Harry McHugh

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Harry McHugh
Personal information
Full name Harry McHugh [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wigan Athletic
Number 21
Youth career
Everton
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Wigan Athletic 3 (0)
2022Chester (loan) 2 (0)
2024Ayr United (loan) 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Harry McHugh (born 14 October 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Early life

McHugh was born in Liverpool. [3]

Career

After a spell with Everton, McHugh joined Wigan Athletic's academy at under-13 level. [4] He signed a two-year scholarship in 2019. [4] McHugh made his debut for Wigan Athletic on 8 November 2020 as a substitute in a 3–2 FA Cup defeat to Chorley, [5] [6] and made his first senior start in their following match, a 2–2 draw with Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy 11 November 2020. [6] He scored his first goal for the club in that match, a 25-yard finish in first-half stoppage time. [6] [7] His first league appearance came as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Bristol Rovers on 24 November 2020. [8]

On 8 September 2022, McHugh signed for National League North club Chester on an initial 28-day loan. [9]

On 1 February 2024, McHugh joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan until the end of the season. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wigan Athletic 2020–21 [11] League One 1010001 [lower-alpha 1] 131
2021–22 [12] League One0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2022–23 [13] Championship 00001010
2023–24 [14] League One2010003 [lower-alpha 1] 161
Career total30201072132
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. "Harry McHugh". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. Harry McHugh at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Meet Wigan Athletic's new under-18s for 2019–2021". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. Harry McHugh at Soccerbase
  6. 1 2 3 Kendrick, Paul (12 November 2020). "Wigan Athletic starlet wants more!". Wigan Today. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. "Harry McHugh – "I'd love to have celebrated that goal with the fans."". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. "Report – Wigan Athletic 0 Bristol Rovers 0". wiganathletic.com. Wigan Athletic F.C. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. "BREAKING : Harry McHugh joins on loan from Wigan!". www.chesterfc.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. "Harry McHugh joins Ayr United on loan". wiganathletic.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  13. "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. "Games played by Harry McHugh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.