Ronan Hughes (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who used to play for

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...

as a

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Club career

Hughes turned professional with

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

in January 2015. He had first joined the club at the age of 10, and played for them every youth level. He made his senior debut on 11 May 2016. He moved on loan to

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in as a member of the Scottish Profession ...

in September 2018. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020. He scored his first goals for Hamilton when he scored twice in a 5-3 defeat to

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland. The team competes in the , the second division of Scottish football. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun (or Saint Johnstoun)—an old name o ...

on 17 October 2020. He returned to Stirling Albion on loan in January 2020. He was released by Hamilton at the end of his contract in May 2022, signing for

in June 2022.

International career

Born in Scotland, and involved in national training squads at under-14 level but never

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for higher age groups, Hughes is also eligible to play for

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at international level through his father's origins.

Career statistics

References

1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scottish people of Welsh descent Lowland Football League players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub