Ryan Hughes (footballer)
# Ryan Hughes (footballer)

Ryan Annesley Hughes (born 24 April 2001) is an English footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side AFC Rushden & Diamonds, where he plays as a defender.

## Club career

### Northampton Town

Hughes joined the youth-team at Northampton Town as a ten-year old in 2011. On 22 December 2018, he joined Southern League Premier Division Central side St Neots Town on a work experience loan deal. He made his "Saints" debut later that day, in a 2–1 defeat to Stratford Town at Rowley Park. He returned to Sixfields to make his debut for the "Cobblers" in a 3–1 defeat at Cheltenham Town on 23 March 2019. He joined AFC Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan on 11 October 2019. Hughes was recalled in January 2020. On 9 January 2020, Hughes joined Banbury United on a one-month loan. On 6 March 2020, he joined Corby Town on a one-month loan.

### AFC Rushden & Diamonds

In August 2020, Hughes re-joined Rushden & Diamonds, this time on a permanent basis.

On 1 July 2022, Hughes, along with team mates Jesse Akubuine, Patrick Casey and Connor Furlong were named as the first four players to commit to AFC Rushden & Diamonds for the 2022–23 season.

## Statistics

    As of 23 April 2022

| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Northampton Town | 2018–19 | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St Neots Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Northampton Town | 2019–20 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Banbury United (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Corby Town (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern League Division One Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2020–21 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 4 |

* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
* ↑ Three appearances in Northamptonshire Senior Cup
* ↑ One appearance in Southern League Cup
* ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy
