Sergio Hughes
{{short description|Sint Maarten footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sergio Hughes
| fullname = Sergio Mariano Mervin Hughes
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands
| height =
| position = Left back, Left winger
| currentclub = XerxesDZB
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = IJVV De Zwervers
| youthyears2 = 2016–2019
| youthclubs2 = Vitesse
| youthyears3 = 2019–2020
| youthclubs3 = NEC
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = NEC II
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2024
| clubs2 = Kozakken Boys
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = XerxesDZB
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Sint Maarten
| nationalcaps1 = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| pcupdate = 18:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 18:19, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Sergio Mariano Mervin Hughes (born 24 February 2002) is a footballer who plays as a left back for XerxesDZB. Born in the Netherlands, he represented for the Sint Maarten national team.
Club career
As a youth Hughes played for IJVV De Zwervers, along with his brothers Serfinio and Granley.{{cite web |last1=Bultje |first1=Brigitte |title=De Jeugd van Tegen Woordig een 11-tal Vragen |url=https://issuu.com/ijvvdezwervers/docs/zwervertje_s2015-2016_editie_5_lowr/29 |publisher=IJVV De Zwervers |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=Dutch}} Ahead of the 2016/17 season he moved to the academy of Vitesse where he stayed until 2019. During his time with the club, he scored twenty five goals in official youth league and cup competitions.{{cite web |title=Onder 17 / Spelerinformatie |url=https://www.vitessejeugd.nl/Teams/Spelerinformatie/Onder%2017/Hughes/Sergio.html |publisher=SBV Vitesse |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=Dutch}} The following season Hughes moved to the academy of NEC Nijmegen of the Eredivisie.{{cite web |title=Vermakelijke jeugdderby tussen NEC en Vitesse eindigt onbeslist |url=https://www.forzanec.nl/nieuws/vermakelijke-jeugdderby-tussen-nec-en-vitesse-eindigt-onbeslist/ |publisher=Forza NEC |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=Dutch}}
International career
In 2018 Hughes was named to the Netherlands' extended under-16 roster for the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal.{{cite web |title=ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/nieuws/jeugd-mannen-onder-16/71647/onder-16-met-23-spelers-naar-portugal |publisher=KNVB |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=Dutch}} He went on to make his senior international debut for Sint Maarten on 3 June 2022 in a 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C match against the U.S. Virgin Islands.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/87711/Sergio_Hughes.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=3 July 2022}} He scored his first two international goals in a 8–2 victory over the Turks and Caicos Islands.{{cite web |title=Lake leads Sint Maarten goal explosion vs. Turks and Caicos |url=https://www.concacaf.com/nations-league/news/lake-leads-sint-maarten-goal-explosion-vs-turks-and-caicos/ |publisher=CONCACAF |access-date=3 July 2022}} Hughes' two goals helped Sint Maarten set a new record for highest-ever margin of victory in official CONCACAF competition.{{cite web |title=8-2 Sint Maarten Scores Biggest VICTORY in Concacaf History GREAT! |url=https://stmaartennews.org/8-2-sint-maarten-scores-concacaf/ |publisher=St. Maarten News |access-date=3 July 2022}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan=2|11 June 2022 | rowspan=2|Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao | rowspan=2|{{fb|TCA}} | align=center | 2–0 | rowspan=2| 8–2 | rowspan=2|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | align=center | 5–2 | |||||
| colspan="7"|Last updated 3 July 2022 |
=International career statistics=
{{updated|match played 14 June 2022.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Sint Maarten | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| Total||4||2 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|87711/Sergio_Hughes}}
- {{GSA player|sergio-hughes/7783834}}
- {{Soccerway|sergio-hughes/632817}}
- [https://www.vitessejeugd.nl/Teams/Spelerinformatie/Onder%2017/Hughes/Sergio.html SBV Vitesse profile]
- [https://www.voetbalacademienec.nl/teams/speler/sergio-hughes.htm NEC profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Sergio}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sint Maarten men's footballers
Category:Sint Maarten men's international footballers
Category:Dutch men's footballers