Aaron Hughes

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Aaron Hughes
Aaron Hughes 2012.jpg
Hughes playing for Northern Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name Aaron William Hughes
Date of birth (1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 33)
Place of birth Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Fulham
Number 18
Youth career
1996–1997 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2005 Newcastle United 205 (4)
2005–2007 Aston Villa 54 (0)
2007– Fulham 181 (1)
National team‡
1998– Northern Ireland 86 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:50, 02 February 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:28, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Aaron William Hughes (born 8 November 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually deployed in a centre half position for his club and country, and was the Northern Ireland captain until his initial retirement in 2011. Hughes is renowned for his disciplined defending, as he holds a record of making over 400 Premier League appearances without getting sent off, which is the third most in the history of the league.[2]

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Club career [edit]

Newcastle United [edit]

Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Hughes came through the Newcastle United ranks to become a regular in the Newcastle starting eleven. He made his first team début in the Camp Nou in a match between Newcastle and Barcelona on 26 November 1997. His league début came against Sheffield Wednesday later in the same season. His first team appearances after this were few and far between, yet he had established himself in the team by the 1999–2000 season. During his time on Tyneside, Hughes appeared 279 times for the Magpies in all competitions and scored seven goals. He held the record as the Magpies' youngest debutant in European competition until it was broken by Andy Carroll in November 2006.

Hughes was awarded the number 18 shirt by Ruud Gullit at the start of the 1999–2000 season while at Newcastle. Since then he has never worn another number at club level. Even at international level he has worn the number since 2002.

Aston Villa [edit]

On 20 May 2005, Hughes was sold to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa for a fee of £1m.[3] During his time in the West Midlands, he made 64 appearances in all competitions for his club.

Fulham [edit]

Aaron Hughes in UEFA Europa League match against Amkar Perm

On 27 June 2007, Hughes was announced as a new signing for Premier League side Fulham.

Hughes was quoted as saying "I’m delighted to be joining Fulham and am looking forward to working with Lawrie Sanchez at club level. I enjoyed my time at Aston Villa but when this opportunity presented itself I had no hesitation in coming to discuss the Manager’s ambitions for the Club, which obviously were of great interest to me. I’m happy to have signed before the start of pre-season, which gives me the opportunity of being with the lads on day one, when we come back to training next week."[4] He took the captain's armband in the absence of Brian McBride and latterly, Danny Murphy. On 4 December 2009, Hughes signed a new deal with the club which will see the Northern Ireland captain remain at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2013.

He scored his first goal for Fulham on 26 December 2010, against West Ham United at Craven Cottage,[5] and his second goal came against Dnipro in the Europa League on 18 August 2011.[6]

On 14 September 2012, Hughes signed a one-year contract extension with Fulham, keeping him at the club until 2014.[7]

International career [edit]

Hughes made his debut for Northern Ireland on 25 March 1998, against Slovakia.[8] He first captained his country on 17 April 2002, against Spain in Belfast. He was the regular captain from 2003 until his retirement in 2011, leading the team in notable wins over England, Spain and Sweden. With Hughes injured, Fulham teammate Chris Baird was given the honour of captaining Northern Ireland for Nigel Worthington's first games as manager. Hughes scored his first and only international goal, thirteen and a half years and 77 caps after his début, against the Faroe Islands on 10 August 2011.[8] Hughes announced his retirement from international football in September 2011.[8] Injury meant that he could not play in the final Euro 2012 qualifying matches, ending his international career after 79 caps.[9] On 19 February 2012, Hughes announced his return to international football.[10]

International goals [edit]

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 August 2011 Windsor Park, Belfast  Faroe Islands 1–0 4–0 Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours [edit]

Career statistics [edit]

Club [edit]

[11]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1996–97 Newcastle United Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997–98 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
1998–99 14 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
1999–00 27 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 34 2
2000–01 35 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 40 0
2001–02 34 0 5 1 3 0 6 2 48 3
2002–03 35 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 48 1
2003–04 34 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 47 0
2004–05 22 1 2 0 2 0 10 0 36 1
Newcastle United Total 205 4 19 1 10 0 44 2 278 7
2005–06 Aston Villa Premier League 35 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 41 0
2006–07 19 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
Aston Villa Total 54 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 64 0
2007–08 Fulham Premier League 30 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 0
2008–09 38 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 44 0
2009–10 34 0 5 0 0 0 17 0 56 0
2010–11 38 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 43 1
2011–12 18 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 29 1
2012–13 23 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 27 1
Fulham Total 181 1 18 1 5 0 27 1 231 3
Career total 440 5 42 2 20 0 71 3 573 10
As of 19:44, 09 February 2013 (UTC)

2011–12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25 August 2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.

International [edit]

[12][13][14]

Northern Ireland national team
Year Apps Goals
1998 5 0
1999 5 0
2000 6 0
2001 6 0
2002 4 0
2003 8 0
2004 6 0
2005 5 0
2006 5 0
2007 6 0
2008 6 0
2009 8 0
2010 4 0
2011 4 1
2012 5 0
2013 2 0
Unknown 1 0
Total 86 1
As of 21:28, 27 March 2013 (up to and including match vs Israel).

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Records on the cards". Skysports.com. 
  3. ^ "Hughes completes switch to Villa". BBC News. 20 May 2005. 
  4. ^ "NI skipper Hughes in Fulham move". BBC News. 27 June 2007. 
  5. ^ "Fulham 1 – 3 West Ham". BBC. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2012. 
  6. ^ "Fulham 3 – 0 Dnipro". BBC. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012. 
  7. ^ "Aaron's Extension". Fulham FC. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  8. ^ a b c "NI skipper Aaron Hughes retires from international duty". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Aaron Hughes ruled out of Northern Ireland qualifiers". BBC Sport (BBC). 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Hughes Announcement". Fulham FC. Retrieved 19 February 2012. 
  11. ^ "Aaron Hughes Career Stats". Soccerbase. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009. 
  12. ^ ".. Player – Aaron Hughes". National Football Teams. 
  13. ^ Posted by jcd (5 January 2007). "NIFG: Aaron Hughes". Nifootball.blogspot.com. 
  14. ^ "Aaron Hughes". Irishfa.com. 

External links [edit]

Fulham F.C. – current squad
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