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Andrew Hughes
Welsh footballer

Andrew Hughes

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Intro
Welsh footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Cardiff, City and County of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Age
32 years
Sports Teams
Newport County A.F.C.
Wales national semi-professional football team
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Andrew Martyn Hughes (born 5 June 1992) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Preston North End.

Career

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.

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. 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.

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

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

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2017
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newport County2010–11Conference Premier10100~~10111
2011–1238020~~70470
2012–1326010~~00270
2013–14League Two262102020312
2014–15161100000171
2010–11250300000280
Newport County141480201001614
Peterborough United2016–17League One391402010461
2017–18110001020140
Peterborough501403030601
Career total1915120501302215
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