![]() Hughes playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isaac Robert Hughes [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 March 2004||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bolton Wanderers | |||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 42 | (0) |
2023– | Wellington Phoenix | 33 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | New Zealand U20 | 8 | (1) |
2023– | New Zealand U23 | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 August 2023 |
Isaac Robert Hughes (born 25 March 2004) is an English-born, New Zealand footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix.
Hughes played for both the Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra academies before moving to New Zealand at the age of 9. [2] [3]
Hughes made his Wellington Phoenix debut on 27 August 2023 against Melbourne City in the Australia Cup as a second-half substitute. On 13 September 2023, Hughes signed a two-year contract with the first team after captaining the reserves side. [4] [5] [6] After 10 appearances for the Nix and one season, Hughes signed a three-year contract extension with the Wellington Phoenix, committing to the club through until the end of the 2027-28 A-League. [7]
Hughes was selected for the New Zealand U20s in the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship. He made his debut against Cook Islands in the opening game. Hughes scored one goal in the tournament against Tahiti in the semi-finals. Hughes was also called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he started 3 of New Zealand's games. [8] [4]
Hughes made his debut for U23 on 23 March 2023 against China. He was selected in the squad for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament where he made one appearance. [9]
Hughes was selected for the OlyWhites Paris 2024 Olympics squad but did not make an appearance.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2022 | National League | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2023 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
Wellington Phoenix | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Wellington Phoenix | 2024-25 | A-League Men | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
Career total | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 |
New Zealand U20
New Zealand U23
Individual