Sam Hughes (footballer)

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Sam Hughes
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Sam Hughes in action for Stockport County
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Hughes [1]
Date of birth (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth West Kirby, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Peterborough United
(on loan from Stockport County)
Number 25
Youth career
–2015 Chester
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Chester 55 (5)
2015 → Witton Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2022 Leicester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Salford City (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 14 (2)
2021–2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2024 Burton Albion 88 (3)
2024– Stockport County 8 (0)
2025– → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Samuel Joseph Hughes (born 15 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One side Peterborough United on loan from EFL League One club Stockport County.

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Career

Hughes spent his youth career at West Kirby Wasps FC until the age of 16. Following a trial Hughes joined the Chester academy. He joined Leicester City in July 2017, playing for the side's Development Squad. He joined Salford City on loan in September 2019 and made his league debut on 7 September 2019. [2]

On 9 October 2020, Hughes signed for EFL League One club Burton Albion on loan until January. [3] He made his full debut the following day in a 2–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle. [4] He scored his first goal for Burton in a 4–2 win against Charlton Athletic on 24 November 2020. [5]

Hughes signed permanently for Burton on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January 2022. [6] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Hughes was named as Burton's Player of the Year. [7]

On 1 July 2024, it was announced that Hughes had signed for League One club Stockport County on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal. [8]

On 16 January 2025, Hughes joined Peterborough United on a loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chester 2015–16 [10] [11] National League 19210—5 [a] 3255
2016–17 [10] National League36310—2 [b] 0393
Total555200073648
Witton Albion (loan) 2015–16 [12] NPL Division One North 3000002 [c] 050
Leicester City 2017–18 [13] Premier League 0000005 [d] 151
2018–19 [14] Premier League0000000000
2019–20 [15] Premier League0000000000
2020–21 [16] Premier League00—002 [d] 020
2021–22 [17] Premier League0000000000
Total0000007171
Salford City (loan) 2019–20 [15] League Two 8000002 [d] 0100
Burton Albion (loan) 2020–21 [16] League One 142100000152
Burton Albion 2021–22 [17] League One211000000211
2022–23 [18] League One42310105 [d] 0493
2023–24 [19] League One29000003 [d] 0320
Total10662010801176
Stockport County 2024–25 [20] League One8010103 [d] 0130
Peterborough United (loan) 2024–25 [20] League One10———10
Career total18111502029421715
  1. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and three goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in NPL League Challenge Cup, one appearance in Mid Cheshire Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Morecambe 2–2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sam Hughes: Burton Albion agree loan deal for Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Burton Albion 4–2 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Burton Albion sign Harry Chapman, Sam Hughes, Christian Saydee and Matej Kovar". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. 1 2 Nigel Powlson (4 May 2023). "Players' Awards 2022/23 - All the Winners". Burton Albion FC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Stockport sign Burton defender Hughes". BBC Sport. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Posh Secure Loan Signing Of Hughes". Peterborough United Official Site. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. 1 2 "S. Hughes". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "First Team Statistics 2015/16".
  12. ↑ "2015-16 Players Records".
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Hughes in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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