| Ronan Hughes | |
| Birth Date: | 15 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Years1: | 2015–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Stirling Albion (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Stirling Albion (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | East Kilbride |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11:49, 1 May 2022 (UTC) |
Ronan Hughes (born 15 December 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play for East Kilbride as a midfielder.
Hughes turned professional with Hamilton Academical in January 2015.[1] He had first joined the club at the age of 10,[2] and played for them every youth level.[3] He made his senior debut on 11 May 2016. He moved on loan to Stirling Albion in September 2018.[4]
In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with Hamilton, until summer 2020.[5] He scored his first goals for Hamilton when he scored twice in a 5-3 defeat to St Johnstone on 17 October 2020.[6]
He returned to Stirling Albion on loan in January 2020.[7]
He was released by Hamilton at the end of his contract in May 2022,[8] signing for East Kilbride in June 2022.[9]
Born in Scotland, and involved in national training squads at under-14 level[10] but never capped for higher age groups, Hughes is also eligible to play for Wales at international level through his father's origins.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 2015–16 | Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020–20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | |||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 6 | |||