Matty Hughes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Fylde | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012 | Golborne Sports | ||
| 2012–2014 | Skelmersdale United | 50 | (20) |
| 2014–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chester (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Chester (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | AFC Fylde | 25 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:44, 11 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Matthew "Matty" Hughes (born 17 July 1992) is an English footballer who plays for AFC Fylde.
Career
Hughes began his career playing at the Everton academy until he was released in 2012. He played amateur football with Golborne Sports becoming top goal scorer in half a season before joining Skelmersdale United in November 2012. He impressed for the Northern Premier League side and became a prolific goalscorer which earned him a move to Fleetwood Town in January 2014.[2] He made his Football League debut on 22 February 2014 in a 1–0 defeat away at Mansfield Town.[3] He spent two loan spells with Chester during the 2014–15 season, making 26 appearances.[4] At the end of the season, Fleetwood Town announced that they would not be renewing Hughes' contract.[4]
On 30 May 2015, AFC Fylde announced they had signed Hughes on a 2 year contract.[5]
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mattyhughes22/status/583234508419411968
- ↑ "Transfer window: Fleetwood sign Skelmersdale's Matty Hughes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mansfield 1-0 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- 1 2 Green, Jim (10 May 2015). "Matty Hughes open to Chester FC return but Football League a big lure". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.afcfylde.co.uk/striker-matty-hughes-signs/
External links
- Matty Hughes career statistics at Soccerbase
- Matty Hughes profile at Soccerway