Adam Hughes (born 14 July 1982) is an Australian

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Club career

UK and Ireland

After the collapse of the National Soccer League (NSL) Hughes had a 2-year spell with English club

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

but never found his feet and left the club in 2006. While with

Drogheda United Drogheda United Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is a semi-professional Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division. They play their home matches ...

he played and scored against

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...

in the Champions League qualifiers in 200

Return to Australia

On 3 March 2009, he was signed by

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...

on a two-year deal. He previously played for

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

(IRE),

(ENG),

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

Wollongong Wolves Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wat ...

in the

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Perth Glory

On 28 April 2011, he was signed by

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

on a two-year contract.Adam Hughes joins Perth Glory
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China

He moved to China, where he signed a contract with

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club

Harbin Yiteng Shaoxing Keqiao Yuejia Football Club () is a professional Chinese football club that participates in the China League Two division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Shaoxing, Zhejiang and their home ...

A-League career statistics

(''Correct as of 1 June 2018'')

Honours

Personal honours: * League of Ireland F.A.I Team of the Year: 2007 *

Player of the Year: 2004/05 * Balgownie Rangers Player of the Year: 2004 * Illawarra Premier League Player of the Year: 2004 *

Best Team Man: 2010–11

References

External links

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Adelaide United profile

Drogheda United profile
1982 births Living people Australian soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players A-League Men players Adelaide United FC players Perth Glory FC players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Wollongong Wolves FC players Zhejiang Yiteng F.C. players Expatriate footballers in China Australian expatriate sportspeople in China Chinese Super League players China League One players Association football midfielders People from Lismore, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub