Sam Hughes (footballer)

Sam Hughes
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Joseph Hughes
Date of birth	15 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	West Kirby, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Stockport County
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2015	Chester
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Chester
2015	→ Witton Albion (loan)
2017–2022	Leicester City
2019–2020	→ Salford City (loan)
2020	→ Burton Albion (loan)
2021–2022	→ Burton Albion (loan)
2022–2024	Burton Albion
2024–	Stockport County
	*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 EFL League One club Stockport County.

Career

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]

On 1 July 2024, it was announced that Hughes had signed for League One club Stockport County on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chester	2015–16^[9]^[10]	National League	19	2	1	0	—		5^[a]	3	25	5
	2016–17^[9]	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^[11]	NPL Division One North	3	0	0	0	0	0	2^[c]	0	5	0
Leicester City	2017–18^[12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	5^[d]	1	5	1
	2018–19^[13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20^[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21^[15]	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	2^[d]	0	2	0
	2021–22^[16]	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^[14]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	2^[d]	0	10	0
Burton Albion (loan)	2020–21^[15]	League One	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Burton Albion	2021–22^[16]	League One	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2022–23^[17]	League One	42	3	1	0	1	0	5^[d]	0	49	3
	2023–24^[18]	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

^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
^ One appearance in NPL League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Mid Cheshire Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

Burton Albion Player of the Year: 2022–23^[7]

References

^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "Morecambe 2–2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
^ "Sam Hughes: Burton Albion agree loan deal for Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ "Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Burton Albion 4–2 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Burton Albion sign Harry Chapman, Sam Hughes, Christian Saydee and Matej Kovar". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Nigel Powlson (4 May 2023). "Players' Awards 2022/23 - All the Winners". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "Stockport sign Burton defender Hughes". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "S. Hughes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "First Team Statistics 2015/16".
^ "2015-16 Players Records".
^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links

Sam Hughes at Soccerbase

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