Blaine Hughes

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Blaine Hughes
Personal information
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1995/1996
Club(s)
YearsClub
Carrickcruppen
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2017–
Armagh

Blaine Hughes (born 1995/1996) [1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Carrickcruppen club [1] and at senior level for the Armagh county team. [2] [3]

Hughes made his senior championship debut in 2017, then established himself as first choice goalkeeper. [4] He played in the opening three matches of 2022 National League, but lost his place in the team after that. [4] [1]

He was given a one-match penalty for "behaving dangerously towards an opponent" during the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Galway, even though he did not play during the game. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In late-2022, Hughes opted out of inter-county football to focus on the business he co-owns, H&G Performance. [4] Hughes returned at the start of 2024 after an injury to the other goalkeeper. [4] [9] [10]

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