| Richard Hughes | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Daniel Hughes | |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Portsmouth | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1992–1993 1993–1998 |
Atalanta Arsenal |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2002 2002– 2003 |
Bournemouth Portsmouth → Grimsby Town (loan) |
131 (14) 107 (0) 12 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Scotland | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard Daniel Hughes (born 25 June 1979 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer. He currently plays for English club Portsmouth F.C. as a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a left winger or left back.
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Career
Club
Hughes began his career as a youth player at Serie A side Atalanta.[1] After he moved back to the UK he spent five years with Arsenal as a youth player. Hughes then failed to make the transition to the first team and so left the Gunners to join AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 1998 after failing to make an appearance.
The midfielder made his debut in 2-0 victory over Lincoln City F.C., and soon settled into the first team. Hughes impressed enough that Portsmouth signed him for £50,000 in the summer of 2002 as an excellent future prospect.
After making his debut in a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United F.C. he struggled to break into the team on a regular basis and was loaned out to Grimsby Town F.C., where he played 12 games.
Injuries meant he was handed a Premiership chance in December 2003, and he remained an important squad member for the remainder of the 2003/04 campaign. And his first ever Pompey goal came in an FA Cup tie - the winner in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool.
He has been a regular face in the Portsmouth line-up although it was thought he would be leaving in the summer of 2006. On 28 July 2006 he and fellow Portsmouth player Lomana LuaLua pledged their futures at the club, signing three year contracts each.
He used to write a weekly column for the Portsmouth News entitled 'Look Hughes Talking'. He also presents "Richard Hughes' Scouting Report" on local radio station 107.4 The Quay on the Friday Night Pompey Preview programme.
In August 2007, playing against Manchester United, Hughes was alegedly headbutted by Manchester forward Cristiano Ronaldo, after he was provoked by Hughes. He was red-carded for his actions. The game finished 1-1.[2]
In January 2009, Hughes was offered an extension to his Portsmouth contract.[3]
International
His performances earned him selection for the Scottish national side, and he won his first cap against Estonia in May 2004. He gained recognition for his performances at Bournemouth with a call-up to represent Scotland at Under-21 level.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998-99 | Bournemouth | Second Division | 44 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 44 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | Portsmouth | First Division | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | Grimsby Town | First Division | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2003-04 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2004-05 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | England | 234 | 15 | |||||||||
| Career Total | 234 | 15 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. http://www.arseweb.com/history/exyouths.html. Retrieved on 25 March 2009.
- ^ "Ferguson fury at Ronaldo reaction". BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6949164.stm. Retrieved on 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Portsmouth trio offered new deals". BBC Sport. 5 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7812032.stm. Retrieved on 5 January 2009.
- ^ Richard Hughes
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