Aaron Hughes

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Personal information
Aaron Hughes
Full name	Aaron William Hughes
Date of birth	November 8 1979 (1979-11-08) (age 29)
Place of birth	Cookstown, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Centre back, Right back
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Newcastle United Aston Villa Fulham	205 (4) 054 (0) 020 (0)
National team²
1998–	Northern Ireland	051 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:51, 8 March 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Aaron William Hughes (born November 8, 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes can play centre back, right back or left back, he is also able to play anywhere in midfield. He is usually employed in a right back role for his club and at centre half for his country.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

Club career

Newcastle United

Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Hughes came through the Newcastle United ranks to become a regular in the Newcastle starting eleven. He made his first team début in the Camp Nou in a match between Newcastle and Barcelona on November 26, 1997. His league début came against Sheffield Wednesday later in the same season. His first team appearances after this were few and far between, yet he had established himself in the team by the 1999–2000 season. During his time on Tyneside, Hughes appeared 279 times for the Magpies in all competitions and scored seven goals.

Aston Villa

On May 20, 2005 Hughes was sold to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa for a fee of £1m.^[1] During his time in the West Midlands, he made 64 appearances in all competitions for his club.

Fulham

On June 27, 2007 Hughes was announced as a new signing for Premier League side Fulham.

Hughes was quoted as saying "I’m delighted to be joining Fulham and am looking forward to working with Lawrie Sanchez at club level. I enjoyed my time at Aston Villa but when this opportunity presented itself I had no hesitation in coming to discuss the Manager’s ambitions for the Club, which obviously were of great interest to me. I’m happy to have signed before the start of pre-season, which gives me the opportunity of being with the lads on day one, when we come back to training next week."^[2] He has worn the captain's armband in the absence of Brian McBride through injury.

International career

He made his Northern Ireland début on March 25, 1998 against Slovakia and on April 17, 2002 he was awarded the captaincy of his country on his 24th cap against Spain in Belfast. He has been regular captain (when fit) since 2003, leading the team in notable wins over England, Spain and Sweden. With Hughes injured, Fulham teammate Chris Baird was given the honour of captaining Northern Ireland for Nigel Worthington's first games as manager.

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