Ronan Hughes

Ronan Hughes (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play for East Kilbride as a midfielder.

Ronan Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2015 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Hamilton Academical 45 (3)
2018–2019 → Stirling Albion (loan) 29 (1)
2020 → Stirling Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 East Kilbride 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Hughes turned professional with Hamilton Academical in January 2015.[1] He had first joined the club at the age of 10,[2] and played for them every youth level.[3] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2016.[4] He moved on loan to Stirling Albion in September 2018.[5]

In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[6] He scored his first goals for Hamilton when he scored twice in a 5-3 defeat to St Johnstone on 17 October 2020.[7]

He returned to Stirling Albion on loan in January 2020.[8]

He was released by Hamilton at the end of his contract in May 2022,[9] signing for East Kilbride in June 2022.[10]

International career

Born in Scotland, and involved in national training squads at under-14 level[11] but never capped for higher age groups, Hughes is also eligible to play for Wales at international level through his father's origins.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2015–16[4] Premiership 2000000020
2016–17[13] 2000200040
2017–18[14] 3010000040
2018–19[15] 0000000000
2019–20[16] 80004000120
2020–20[17] 162101000182
2021–22[18] Championship 141104210203
Total 4533011210605
Stirling Albion (loan) 2018–19[15] League Two 291000000291
Stirling Albion (loan) 2019–20[16] League Two 5000000050
Career total 7943011210946

References
  1. "Lee Lynch Signs, Ronan Hughes turns Pro". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. "Hamilton starlet linked with a move down south". Daily Record. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "Ronan Hughes Joins a good list". Hamilton Academical F.C. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Loan signing". Stirling Albion F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. "Contract Extension News". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical Football Club.
  7. "Hamilton 3-5 St Johnstone". BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. FC, Hamilton Accies (31 January 2020). "Midfielder @ronanhughes6 has moved to Stirling Albion on a temporary transfer until the end of the season".
  9. "Squad Update". 24 May 2022.
  10. McGilvray, Andy (2 June 2022). "Ex-Hamilton Accies star snapped up in trio of East Kilbride signings". Daily Record.
  11. "Booth names under-14 squad for training camp". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. Editor 1, Y. F. S. "Scotland's most exciting football prospects". www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2021.


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