Aaron Hughes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron William Hughes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 8 November 1979||
Place of birth | Cookstown, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1998 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2005 | Newcastle United | 205 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Aston Villa | 54 | (0) |
2007–2014 | Fulham | 196 | (1) |
2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Melbourne City | 6 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Kerala Blasters | 11 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Heart of Midlothian | 32 | (0) |
Total | 525 | (7) | |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U18 | 5 | (1) | |
1997–1998 | Northern Ireland B | 2 | (0) |
1998–2018 | Northern Ireland | 112 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aaron William Hughes MBE (born 8 November 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Hughes played mainly at centre back, but was also used at right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is renowned for his disciplined defending, having made 455 Premier League appearances without getting sent off, which is the second-most in the history of the league, behind only Ryan Giggs.[3][4][5]
He began his career with
Hughes made his full international debut aged 18 in 1998 and has earned 112 caps for Northern Ireland, the third most in the nation's history, behind Steven Davis and goalkeeper Pat Jennings. He captained the national team from 2003 up to international retirement in 2011, but returned to the team the following year and was included in their squad for UEFA Euro 2016.
Club career
Newcastle United
Born in
He established himself in the team in the
Before the
Aston Villa
On 20 May 2005, Hughes was sold to fellow Premier League side
Fulham
On 27 June 2007, Hughes was announced as a new signing for Premier League side
He scored his first goal for Fulham on 26 December 2010, heading a
On 14 September 2012, Hughes signed a one-year contract extension with Fulham, keeping him at the club until 2014.
Queens Park Rangers
After 17 appearances for Fulham earlier in the season, on 31 January 2014, Hughes joined
He started on the bench a day later when the side drew 3–3 against
Brighton & Hove Albion
Following his release from QPR, Hughes signed a one-year contract with fellow Championship side
Melbourne City
On 13 July 2015, it was announced that Hughes had signed a one-year contract for
Kerala Blasters
On 28 July 2016, it was announced that Hughes would join the
Heart of Midlothian
Hughes signed for
Hughes retired from football in June 2019, aged 39.[42]
International career
Hughes made his debut for
He announced his retirement from international football in September 2011;[43] injury meant that he could not play in the final Euro 2012 qualifying matches, so he retired on 79 caps.[44] On 19 February 2012, Hughes announced his return to international football,[45] and ten days later played in Michael O'Neill's first match as manager, a 3–0 home friendly defeat to Norway.[46] On 31 May 2015, Hughes earned his 96th cap by captaining the team to a 1–1 friendly draw against Qatar at Gresty Road in Crewe, surpassing his former teammate David Healy to become Northern Ireland's most capped outfield player of all time, and second overall to goalkeeper Pat Jennings.[27]
Ahead of UEFA Euro 2016, Hughes became the first Northern Irish outfield player to earn 100 caps when he came on as a 30th-minute substitute for the injured Craig Cathcart in a goalless friendly away to Slovakia on 4 June.[47] Twelve days later, he made his tournament debut at the age of 36, marking Yevhen Konoplyanka in a 2–0 win over Ukraine in Lyon.[48]
Personal life
Hughes is married to Samantha, with whom he has two daughters. He has a younger brother, Ian, who is a competitive field hockey player.[49]
Hughes was appointed
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 1996–97[51] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997–98[52] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
1998–99[53] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
1999–2000[54]
|
Premier League | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
2000–01[55]
|
Premier League | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
2001–02[56]
|
Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 48 | 3 | |
2002–03[57]
|
Premier League | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
2003–04[58]
|
Premier League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2004–05[59]
|
Premier League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
Total | 205 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 278 | 7 | ||
Aston Villa | 2005–06[60] | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
2006–07[61] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
Fulham | 2007–08[62] | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2008–09[63] | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2009–10[64] | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17[e] | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
2010–11[65] | Premier League | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
2011–12[66] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[e] | 1 | 29 | 1 | |
2012–13[67] | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2013–14[68] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 196 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 250 | 3 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 2013–14[68] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2014–15[69] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Melbourne City | 2015–16[70] | A-League
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Kerala Blasters
|
2016[66] | Indian Super League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17[71] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2017–18[72] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2018–19[66] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Career total | 525 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 675 | 12 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- UEFA Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 1998 | 5 | 0 |
1999 | 5 | 0 | |
2000 | 6 | 0 | |
2001 | 6 | 0 | |
2002 | 4 | 0 | |
2003 | 8 | 0 | |
2004 | 6 | 0 | |
2005 | 6 | 0 | |
2006 | 5 | 0 | |
2007 | 6 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
2009 | 8 | 0 | |
2010 | 4 | 0 | |
2011 | 4 | 1 | |
2012 | 5 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
2014 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 8 | 0 | |
2017 | 5 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 1 |
See also
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External links
- Aaron Hughes at Soccerbase
- Profile at Irish FA
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Preceded by | Kerala Blasters FC Captain 2016 |
Succeeded by |