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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler John Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-11-05) November 5, 1980 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 19 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Toronto Lynx | 47 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Östers IF | 85 | (2) |
| 2010 | Victoria Highlanders | 58 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Canada beach soccer | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 08, 2014 | |||
Tyler Hughes (born November 5, 1980) is a Canadian former soccer player who played for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
College
Hughes had a standout career at Coastal Carolina University that saw him earn four All-Conference and two All-South selections.
Professional
Hughes made his professional debut with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division in 2002. In 2003, he signed for the Toronto Lynx, where he earn a starting position and finished sixth on the club in minutes played in his debut season. He played for the Lynx again in 2004 playing 22 games but failed to reach the playoffs for the second straight year.
In 2005 Hughes was signed by Swedish side Östers IF, and in his first season he played ten games, in 2006 he played six games and scored two goals.
After his release from Östers IF Hughes returned to Canada; after playing in amateur leagues in his native British Columbia for a couple of years, he trialled with USSF Division 2 Pro League side Austin Aztex, before signing with the Victoria Highlanders of the USL Premier Development League in 2010.
References
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28.
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian people of Welsh descent
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football defenders
- Östers IF players
- Soccer players from Victoria, British Columbia
- Superettan players
- Toronto Lynx players
- USL First Division players
- Victoria Highlanders FC players
- USL League Two players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen