Mark Hughes (Northern Ireland footballer)

This article is about the Northern Ireland footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation)

Mark Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Mark Anthony Hughes
Date of birth	16 September 1983 (1983-09-16)
Place of birth	Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Barnet
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2004	→ Northampton Town (loan)	3	(0)
2004–2005	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	27	(0)
2005–2006	Oldham Athletic	33	(1)
2006–2007	Thurrock	?	(?)
2006–2007	→ Chesterfield (loan)	2	(1)
2007	Stevenage Borough	10	(2)
2007–2009	Chester City	69	(4)
2009–	Barnet	107	(5)
National team‡
	Northern Ireland U21	12	(0)
2006–	Northern Ireland	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 14 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:12, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Mark Anthony Hughes (born 16 September 1983 in Dungannon, Northern Ireland), is a footballer, with Barnet.

Playing career

Hughes started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, coming through their youth system and breaking into the reserve side. Mid way through the 2003–04 season he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic where he impressed sufficiently to be signed permanently for a nomimal fee. He played a little over one season at Oldham before new boss John Sheridan decided he was surplus to requirements and terminated his contract.

From Oldham Athletic he moved into the non-League with Thurrock, but was back in the league a few months later, joining League One side Chesterfield agreed to take him on loan. Three months later, he was on the move again, joining Conference National club Stevenage Borough. Hughes struggled to establish himself in a disappointing league campaign for Stevenage and was once again released, with another former Spurs youngster, Stuart Lewis signing for the club.

Hughes joined Chester City after impressing on trial in July and August 2007. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of 2007–08 against his former club Chesterfield and was a regular starter for City for the next 18 months before moving to Barnet in February 2009.

External links

• Mark Hughes career stats at Soccerbase