Sam Hughes
Defender - Centre-Back
at Peterborough United
at Peterborough United
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€300k
Rating · 24/25
5.3
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Burton Albion
top club · 117 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2304
goals rank
#2616
assists rank
20
season goals
19
season assists
Among 3,233 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€350k
peak value · 2023
€145k
top transfer fee · 17/18
8
best season · 17/18
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1997-04-15 · 6 players total
259Appearances
20Goals
19Assists
22Yellow cards
0Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Sam Hughes |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Samuel Joseph Hughes |
| Date of birth | 1997-04-15 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | West Kirby, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Peterborough United |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | SEG |
Jul 2025
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2025
Transfer: Stockport → Peterborough
25/26 · Transfer
Jun 2025
Transfer: Peterborough → Stockport
24/25 · Return from loan
Jan 2025
Transfer: Stockport → Peterborough
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
24/25 — Stockport County, Peterborough United, Stockport County U21
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Burton Albion → Stockport
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Burton Albion
32 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Burton Albion
49 matches · 3 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Leicester → Burton Albion
21/22 · Transfer
Nov 2021
Transfer: Burton Albion → Leicester
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Leicester → Burton Albion
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Burton Albion, Leicester City U23
22 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Burton Albion → Leicester
20/21 · Return from loan
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
51 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Leicester → Burton Albion
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Leicester City U23, Burton Albion
21 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Salford → Leicester
19/20 · Return from loan
Sep 2019
Transfer: Leicester → Salford
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Salford City, Leicester City U23
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Leicester City U23
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Leicester City U23, Leicester City
24 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Chester → Leicester
17/18 · Transfer · €145k
Jul 2016
16/17 — Chester FC
36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — Chester FC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Chester U18 → Chester
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2801 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.05/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.21/90
Minutes played by club
Peterborough United
22.1%
Stockport County
0.0%
Stockport County U21
0.0%
Burton Albion
48.7%
Leicester City U23
9.4%
Salford City
0.0%
Leicester City
0.0%
Chester FC
19.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough United | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1,683 |
| Stockport County | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stockport County U21 | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 4 | 20/21 | 23/24 | 117 | 6 | 14 | 3,709 |
| Leicester City U23 | 5 | 17/18 | 21/22 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 713 |
| Salford City | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester FC | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1,510 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Stockport County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Stockport County | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Peterborough United | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,683 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Stockport County U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Burton Albion | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Burton Albion | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Burton Albion | 42 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,260 |
| 21/22 | League One | Burton Albion | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,890 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Burton Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League One | Burton Albion | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 559 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Salford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Salford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Salford City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 480 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 233 |
| 16/17 | National League | Chester FC | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 938 |
| 15/16 | National League | Chester FC | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 572 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Chester U18 | Chester | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Chester | Leicester | Transfer | 0 | €145k |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | Leicester | Salford | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-23 | Salford | Leicester | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-09 | Leicester | Burton Albion | Loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Burton Albion | Leicester | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Leicester | Burton Albion | Loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-11-24 | Burton Albion | Leicester | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Leicester | Burton Albion | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Burton Albion | Stockport | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-16 | Stockport | Peterborough | Loan | 275000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Peterborough | Stockport | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Stockport | Peterborough | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Cruciate ligament injury | 2020-12-19 | 2021-11-21 | 338 | 51 |
| 25/26 | Achilles tendon rupture | 2025-07-26 | 50 | 10 |
Current€300k
Peak€350k
Low€275k
Δ since start+—
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Garratt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Shaughnessy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Kamwa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ciaran Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elliott Durrell | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kane Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gordon | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Powell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Helm | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jasper Moon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Alabi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Astles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hamer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adedeji Oshilaja | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 7 | 19 |
| 16/17 | National League | Chester FC | 3 | 36 |
| 22/23 | League One | Burton Albion | 3 | 42 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | League One | Burton Albion | 7 | 42 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 4 | 19 |
| 23/24 | League One | Burton Albion | 3 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-06-30 | Peterborough | Stockport | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-16 | Stockport | Peterborough | Loan | — | €275k |
| 21/22 | 2021-11-24 | Burton Albion | Leicester | Return from loan | — | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-31 | Leicester | Burton Albion | Loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-01 | Burton Albion | Leicester | Return from loan | — | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-09 | Leicester | Burton Albion | Loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-23 | Salford | Leicester | Return from loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-02 | Leicester | Salford | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Peterborough United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 6–1 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–3 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2026-01-27 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2026-01-10 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 5–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–2 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 4–2 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 1–3 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB3 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-11-20 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–1 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB3 |
Mansfield Town | 2–4 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–2 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–3 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 2–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 3–0 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Bradford City | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–1 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–2 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Peterborough United | INJURED Achilles tendon rupture |
| 2025-05-03 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-04-30 | GB3 |
Mansfield Town | 4–2 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2025-04-08 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–4 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-04-01 | GB3 |
Crawley Town | 3–4 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | GB3 |
Cambridge United | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 0–0 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-02-11 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-01-28 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 5–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
Teams faced most often by Sam Hughes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 55% |
| Charlton Athletic | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 44% |
| Wigan Athletic | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 33% |
| Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 33% |
| Fleetwood Town | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 56% |
| Bristol Rovers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 44% |
| Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 19% |
| Barnsley FC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 25% |
| Blackpool FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 27% |
| Ipswich Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 21% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 29% |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 36% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 33 | 1,683 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 23/24 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 49 | 1,260 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 21/22 | 22 | 1,890 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 20/21 | 21 | 559 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 19/20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 24 | 713 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 16/17 | 36 | 938 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 15/16 | 19 | 572 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
133 apps
7 G
13 A
Premier League 2
37 apps
7 G
4 A
National League
55 apps
5 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
20 apps
1 G
1 A
League Two
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Sam Hughes?
Sam Hughes is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Peterborough United.
How old is Sam Hughes?
Sam Hughes is 29 years old. He was born on April 15, 1997 in West Kirby.
What position does Sam Hughes play?
Sam Hughes plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Sam Hughes play for?
Sam Hughes currently plays for Peterborough United.
How many career goals has Sam Hughes scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sam Hughes has scored 20 goals in 259 appearances.
What is Sam Hughes's market value?
Sam Hughes's most recent reported market value is €300k.