Elise Hughes

Elise Hughes
	Hughes playing for Charlton Athletic in October 2021
Personal information
Full name	Elise Anna Hughes
Date of birth	15 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Hawarden, Wales
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Crystal Palace
Number	9
Youth career
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Everton
2020	→ Bristol City (loan)
2020–2021	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2021–2022	Charlton Athletic
2022–	Crystal Palace
International career‡
	Wales U16
2017–2018	Wales U17
2018	Wales U19
2019–	Wales
	*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 Super League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team.

Early life

Hughes was born in Hawarden, Flintshire.^[1] Her grandfather David and father Peter were both footballers.^[1] The family supports Everton.^[1]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

International

As of match played 9 April 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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

Scores and results list Wales's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hughes goal.

List of international goals scored by Elise Hughes
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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	8 April 2024	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujeva, Kosovo	Kosovo	6–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Elise Hughes: The teenager starring for Wales & Everton". 3 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Girlhood Blue Hughes Revels In Derby Goal". www.evertonfc.com. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Hughes joins City Women". www.bcfc.co.uk.
^ "Sargeant and Hughes sidelined with ACL injuries". Bristol City.
^ "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". Sky Sports.
^ "Wales forward Hughes suffers serious knee injury". BBC Sport.
^ Dave Jones (13 February 2018). "Flintshire's Elise Hughes in full Wales Women's football squad for Cyprus Cup". www.dailypost.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Cyprus Cup: Wales 0–0 Switzerland". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
^ "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[bbc.co.uk-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Elise Hughes: The teenager starring for Wales & Everton". 3 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[2] "Girlhood Blue Hughes Revels In Derby Goal". www.evertonfc.com. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[3] "Hughes joins City Women". www.bcfc.co.uk.

[4] "Sargeant and Hughes sidelined with ACL injuries". Bristol City.

[5] "Crystal Palace Women promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship title". Sky Sports.

[6] "Wales forward Hughes suffers serious knee injury". BBC Sport.

[7] Dave Jones (13 February 2018). "Flintshire's Elise Hughes in full Wales Women's football squad for Cyprus Cup". www.dailypost.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[8] "Cyprus Cup: Wales 0–0 Switzerland". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[9] "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[10] "Wales - E. Hughes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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