For the American Navy admiral, see Aaron K. Hughes. For the professor of Jewish studies, see Aaron W. Hughes.
Aaron Hughes MBE
Hughes lining up for Northern Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Aaron William Hughes[1]
Date of birth
(1979-11-08) 8 November 1979 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth
Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)
Defender
Youth career
1996–1998
Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1997–2005
Newcastle United
205
(4)
2005–2007
Aston Villa
54
(0)
2007–2014
Fulham
196
(1)
2014
Queens Park Rangers
11
(0)
2014–2015
Brighton & Hove Albion
10
(0)
2015–2016
Melbourne City
6
(1)
2016–2017
Kerala Blasters
11
(1)
2017–2019
Heart of Midlothian
32
(0)
Total
525
(7)
International career
Northern Ireland U16
2
(0)
Northern Ireland U18
5
(1)
1997–1998
Northern Ireland B
2
(0)
1998–2018
Northern Ireland
112
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Aaron William HughesMBE (born 8 November 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Hughes played mainly at centre back, but was also used at right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is renowned for his disciplined defending, having made 455 Premier League appearances without getting sent off, which is the second-most in the history of the league, behind only Ryan Giggs.[3][4][5]
He began his career with Newcastle United, making his debut in 1997 and playing 279 games for the club across all competitions. He remained with the club until 2005, when he was transferred to Aston Villa for £1 million, and two years later he was signed by his former international manager Lawrie Sanchez to play for Fulham. He spent six and a half seasons at Fulham, reaching the UEFA Europa League final in 2010. After leaving the club in January 2014, he had brief spells in the Championship with Queens Park Rangers and Brighton & Hove Albion, and abroad with Melbourne City FC and Kerala Blasters FC.
Hughes made his full international debut aged 18 in 1998 and has earned 112 caps for Northern Ireland, the third most in the nation's history, behind Steven Davis and goalkeeper Pat Jennings. He captained the national team from 2003 up to international retirement in 2011, but returned to the team the following year and was included in their squad for UEFA Euro 2016.
^ abHugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
^"Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^"Records on the cards". Skysports.com.
^"List of players with the most appearances in the Premier League". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^"Confirmation Hughes has still never been sent off". ESPN FC. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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