Germain Hughes (born 15 November 1996) is an

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n professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club Cunupia F.C. and

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the Anguilla national team. On 7 June 2015, he made his 36th international appearance and became the most capped player in Anguilla's team history.

Club career

Hughes started his career at local side Salsa Ballers before accepting a scholarship at the

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. During his studies he played in

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for

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. In 2017 he was invited to the 2018

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Caribbean Combine, watched by MLS clubs, but did not earn a contract. After a year in England, he moved to

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to play for

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on 16 June 2019. However, the club folded before the season started, leaving Hughes without a club. He then came back to Anguilla and joined the Roaring Lions FC, in the Anguilla Football League. Winning two championship with them in 2020 and 2021 before moving back to England in 2022. He then went on trials in England before joining the Coggeshall Town FC at the end of the 2022 season.

International career

Hughes made his senior international debut on 10 October 2012 in a 2–0 away defeat to

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in Caribbean Cup qualification, becoming the youngest player to represent Anguilla at 15 years old. Ever since their 5–0 loss against

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in the Nations League, he had been the captain of the team. In June 2025, Germain Hughes became Anguilla's most-capped player, having made 36+ appearances for the national team.

Career statistics

International

: ''Scores and results list Anguilla's goal tally first.''

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* * * 1996 births Living people Anguillan men's footballers UWI Blackbirds FC players Heather St John's F.C. players Men's association football defenders Leo F.C. players Roaring Lions FC players Anguilla men's international footballers Anguilla men's under-20 international footballers Anguilla men's youth international footballers Salsa Ballers FC players 21st-century British sportsmen {{Anguilla-footy-bio-stub