Philip Hughes (Irish footballer)
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| Philip Hughes | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Philip Hughes | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shelbourne | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2001-2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006-2007 2008-present |
Tolka Rovers St. Francis St. Patrick's Athletic → Kilkenny City (loan) Kildare County Dublin City UCD Monaghan United Dundalk Shelbourne |
22 (9) 10 (3) N/A 20 (15) 33 (10) 20 (3) 12 (3) 35 (8) 63 (27) 6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Philip Hughes (born September 12, 1981 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish soccer player currently playing for Eircom League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne. Hughes plays as a centre forward.
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[edit] Career
Hughes, a talented and much travelled player, began his football career with Tolka Rovers during the 1999/2000 season, scoring 9 goals in 22 appearances. His performances at Intermediate level did not go unnoticed when he made the step up to League of Ireland football with St. Francis at the beginning of the 2000/2001 season. Hughes once again raised eyebrows at St. Francis and he was snapped up by St. Patrick's Athletic later that season.
First team opportunities at Richmond Park became difficult to obtain for Hughes resutling in his departure on loan to First Division Kilkenny City for the 2001/2002 season. This loan move made Hughes a household name in the Eircom League as he scored an outstanding 15 goals in 20 games for Kilkenny that season. His impressive form with the Buckley Park outfit saw Hughes immediately recalled to St. Patrick's Athletic for the 2002/2003 season but yet again first team opportunities were limited for Hughes that season.
Hughes departed St. Pats at the end of the 2002/2003 campaign to join Kildare County for the first summer soccer season of 2003. He became a regular in the County side that season helping them to a 5th place finish in the First Division with a contribution of 10 goals in 33 league appearances. Hughes departed County after that sole season to join Dublin City who had achieved promotion to the FAI Premier Division for the 2004 season. It was a difficult season for Hughes as scored just 3 goals in 20 appearances for the struggling Vikings and he was released along with 14 other players by new Dublin City manager Roddy Collins in a mid-season cull. Hughes joined First Division UCD for the remainder of the 2004 season where he scored 3 goals in 12 appearances to help the Students to promotion to the Premier Division.
Hughes' next destination was First Division Monaghan United for the 2005 season. He scored 8 goals in 25 appearances that season for the Mons' before joining his former manager at Kilkenny, Kildare and Dublin City, John Gill at First Division promotion chasing Dundalk. Hughes made his Dundalk debut on the first day of the 2006 season away to Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park on March 10, 2006. Less than 3 weeks later Hughes scored his first Dundalk goals against former club UCD in a Eircom League Cup First Round tie. Those goals were the beginning of an incredible season for Hughes as he went on to score 21 goals that season for the Lilywhites helping them to a 2nd place finish and a play-off victory over Waterford United. Despite that victory Dundalk did not achieve promotion as they failed to qualify on criteria for the FAI's new Premier Division. Hughes' incredible 2006 season attracted interest from numerous Premier Division clubs including Bohemians but despite this interest, Hughes chose to remain at Dundalk for the 2007 First Division season. The 2007 campaign started brightly for Hughes and Dundalk as they set the pace in the First Division up to the mid-season point. Hughes lost form and struggled for fitness for the remainder of the season and his goal tally was a disapointing 6 goals by the end of the season. Dundalk finished in 3rd place that season and their promotion prospects were dashed after a play-off defeat away to Finn Harps.
Hughes was released by Dundalk immediately after the conclusion of the 2007 season but he did not wait long to find a new club when he joined Shelbourne on November 29, 2007[1]. Hughes made his Shelbourne debut in a scoreless draw against his former club Dundalk at Tolka Park on March 7, 2008[2]
[edit] Honours
- FAI First Division: 1
- 2004 - UCD
[edit] References
- ^ NEWSFLASH Dermot signs twelve for 2008 → www.shelbournefc.com
- ^ Shelbourne 0-0 Dundalk → www.rte.ie
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