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Andrew Martyn Hughes (born 5 June 1992) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Preston North End.[3]

Andrew Hughes
Hughes playing for Newport County in 2014
Personal information
Full name Andrew Martyn Hughes[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2008 Newport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 Newport County 141 (4)
2016–2018 Peterborough United 82 (3)
2018– Preston North End 211 (7)
International career
2012 Wales Semi-Pro, U18s & U23s 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Newport County

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Hughes was a part of the Cardiff City youth system, joining them at the age of 7 before being released at aged 15. Hughes then joined the Newport County Academy and made his Newport County senior debut at the age of 16 on 10 December 2008 in the Conference South league.

In the 2011–12 season Hughes played 44 games, more than any other County player that season. He also won County's Young player of the Year award.

On 12 May 2012 Hughes played for Newport County in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City.

In the 2012–13 season he was part of the Newport team that finished 3rd in the league, reaching the Conference National playoffs. Newport County won the playoff final versus Wrexham at Wembley Stadium 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to Football League Two.[4]

Hughes made his League Cup debut in Newport's 1st round 3–1 win at Brighton on 6 August 2013 as a second-half substitute for the injured Byron Anthony. He made his Football League debut for Newport in League Two versus Northampton Town on 10 August 2013.[5] He scored his first Football League goal in a 1–1 draw with Scunthorpe United on 31 August 2013. Hughes signed a new deal with the club on 23 October 2013 to the end of the 2014–15 season which was further extended in the summer of 2015 to the end of the 2015–16 season.

Peterborough United

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Hughes was offered a new contract by Newport County at the end of the 2015–16 season but chose to move on to EFL League One club Peterborough United on a two-year deal.[6]

Preston North End

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On 21 June 2018, Hughes joined EFL Championship club Preston North End on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 loss against West Bromwich Albion on 29 September 2018.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 May 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
Newport County 2010–11[10] Conference Premier 10 1 0 0 ~ ~ 1[a] 0 11 1
2011–12[11] Conference Premier 38 0 2 0 ~ ~ 7[a] 0 47 0
2012–13[12] Conference Premier 26 0 1 0 ~ ~ 0 0 27 0
2013–14[13] League Two 26 2 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 31 2
2014–15[14] League Two 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2015–16[15] League Two 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Total 141 4 8 0 2 0 10 0 161 4
Peterborough United 2016–17[16] League One 39 1 4 0 2 0 1[c] 0 46 1
2017–18[17] League One 43 2 6 1 1 0 6[c] 0 56 2
Total 82 3 10 1 3 0 7 0 102 4
Preston North End 2018–19[18] Championship 32 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 34 4
2019–20[19] Championship 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
2020–21[20] Championship 34 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 36 0
2021–22[21] Championship 40 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 44 2
2022–23[22] Championship 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 2
2023–24[23] Championship 39 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 41 1
Total 203 7 5 1 7 1 0 0 215 9
Career total 426 14 23 1 12 1 17 0 478 16
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Andrew Hughes". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Preston North End Sign Andrew Hughes From Peterborough United". pnefc.net. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ^ Hughes, Dewi (5 May 2013). "Wrexham 0–2 Newport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hughes debut
  6. ^ "Ryan Tafazolli & Andrew Hughes join Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Andrew Hughes: Preston sign Peterborough defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Hughes Makes Championship Move". ThePosh.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Preston 2-3 West Brom". BBC Sport. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ^ "Games played by Andrew Hughes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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