Rhys Hughes (footballer)

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Rhys Hughes
Personal information
Full name Rhys Alex Hughes
Date of birth (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton
(on loan from Tranmere Rovers)
Youth career
2008–2020 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Everton 0 (0)
2022– Tranmere Rovers 18 (1)
2023 → Chester (loan) 10 (2)
2023– → Curzon Ashton (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 Wales U17 3 (0)
2019 Wales U19 1 (0)
2020 Wales U20 1 (0)
2021–2022 Wales U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Rhys Alex Hughes (born 21 September 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Curzon Ashton on loan from EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

Club career

Everton

Hughes joined the Academy at Everton at the age of six. He moved into club digs at the age of fourteen, though still managed to go on to achieve four A and four A* grades at GCSE.[2] He signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract in January 2020, and scored three goals and provided six assists from fifteen league games for the under-18 team during the 2019–20 season.[3] He was promoted to the under-23 team at the end of the campaign; Hughes stated that "with Unsy, [assistant manager] John Ebbrell and [Under-23s coach] Franny Jeffers, it’s a really good place to improve".[4] He was named as the Keith Tamlin Award winner, an award which "represents all that is best in the Everton Youth Academy".[5] He was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for January 2021, having scored in a 1–1 draw with Liverpool U23.[6] However he was not offered a new contract when his deal expired in summer 2022.[7]

Tranmere Rovers

On 21 June 2022, Hughes signed a two-year contract with EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.[8] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Lee O'Connor in a 2–2 draw at Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup.[9] He scored his first career goal at Prenton Park on 4 October, in a 5–3 defeat to Leeds United U23 in the EFL Trophy.[10]

In January 2023, he joined National League North promotion challengers Chester on an initial 28-day loan.[11]

On 17 November 2023, Hughes joined National League North club Curzon Ashton on an initial one-month loan deal.[12]

Style of play

Hughes is a midfielder with an excellent passing range and close ball control skills.[4] David Unsworth described him as "an outstanding footballer with great technique and a great set-ball delivery".[13]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton U23 2021–22[14] – – – – – – – 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Tranmere Rovers 2022–23[15] EFL League Two 9 0 0 0 1 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 1 14 1
Chester (loan) 2022–23[16] National League North 10 2 0 0 — 0 0 10 2
Career total 19 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 25 3
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Includes appearance/s in the EFL Trophy

References

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  16. ↑ Rhys Hughes at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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