.jpg) Hughes in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Roger Hughes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-16)16 October 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Golborne, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Manchester City | ||
| 2013–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| 2017–2023 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Wigan Athletic | 64 | (5) |
| 2024– | Hull City | 56 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:15, 7 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:24, 14 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Charles Roger Hughes (born 16 October 2003) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forEFL Championship clubHull City.
Hughes is a youth product ofWigan Athletic, having joined their youth academy in 2017 as an u14. He had previously spent time at the youth academies ofManchester City andLiverpool. He was captain of Wigan's U18 side in the 2021–22 season.[2] On 7 September 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his professional debut with Wigan Athletic in a 1–0EFL Trophy win over theArsenal U21s on 25 January 2022.[4] Hughes made his League debut on Boxing Day 2022 at the Riverside Stadium againstMiddlesbrough. He remained in the side for the remainder of the season, making 20 league appearances, and scoring his first professional goal on 29 April 2023 againstReading.[5] Hughes signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in February 2023,[6] and then signed an improved deal a few months later, extending his contract until 2028.[7] Hughes first captained the side on 8 August 2023, aged 19, for the Carabao Cup game v Wrexham and has since led the team out on many occasions throughout the season including the FA Cup 3rd round game against Manchester United. Nominated EFL Young Player of the Year 2023–24 after a stand out season.
On 16 August 2024, Hughes signed a four-year deal withHull City.[8] He made his debut for the Tigers on 5 October, when he came off the bench as a half-time substitute forSean McLoughlin in the 0–4 loss away toNorwich City.[9] Hughes scored his first goal for the Tigers on 5 April 2025, with a last-minute header to secure a 1–0 win away atSheffield Wednesday.[10] On 6 May, Hull announced that the defender had won both the club's Young Player of the Season award and their Goal of the Season award, the latter for his goal against Wednesday.[11]
Ahead of the2025–26 campaign, Hughes becamevice-captain toLewie Coyle, replacing the outgoingAlfie Jones.[12]
In November 2023, Hughes received his maiden international call up and made hisEngland U20 debut during a 3–0 defeat toItaly at theEco-Power Stadium.[13] Hughes was capped again for the U20s on 7 June 2024 when he captained the side against Sweden U21, followed by 70 minutes against the Republic of Ireland U21s four days later.
Hughes has been described as "a commanding ball-playingcentre-back, who can also play in midfield. He is extremely comfortable in possession with an exceptional passing range." He has captained the Wigan Athletic on several occasions from 19 years old and for most of the 2023–24 season. Hughes is now vice captain at Hull.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[16] | Championship | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| 2024–25[18] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 5 | ||
| Hull City | 2024–25[18] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[19] | Championship | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 6 | ||