Aaron Hughes

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Aaron Hughes
Personal information
Full name Aaron William Hughes
Date of birth November 8, 1979 (1979-11-08) (age 28)
Place of birth    Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Centre back, Right back
Club information
Current club Fulham
Number 18
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997–2005
2005–2007
2007–		 Newcastle United
Aston Villa
Fulham		 205 (4)
054 (0)
030 (0)   
National team2
1998– Northern Ireland 051 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:44, 15 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Aaron William Hughes (born November 8, 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes can play centre back, right back or left back, he is also able to play anywhere in midfield. He is usually employed in a centre half for his club and country.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Newcastle United

Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Hughes came through the Newcastle United ranks to become a regular in the Newcastle starting eleven. He made his first team début in the Camp Nou in a match between Newcastle and Barcelona on November 26, 1997. His league début came against Sheffield Wednesday later in the same season. His first team appearances after this were few and far between, yet he had established himself in the team by the 1999–2000 season. During his time on Tyneside, Hughes appeared 279 times for the Magpies in all competitions and scored seven goals.

[edit] Aston Villa

On May 20, 2005 Hughes was sold to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa for a fee of £1m.[1] During his time in the West Midlands, he made 64 appearances in all competitions for his club.

[edit] Fulham

On June 27, 2007 Hughes was announced as a new signing for Premier League side Fulham.

Hughes was quoted as saying "I’m delighted to be joining Fulham and am looking forward to working with Lawrie Sanchez at club level. I enjoyed my time at Aston Villa but when this opportunity presented itself I had no hesitation in coming to discuss the Manager’s ambitions for the Club, which obviously were of great interest to me. I’m happy to have signed before the start of pre-season, which gives me the opportunity of being with the lads on day one, when we come back to training next week."[2] He has worn the captain's armband in the absence of Brian McBride through injury.

[edit] International career

He made his Northern Ireland début on March 25, 1998 against Slovakia and on April 17, 2002 he was awarded the captaincy of his country on his 24th cap against Spain in Belfast. He has been regular captain (when fit) since 2003, leading the team in notable wins over England, Spain and Sweden. With Hughes injured, Fulham teammate Chris Baird was given the honour of captaining Northern Ireland for Nigel Worthington's first games as manager.

[edit] Trivia

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  • Hughes has never played club football in any shirt other than number 18. Even at international level he has worn the number since 2002.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hughes completes switch to Villa
  2. ^ NI skipper Hughes in Fulham move

[edit] External links

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