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Germain Hughes
Personal information
Full name Germain Hughes
Date of birth (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Blowing Point, Anguilla
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coggeshall Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Salsa Ballers FC 60 (8)
2015–2018 UWI Blackbirds 36 (2)
2018–2019 Heather St John's 15 (0)
2019 Leo 0 (0)
2020–2022 Roaring Lions 25 (4)
2022 Coggeshall Town
2022–2023 Roaring Lions
2023– Cunupia (1)
International career‡
2011–2013 Anguilla U17 3 (0)
2015–2017 Anguilla U20 3 (0)
2012– Anguilla 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024

Germain Hughes (born 15 November 1996) is an Anguillan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for TT Premier Football League club Cunupia F.C. and captains the Anguilla national team.[1]

Club career

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Hughes started his career at local side Salsa Ballers before accepting a scholarship at the University of the West Indies. During his studies he played in Barbados for UWI Blackbirds. In 2017 he was invited to the 2018 MLS Caribbean Combine,[2] watched by MLS clubs, but did not earn a contract. After a year in England, he moved to Gibraltar to play for Leo on 16 June 2019.[3] However, the club folded before the season started, leaving Hughes without a club.[4] He then came back to Anguilla and joined the Roaring Lions FC, in the Anguilla Football League. Winning two championship with them in 2020 and 2021 before moving back to England in 2022. He then went on trials in England before joining the Coggeshall Town FC at the end of the 2022 season.[5]

International career

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Hughes made his senior international debut on 10 October 2012 in a 2–0 away defeat to Saint Kitts and Nevis in Caribbean Cup qualification,[6][7] becoming the youngest player to represent Anguilla at 15 years old.[8] Ever since their 5–0 loss against Guatemala in the Nations League, he had been the captain of the team.

Career statistics

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International

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As of matches played 4 September 2024.[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Anguilla 2012 3 0
2015 2 0
2018 2 0
2019 4 0
2021 4 0
2022 4 0
2023 3 1
2024 4 1
Total 26 2
Scores and results list Anguilla's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Germain Hughes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 March 2023 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla  Saint Martin 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2 4 September 2024 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands  Turks and Caicos Islands 1–0 2–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C

References

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  1. ^ "Anguilla – G. Hughes – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ MLS invites 22 players to 2018 Caribbean Combine Major League Soccer. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ Germain Hughes signs Leo FC on Twitter. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ Leo FC withdraw from the National League Archived 11 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Football Gibraltar. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Germain Hughes signs with Coggeshall Town FC". theanguillan.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Anguilla – 10 October 2012 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Anguilla (2:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ^ Germain Hughes on Linkedin Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ Germain Hughes at National-Football-Teams.com
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