Philip Hughes (footballer, born 1981)

For other people named Philip Hughes, see Philip Hughes (disambiguation).

Philip Hughes
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St. Mochta's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Tolka Rovers 22 (9)
2000–2001 St. Francis 10 (3)
2001–2003 St Patrick's Athletic 14 (3)
2001–2002 → Kilkenny City (loan) 20 (15)
2003 Kildare County 33 (10)
2004 Dublin City 20 (3)
2004 → UCD (loan) 12 (3)
2005 Monaghan United 35 (8)
2006–2007 Dundalk 63 (27)
2008 Shelbourne 8 (0)
2008 Kildare County 13 (1)
2009 Phoenix FC ? (?)
2009 Kildare County 19 (7)
2010 Monaghan United 31 (14)
2011–2013 Shelbourne 58 (31)
2013 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2014 Drogheda United 13 (1)
2014 → Bray Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2015 Shelbourne 11 (6)
2015– St. Mochta's 69 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Hughes (born 12 September 1981)[1] is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward for St. Mochta's in the Leinster Senior League. He was selected on the Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland Team of the Year on several occasions,[2][3] as well as being selected as the overall "Player of the Year".[4] As of 2018, Hughes had played with eleven different League of Ireland teams, including Dundalk, Monaghan United and Shelbourne for several spells.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Player profile – Philip Hughes". shelbournefc.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Hoops and Sligo dominate PFAI nominations". rte.ie. RTÉ. 21 October 2010.
  3. ^ "PFAI Player of the Year nominations". rte.ie. RTÉ. 7 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Award winner Hughes speaks to Bohemians". The Argus. 7 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Which footballers have played for the most teams in one division?". The Guardian. 6 July 2016.
  6. ^ "In my eyes, I was doing enough to warrant a night-out on a Saturday with my mates". Journal Media Ltd. 17 July 2018.