Sam Hughes (footballer)

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Sam Hughes
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Hughes[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth West Kirby, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Chester 55 (5)
2015 → Witton Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2022 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Salford City (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 14 (2)
2021–2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 4 (1)
2022– Burton Albion 88 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Joseph Hughes (born 15 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Burton Albion.

Career[edit]

Hughes spent his youth career at West Kirby Wasps FC until the age of 16. Following a trial Hughes joined the Chester academy. He joined Leicester City in July 2017, playing for the side's Development Squad. He joined Salford City on loan in September 2019 and made his league debut on 7 September 2019.[2]

On 9 October 2020, Hughes signed for EFL League One club Burton Albion on loan until January.[3] He made his full debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle.[4] He scored his first goal for Burton in a 4–2 win against Charlton Athletic on 24 November 2020.[5]

Hughes signed permanently for Burton on a two and a half year deal in January 2022.[6] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Hughes was named as Burton's Player of the Year.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chester 2015–16[8][9] National League 19 2 1 0 — 5[a] 3 25 5
2016–17[8] National League 36 3 1 0 — 2[b] 0 39 3
Total 55 5 2 0 0 0 7 3 64 8
Witton Albion (loan) 2015–16[10] NPL Division One North 3 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 5 0
Leicester City 2017–18[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 5[d] 1 5 1
2018–19[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[14] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 2[d] 0 2 0
2021–22[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 1
Salford City (loan) 2019–20[13] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 10 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2020–21[14] League One 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Burton Albion 2021–22[15] League One 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2022–23[16] League One 42 3 1 0 1 0 5[d] 0 49 3
2023–24[17] League One 29 0 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 32 0
Total 106 6 2 0 1 0 8 0 117 6
Career total 172 11 4 0 1 0 26 4 203 15
  1. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in NPL League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Mid Cheshire Cup
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Morecambe 2–2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Sam Hughes: Burton Albion agree loan deal for Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Burton Albion 4–2 Charlton Athletic". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Burton Albion sign Harry Chapman, Sam Hughes, Christian Saydee and Matej Kovar". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Nigel Powlson (4 May 2023). "Players' Awards 2022/23 - All the Winners". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "S. Hughes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1516.asp
  10. ^ https://www.wittonalbionfc.co.uk/a/seasons-archive-20102020-50652.html?page=17
  11. ^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links[edit]

Sam Hughes at Soccerbase

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