst took the captain’s armband in the summer.
During the day, Hurst is the head of academy performance analysis at Premier League Southampton, working with teams from the under-9s through to the B team.
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