| Joe Hugill | |
| Full Name: | Joseph Brennen Hugill[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 October 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Durham, England |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Currentclub: | Wigan Athletic (on loan from Manchester United) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Youthclubs2: | Sunderland |
| Youthyears3: | 2020– |
| Youthclubs3: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Manchester United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Burton Albion (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11:40, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph Brennen Hugill (born 19 October 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Wigan Athletic on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.
Born in Durham, England, Hugill started his career with Newcastle United, where he spent a year, before joining rivals Sunderland.[2] [3] [4]
Hugill signed with Premier League side Manchester United on 1 July 2020, with the Manchester club reportedly having fought off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, among others, for his signature.[2] [5] [6] His career in Manchester started brightly, with his most notable performance coming against Liverpool U23, where he scored four goals in a 6–3 win.[7] [3] [8] In doing so, he became only the second player in Manchester United history to score four in one game against Liverpool, after Steve Jones in a reserve game in 1977.[9]
Hugill was called up to train with the Manchester United first team for 2021–22 pre-season preparation.[10] He featured in friendly games against Derby County and Queens Park Rangers.[11]
He signed a new contract in July 2021.[4]
On 1 February 2023, Hugill was one of three Manchester United youngsters to join National League club Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] This marked the start of a new scheme that would see the youngsters continue to train and play for Manchester United's academy teams, while also earning senior experience playing for their loan club.[13]
On 12 January 2024, he joined League One club Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season.[14] He made his debut three days later, scoring his side's equaliser within minutes of his introduction from the bench in an eventual 3–2 defeat to Derby County.[15]
Hugill was called up to the England national under-18 football team in 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||
Manchester United U18