Elise Anna Hughes (born 15 April 2001) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team.
.jpg) Hughes playing for Charlton Athletic in October 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elise Anna Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawarden, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Everton | 22 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (5) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 42 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Wales U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2018 | Wales U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | Wales | 23 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:04, 12 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editHughes was born in Hawarden, Flintshire.[1] Her grandfather David and father Peter were both footballers.[1] The family supports Everton.[1]
Club career
editHughes came through Everton's Regional Talent Centre.[1] In February 2018, Hughes made her first team debut for Everton in a 1–0 loss against Arsenal at 16 years old.[1] Hughes scored her first professional goal in a derby win against Liverpool during the group stage of the FA WSL Cup.[2]
On 4 January 2020, Hughes joined Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season.[3] However, Hughes returned to Everton on 30 January to rehabilitate after suffering an ACL injury.[4]
In 2023-24, Hughes scored 16 goals in 21 games for Crystal Palace, winning the Championship Golden Boot as Palace won promotion to the WSL,[5] however she suffered another ACL injury playing against Lewes in the penultimate game of the season.[6]
International career
editHughes has made appearances for the Wales women's national football team at the under-16 and under-17 levels.[1] She has been called up several times to the senior team, and made her senior debut 5 March 2018 in the Cyprus Cup against Switzerland.[7][8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Women's Championship | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 113 | 42 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 9 April 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hughes goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |  Iceland
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 2 | 8 April 2024 | Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujeva, Kosovo |  Kosovo
|
5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 3 | 6–0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Elise Hughes: The teenager starring for Wales & Everton". 3 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Girlhood Blue Hughes Revels In Derby Goal". www.evertonfc.com. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Hughes joins City Women". www.bcfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sargeant and Hughes sidelined with ACL injuries". Bristol City.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Wales forward Hughes suffers serious knee injury". BBC Sport.
- ^ Dave Jones (13 February 2018). "Flintshire's Elise Hughes in full Wales Women's football squad for Cyprus Cup". www.dailypost.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Cyprus Cup: Wales 0–0 Switzerland". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.