- Mark Hughes (Northern Irish footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Mark Hughes
fullname = Mark Anthony Hughes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|9|16
cityofbirth =Dungannon
countryofbirth =Northern Ireland
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position =Midfielder
currentclub = Chester City
clubnumber = 20
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001-04 2004 2004-06 2006-07 2006-07 2007 2007-
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur Northampton Town (loan) Oldham Athletic Thurrock Chesterfield (loan) Stevenage Borough Chester City
caps(goals) = 00 0 (0) 03 0 (0) 60 0 (1) 02 0 (1) 10 0 (2) 43 0 (4)
nationalyears = 2006-
nationalteam = Northern Ireland U-21 Northern Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (0) 02 (0)
pcupdate =May 10 ,2008
ntupdate =June 30 ,2006 Mark Anthony Hughes (born
16 September 1983 inDungannon ,Northern Ireland ) is a tough tackling, Northern Irish footballer, with Chester City.Mark started his career at
Tottenham Hotspur , coming through their youth system and breaking into the reserve side. Mid way through the 2003/2004 season he was loaned out toOldham Athletic where he impressed sufficiently to be signed permanently for a nomimal fee. He played a little over one season at Oldham before new boss John Sheridan decided he was surplus to requirements and terminated his contract.From
Oldham Athletic he moved into thenon-league with Thurrock, but was back in the league a few months later, joiningLeague One side Chesterfield agreed to take him on loan. Three months later, he was on the move again, joiningNationwide Conference club Stevenage Borough a club on very good terms withTottenham Hotspur and where many ex-Spurs players have wound up. Mark struggled to establish himself in a disappointing league campaign for Stevenage and was once again released, with another former Spurs youngsterStuart Lewis (a fellow tough tackling midfielder) signing for the club.Hughes is now with Chester City after impressing on trial in July and August 2007. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of 2007-08 against Chesterfield and has been a regular starter for the club in the first few weeks of the current season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win at Bury on
September 15 2007 .External links
*soccerbase|id=39268|name=Mark Hughes
* [http://www.chestercityfc.net/Player?playerId=1175082 Chester City Official Website Profile]
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