Matty Hughes

Matthew Hughes (born 17 July 1992) is an English footballer in the national league north, Chester.

Matty Hughes
Personal information
Full name Matthew Hughes[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992[1][2]
Place of birth Billinge, England[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 Chester
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Golborne Sports
2012–2014 Skelmersdale United 58 (25)
2014–2015 Fleetwood Town 12 (0)
2014 → Chester (loan) 8 (4)
2015 → Chester (loan) 17 (0)
2015–2017 AFC Fylde 73 (9)
2017–2018 Chorley 29 (1)
2018– Chester 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 24 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Hughes began his career playing at the Everton academy until he was released in 2012. He played amateur football with Golborne Sports becoming top goal scorer in half a season before joining Skelmersdale United in November 2012. He impressed for the Northern Premier League side and became a prolific goalscorer which earned him a move to Fleetwood Town in January 2014.[3] He made his Football League debut on 22 February 2014 in a 1–0 defeat away at Mansfield Town.[4] He spent two loan spells with Chester during the 2014–15 season, making 26 appearances.[5] At the end of the season, Fleetwood Town announced that they would not be renewing Hughes' contract.[5]

On 30 May 2015, AFC Fylde announced they had signed Hughes on a 2-year contract.[6]

References
  1. Matty Hughes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. https://twitter.com/mattyhughes22/status/583234508419411968
  3. "Transfer window: Fleetwood sign Skelmersdale's Matty Hughes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. "Mansfield 1-0 Fleetwood". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. Green, Jim (10 May 2015). "Matty Hughes open to Chester FC return but Football League a big lure". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. http://www.afcfylde.co.uk/striker-matty-hughes-signs/


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