- Matty Hughes (footballer)
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Matty Hughes Personal information Full name Matthew Anthony Hughes Date of birth 1 April 1992 Place of birth Salford, Greater Manchester Height 6'2" Playing position Centre half Club information Current club Fleetwood Town Matty Hughes is a professional football player currently playing centre half for Conference National Team Fleetwood Town.[1]
He was born in Salford, Greater Manchester on 1 April 1992.[2]
He began his football career at Rochdale, progressing to the reserve side whilst still at secondary school. He attracted the attention of a number of Premier League clubs, most notably Liverpool.[citation needed] At 16 years old and on leaving school he opted to sign for Celtic. In July 2008 he signed a 3 year professional contract with the Glasgow club.[3][4]
Hughes went on to captain the Celtic youth side to back to back doubles winning both the Scottish FA Cup and Scottish Premier League in 2009/10 and 2010/11. [5]
In 2009, the Scottish Premier League abolished its reserve league limiting the development of young players into the first team squads.[6]
Hughes regularly featured in Neil Lennon's development squad and made his senior debut in the John Kennedy Testimonial Game against Finns Harp in Donegal on 6th March 2011.[7]
In May 2011 following interest from a number of English League clubs he opted to sign for Fleetwood Town.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/News/latestnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1306504671&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&
- ^ http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Hughes,+Matty
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-508694/Liverpool-offer-Rochdales-boy-wonder-Hughes-shot-big-time.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7507471.stm
- ^ http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/spl/celtic/last-hurrah-1.1098577
- ^ http://www.imscouting.com/global-news-article/400-scottish-footballers-could-be-unemployed-this-/1281/http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/spl/celtic/last-hurrah-1.1098577
- ^ http://videocelts.com/2011/03/blogs/efrain-juarez-on-target-for-celtic-in-donegal http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/sport/spl/celtic/last-hurrah-1.1098577
- ^ http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/News/latestnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1306504671&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&
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