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Isaac Hughes

Hughes playing for the Wellington Phoenix in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Isaac Robert Hughes
Date of birth	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wellington Phoenix
Number	15
Youth career
	Bolton Wanderers
	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	42	(0)
2023–	Wellington Phoenix	11	(0)
International career
2022–2023	New Zealand U20	8	(1)
2023–	New Zealand U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Isaac Robert Hughes (born 25 March 2004) is an English-born, New Zealand footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix.

Club career

Youth career

Hughes played for both the Bolton Wanderers and Crewe Alexandra academies before moving to New Zealand at the age of 10.

Wellington Phoenix

Hughes made his Wellington Phoenix debut on 27 August 2023 against Melbourne City in the Australia Cup as a second-half substitute. On 13 September 2023, Hughes signed a two-year contract with the first team after captaining the reserves side.

International career

Hughes was selected to for the New Zealand U20's in the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship. He made his debut against Cook Islands in the opening game. Hughes scored one goal in the tournament against Tahiti in the semi-finals. Hughes was also called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he started 3 of New Zealand's games.

Hughes made his debut for U23 on 23 March 2023 against China. He was selected in the squad for the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament where he made one appearance.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 27 April 2024.

Honours

New Zealand U20

• OFC U-19 Championship: 2022

New Zealand U23

• OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2023

Individual

• A-League Men Player of the Month: February 2024

References

1. ^ "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 11. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
2. "Isaac Hughes". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
3. "Wellington Phoenix promote New Zealand under-23 defender instead of signing import". Stuff. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
4. ^ "Reserves captain graduates into the first team". Wellington Phoenix. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
5. "Wellington Phoenix's new signing has achieved a lifelong dream. His mum's reaction was everything". A-Leagues. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
6. "Phoenix promote third age group international from academy to A-League squad". friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
7. "Get to know the Men's U-20 team". New Zealand Football. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
8. "Five players added to OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier squad". New Zealand Football. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
9. "I. Hughes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
10. "The fans have spoken! 19yo Phoenix academy graduate voted Player of the Month for February". A-League Men. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links

• Isaac Hughes at Soccerway

v t e New Zealand men's football squad – 2024 Summer Olympics
1 Paulsen 2 Boxall 3 Sutton 4 Bindon 5 Surman 6 Bell 7 Garbett (c) 8 Old 9 Waine 10 Singh 11 Randall 12 Sims 13 Kelly-Heald 14 Herdman 15 Sheridan 16 Conchie 17 Bayliss 18 Van Hattum 19 Gillion 20 Hughes 21 Toomey 22 Gray Coach: Bazeley

• 2004 births
• Living people
• New Zealand men's association footballers
• New Zealand men's under-23 international footballers
• New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers
• English men's footballers
• English emigrants to New Zealand
• Men's association football defenders
• Wellington Phoenix FC players
• Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
• 21st-century English sportsmen
• 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen