Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elise Anna Hughes | ||
Date of birth | 15 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Hawarden, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Everton | 22 | (0) |
2020 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 19 | (5) |
2021–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (5) |
2022– | Crystal Palace | 42 | (22) |
International career‡ | |||
Wales U16 | |||
2017–2018 | Wales U17 | 8 | (3) |
2018 | Wales U19 | 4 | (1) |
2019– | Wales | 23 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:04, 12 April 2024 (UTC) |
Elise Anna Hughes (born 15 April 2001) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team.
Hughes was born in Hawarden, Flintshire. [1] Her grandfather David and father Peter were both footballers. [1] The family supports Everton. [1]
Hughes came through Everton's Regional Talent Centre. [1] In February 2018, Hughes made her first team debut for Everton in a 1–0 loss against Arsenal at 16 years old. [1] Hughes scored her first professional goal in a derby win against Liverpool during the group stage of the FA WSL Cup. [2]
On 4 January 2020, Hughes joined Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season. [3] However, Hughes returned to Everton on 30 January to rehabilitate after suffering an ACL injury. [4]
In 2023-24, Hughes scored 16 goals in 21 games for Crystal Palace, winning the Championship Golden Boot as Palace won promotion to the WSL, [5] however she suffered another ACL injury playing against Lewes in the penultimate game of the season. [6]
Hughes has made appearances for the Wales women's national football team at the under-16 and under-17 levels. [1] She has been called up several times to the senior team, and made her senior debut 5 March 2018 in the Cyprus Cup against Switzerland. [7] [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2018–19 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
2019–20 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 2 | ||
Bristol City (loan) | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 | Women's Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
Charlton Athletic | 2021–22 | Women's Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Women's Championship | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
2023–24 | Women's Championship | 21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | |
Total | 42 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 26 | ||
Career total | 105 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 113 | 42 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Wales | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 1 | |
2024 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 December 2023 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Iceland | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
2 | 8 April 2024 | Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujeva, Kosovo | Kosovo | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
3 | 6-0 |
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