Richard Hughes (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Daniel Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Atalanta | ||
| 1993–1997 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Bournemouth | 131 | (14) |
| 2002–2011 | Portsmouth | 131 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Bournemouth | 26 | (1) |
| Total | 300 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Daniel Hughes (born 25 June 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
He started his professional career as a junior in Italy for Atalanta before moving to Arsenal and Bournemouth. He most prominently previously featured for Portsmouth from 2002 until 2011, and had a brief loan spell with Grimsby Town in 2003. After a year out of the game, Hughes signed again for Bournemouth. He finally retired from playing in May 2014, aged 34. He was capped five times by Scotland.
Hughes began his career as a youth player at Serie A side Atalanta.
After moving back to the UK, Hughes spent five years with Arsenal as a youth player. He did not make the transition to the first team and so left the club to join Bournemouth in the summer of 1998.
Hughes made his debut for Bournemouth in a 2–0 victory over Lincoln City, and became a regular member of the first team. He was signed by Portsmouth for £50,000 in summer 2002.
After making his debut for Portsmouth in a 1–1 draw at Sheffield United, Hughes was loaned out to Grimsby Town, where he played 12 games and scored one goal against Brighton. He was given a Premier League appearance in December 2003, and he remained a squad member for the remainder of the 2003–04 campaign. He scored the winning goal, his first for Portsmouth, in a 1–0 FA Cup victory over Liverpool on 22 February 2004. On 28 July 2006 he pledged his future to the club, signing a three-year contract. On 15 August 2007, playing against Manchester United, Hughes was headbutted by Cristiano Ronaldo, after Hughes allegedly provoked him. Ronaldo was red-carded for his actions. The game finished 1–1. Hughes was part of Portsmouth's 2007–08 FA Cup-winning team. Despite not making the squad for the final he appeared in the earlier rounds.
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