Emyr Huws

Emyr Huws
Personal information
Full name Emyr Wyn Huws[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993
Place of birth Llanelli, Wales
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
(on loan from Wigan Athletic)
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2009 Swansea City
2009–2012 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2014 Manchester City 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Northampton Town (loan) 10 (0)
2014 → Birmingham City (loan) 17 (2)
2014 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2014– Wigan Athletic 11 (0)
2015– → Huddersfield Town (loan) 22 (5)
National team‡
? Wales U17 11 (1)
? Wales U19 4 (0)
2012–2013 Wales U21 6 (0)
2014– Wales 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 2 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Emyr Wyn Huws (born 30 September 1993) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town, on loan from Wigan Athletic.

A midfielder, he came through the youth systems of Swansea City and Manchester City before turning professional with the latter. He spent time on loan at Northampton Town and Birmingham City, and signed for Wigan Athletic in 2014 after a brief loan spell.

After representing his country at levels up to under-21, Huws made his debut for the Wales senior team in 2014.

Career

Early life

Born in Llanelli, Emyr Huws attended Ysgol y Strade.[2] He is a fluent Welsh speaker.[3]

Youth career

Huws started his career with a five-year spell at Swansea City, before he was signed by Premier League club Manchester City in 2009.[4] He developed to become captain of the club's under-21 side.[5] He scored for City in the 2012–13 season of the NextGen Series youth tournament, in a 3–1 win over Fenerbahçe at Ewen Fields.[6]

Northampton Town (loan)

He joined Northampton Town of League Two on a three-month loan deal in October 2012.[7] He made his debut for the "Cobblers" on 13 October, in 3–0 win over Exeter City at Sixfields.[8] He received public praise from manager Aidy Boothroyd and captain Kelvin Langmead.[9][10]

Return to Manchester City

He made his debut for Manchester City on 15 January 2014, coming on a substitute against Blackburn Rovers in an FA Cup third-round replay.[11]

Birmingham City (loan)

On 28 January, Huws joined Football League Championship club Birmingham City on an initial one-month youth loan.[12] He went straight into the starting eleven for the match at home to Derby County on 1 February, and his stoppage-time shot rebounded off the post for Federico Macheda's equaliser.[13] The loan spell was extended until the end of the season,[14] and Huws was voted Birmingham's player of the month for February.[15] After 69 minutes of the home match with Burnley on 12 March, Huws chested the ball down and volleyed past the goalkeeper from 25 yards (23 m) for his first goal for the club, and Birmingham's second in a 3–3 draw.[16] He scored his second goal in a 3–1 loss away to Middlesbrough, with a stunning thirty-five yard shot that led to the club's 'Goal of the Season' voting to be relaunched, with Huws' goal becoming a contender and ultimately winning it.[17]

Wigan Athletic

On 22 July 2014, Huws signed for Wigan Athletic on a six-month loan.[18] The move was then made permanent on 1 September 2014, with Huws signing a four-year contract.[19]

Huddersfield Town (loan)

On 27 August 2015, Huws joined Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2015–16 season in a move which saw Jordy Hiwula go in the other direction.[20] He made his début as a substitute in the 2–0 loss to Cardiff City on 12 September. He made his first start 3 days later in the 2–1 win against Charlton Athletic at The Valley, in which he scored a free-kick for the Terriers. On September 19, he scored a 2 against Bolton Wanderers helping them win from 1-0 down at the John Smiths's stadium where Town won 4-1. 5 Days later Huws scored his fourth goal in 3 starts as Huddersfield drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at home.

International career

Huws made his full debut for Wales in a friendly against Iceland on 5 March 2014. In the absence of fellow midfielders Aaron Ramsey, Joe Ledley and David Vaughan, Huws took on the holding midfield role and played the whole match as Wales won 3–1.[21]

On 13 November 2015 Huws came on as a second half substitute for Joe Ledley and scored a goal from a Joe Allen cross to bring Wales back to 2-2 against the Netherlands. However Wales went on to lose 3-2.

Statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2012–13[22] Premier League0000000000
2013–14[11] Premier League0010000010
2014–15[23] Premier League0000000000
Total 0010000010
Northampton Town (loan) 2012–13[22] League Two10020001[lower-alpha 2]0130
Birmingham City (loan) 2013–14[11] Championship172000000172
Wigan Athletic 2014–15[lower-alpha 3][23] Championship160000000160
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2015–16[24] Championship4400000044
Career total 465300010503
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in other competitive matches
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Huws played 5 times on loan for Wigan during 2014–15 before signing for the club permanently on 1 September.

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 21. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Dalling, Robert (12 March 2014), "Pride as footballing talent Emyr Huws becomes Ysgol y Strade's first Welsh international", Llanelli Star (Llanelli)
  3. ↑ Newyddion 9 (Television production). Wales: BBC Cymru. 31 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Youth boss Thelwell slams agents". BBC Sport. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Emyr Huws will adapt to League Two says Kelvin Langmead". BBC Sport. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Match Report". nextgenseries.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Northampton Town sign Man City youngster Emyr Huws". BBC Sport. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Northampton 3–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Kelvin Langmead praises Emyr Huws 'quality' on his debut". BBC Sport. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Northampton boss Aidy Boothroyd pleased with Emyr Huws". BBC Sport. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 "Games played by Emyr Huws in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Blues swoop for a second City slicker". Birmingham City F.C. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Birmingham 3–3 Derby". BBC Sport. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Birmingham City: Manchester City duo Huws & Rusnak extend loans". BBC Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  15. ↑ Walker, Andy (28 February 2014). "Emyr Huws stars in February". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Tattum, Colin (13 March 2014). "Birmingham City 3, Burnley 3". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Twitter / BcfcDotCom: ... the winning goal is ...". Twitter / BcfcDotCom. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Emyr Huws: Wigan Athletic sign Manchester City midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Wigan add Forshaw, Delort, Kvist and Huws". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Emyr Huws joins Huddersfield from Wigan in swap with Jordy Hiwula". BBC Sport. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Pope, Bruce (5 March 2014). "Wales 3–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Emyr Huws in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Emyr Huws in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Emyr Huws in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

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