Sam Hughes (footballer)

Samuel Joseph Hughes (born 15 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Burton Albion.

Sam Hughes
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Hughes[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Place of birth West Kirby, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Chester 64 (8)
2017–2022 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Salford City (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 14 (2)
2021–2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 4 (1)
2022– Burton Albion 52 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:19, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 April 2023
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
Chester 2015–16[8] National League 19210002[lower-alpha 1]0222
2016–17[8] 36310002[lower-alpha 1]0393
Total 555200040615
Leicester City 2017–18[9] Premier League 0000005[lower-alpha 2]151
2018–19[10] 0000000000
2019–20[11] 0000000000
2020–21[12] 0000002[lower-alpha 2]020
2021–22[13] 0000000000
Total 0000007171
Salford City (loan) 2019–20[11] League Two 8000002[lower-alpha 2]0100
Burton Albion 2020–21[12] (loan) League One 142100000152
2021–22[13] 211000000211
2022–23[14] 35310105[lower-alpha 2]0423
Total 706201050786
Career total 13311401018115612
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy.
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Morecambe 2–2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. "Sam Hughes: Burton Albion agree loan deal for Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "Burton 4–2 Charlton". BBC. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Burton Albion sign Harry Chapman, Sam Hughes, Christian Saydee and Matej Kovar". BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. Nigel Powlson (4 May 2023). "Players' Awards 2022/23 - All the Winners". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. "S. Hughes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  12. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  13. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  14. "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

Sam Hughes at Soccerbase

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