Laura Hughes (born 6 June 2001) is an Australian

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player who plays for

Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and t ...

in the W-League.

Career

Hughes was born in

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, and was signed in 2016 from the Canberra academy, and also had played some games for the Junior Matildas. She made her debut on 18 December 2016, as a substitute in Canberra's 5–1 victory. This was her only appearance for the year. In the 2018–19 season, Hughes played a more regular role for Canberra which culminated with her winning the club's rising star for the year. She scored her first goal in a 3–1 victory over Adelaide at the end of the 2019–20 season. Hughes briefly left Canberra to play for Þróttur in Iceland but shortly re-signed for Canberra United in time for the

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. Hughes had created a video of highlights of her playing which had been sent to various Icelandic clubs, this then led to her being noticed by Nik Chamberlain, the manager of Þróttur at the time. Hughes had always intended her stay in Iceland to be short-term as, when asked about her plans for the following Australian summer, she responded with "I am planning to return to Australia in time for W-League. However, it depends on whether the new coach of Canberra United would like to offer me a spot in their squad."

Personal life

She has studied at Erindale College.

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* 2001 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Canberra United FC players Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players Soccer players from the Australian Capital Territory A-League Women players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Women's association football players not categorized by position 21st-century Australian women Australian expatriate women's soccer players Sportspeople from Canberra People educated at Erindale College {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub