Rosie Hughes

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Rosie Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Colwyn Bay, Wales
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 9
Youth career
2008-2010 Everton F.C. (women)
2010-2013 Kimmel Bay F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015?–2018 Llandudno (11+ [1] )
2018–2020 Denbigh 9+ (18+)
2021– Wrexham 62 (108 [2] [3] [4] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Rosie Hughes is a Welsh footballer who plays for Wrexham in the Adran Premier League. She previously played for Llandudno and Denbigh Town. She was the top goalscorer for Llandudno in the league for three years, and the top scorer in the Adran North league from 2021 to 2023.

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Club career

Hughes is from Colwyn Bay, [5] and started playing for her first official football team when she joined Colwyn Bay girls and the age of only 9. She then after Colwyn bay folded, joined Mochdre, and at approx 12 years old, without her mother's guidance found herself following her teammates to play for the youth team. [6] of Kinmel Kinmel Bay U16, making it to the Welsh Cup final with them in the 2011 season and winning the Cup in the 2012 season. [7]

She later joined the Llandudno Ladies, playing in the Welsh Premier Women's League, and was their highest scorer for three seasons. [7] [1]

In 2018 she joined Denbigh Town, playing with them until the 2020 season was cut short. She scored 18 goals for them in the 2019–20 season. [8]

In 2021 she signed for Wrexham, scoring three goals in the opening match against Pwllheli. She went on to lead the Adran North league in goals. [9] In 2022 she again led the league, [10] with 24 goals in 9 appearances, as Wrexham gained promotion to the Adran Premier league.

In the 2023 season, she scored seven goals in the first three games, [11] and 10 in the first 6, leading the league. [12] She scored her 100th goal for Wrexham after 46 total appearances. [13] Hughes finished her first season in the Welsh top-flight with 18 goals across 23 games in league and cup as Wrexham finished third and reached the FAW Women's Cup final.

Personal life

Hughes works at HM Prison Berwyn in Wrexham County, the largest prison in Britain. [14] Her dad died when Rosie was a child.

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References

  1. 1 2 Jones, Dave (2017-04-25). "Women's football: Rosie Hughes ends up top scorer for Llandudno". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Rosie Hughes is your 2021–22 Goalden Girl!". Grassroots North Wales. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ↑ "2022–23 Goalden Girl table". Grassroots North Wales. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ↑ "Rosie Hughes Player Profile". Wrexham AFC. 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  5. ↑ Jones, Dave (2016-01-19). "Rosie Hughes (MBi Llandudno)". North Wales Live. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Goal ace Rosie Hughes stays at Denbigh". Grassroots North Wales. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. 1 2 Jones, Dave (2020-12-10). "Goal machine Rosie Hughes". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  8. ↑ davejones (2020-09-07). "Flashback: When Rosie Hughes netted four in a thumping Tudno victory". Grassroots North Wales | Championing Local Sport | Dave Jones Sportswriter | nwsport.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  9. ↑ "AWARDS | Steve Dale and Rosie Hughes rewarded for excellent season". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  10. ↑ Limegreentangerine (2023-05-22). "Genero Adran North award winners 2022/23". www.adranleagues.cymru. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  11. ↑ Misra, Siôn (2023-10-01). "'Worried' – Wrexham star sends strong warning to Cardiff City". Y Clwb Pêl-droed. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  12. ↑ "Hotshot Hughes is delighted to grab her 100th goal for Wrexham side". The Leader. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  13. ↑ Jones, Dave (2023-10-31). "Rosie Hughes has scored 100 goals for Wrexham". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  14. ↑ "Rosie Hughes: Unlocking defences, locking cell doors" – via www.bbc.com.


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