Mark Hughes (English footballer)
Hughes in the jersey of North Queensland (2011)
Mark Anthony Hughes ( born December 9, 1986 in Kirkby ) is an English footballer.
Career
Hughes has played with seven years in the youth field of the FC and Everton went through all the youth teams of the club. In the 2003 /04 season, he was first in the reserve team for the use of which he was captain in the subsequent period. Equipped with a professional contract in December 2004, Hughes collected in February 2006 during a one-month loan at Stockport County in the Football League Two first professional experience. In the summer of 2006 he extended his contract at Everton for another year and finally debuted in second-round match of the League Cup against Peterborough United. A further use in the League Cup on December 3, 2006 after his Premier League debut against West Ham United, his third and final competitive game use for Everton. In January 2007, he joined Northampton Town in the Football League One.
He played as a successor to the Nottingham Forest exchanged Luke Chambers in central defense and was already in his first six months in Northampton temporarily the captain's armband. Deficits in terms of speed and endurance made header and the ball strong lead player with his game understanding and organizational skill up for it. In the following two seasons, Hughes served as vice-captain; while following a 9th place in the 2007/ 08 season on the final day of the season following the crash followed the relegation zone. After the descent he decided against a contract extension and the associated transition in the Viertklassigkeit and changed in the summer of 2009 as the first new addition to the third division side FC Walsall.
In Walsall, he was, although only 22 years old, appointed by coach Chris Hutchings to the team captain. In the first round largely regulars, he lost after an injury in January his place in the team and also came after his recovery at first not used again, although with a left-back Jamie Vincent had to help out in central defense. After he had already accepted a new contract offer from Walsall in the season break, he received a surprising request from the Australian club North Queensland Fury and then agreed with Walsall on termination of his contract. The change in the A -League to Fury, who had to recompose much of the squad after financial problems in the season break, Hughes described as " unique opportunity ".
In North Queensland Hughes was absolute top performer, started all 30 league games, had four goals team internally behind David Williams second top scorer and was awarded at season's end, the club awards as the best player in the general election ( "Player of the Year" ), player choice ( " Players' Player " ) and Fanwahl ( " People's Choice Award " ). Fury was revoked the license for the end of the season due to financial problems through the Australian Football Federation and Hughes decided despite offers from the A-League to return to England and hired the third division team FC Bury.
After two years he left Bury and closed for the season 2013/14, the fourth division of Morecambe FC.