Ronan Hughes (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play for East Kilbride as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Hamilton Academical | 45 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | East Kilbride | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 1 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Hughes turned professional with Hamilton Academical in January 2015.[1] He had first joined the club at the age of 10,[2] and played for them every youth level.[3] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2016.[4] He moved on loan to Stirling Albion in September 2018.[5]
In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[6] He scored his first goals for Hamilton when he scored twice in a 5-3 defeat to St Johnstone on 17 October 2020.[7]
He returned to Stirling Albion on loan in January 2020.[8]
He was released by Hamilton at the end of his contract in May 2022,[9] signing for East Kilbride in June 2022.[10]
International career edit
Born in Scotland, and involved in national training squads at under-14 level[11] but never capped for higher age groups, Hughes is also eligible to play for Wales at international level through his father's origins.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 29 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2015–16[4] | Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17[13] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[14] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[16] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020–20[17] | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | ||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2018–19[15] | League Two | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2019–20[16] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Lee Lynch Signs, Ronan Hughes turns Pro". Hamilton Academical F.C. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Hamilton starlet linked with a move down south". Daily Record. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Ronan Hughes Joins a good list". Hamilton Academical F.C. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Loan signing". Stirling Albion F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Contract Extension News". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical Football Club.
- ^ "Hamilton 3-5 St Johnstone". BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ FC, Hamilton Accies (31 January 2020). "Midfielder @ronanhughes6 has moved to Stirling Albion on a temporary transfer until the end of the season".
- ^ "Squad Update". 24 May 2022.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (2 June 2022). "Ex-Hamilton Accies star snapped up in trio of East Kilbride signings". Daily Record.
- ^ "Booth names under-14 squad for training camp". Scottish Junior Football Association. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Editor 1, Y. F. S. "Scotland's most exciting football prospects". www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ronan Hughes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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