Sergio Hughes
Personal information
Full name Sergio Mariano Mervin Hughes
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 NEC Nijmegen
Youth career
0000–2016 IJVV De Zwervers
2016–2019 Vitesse
2019– NEC Nijmegen
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sint Maarten 4 (2)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Sergio Hughes (born 24 February 2002) is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays for NEC Nijmegen, and the Sint Maarten national team.

Club career

As a youth Hughes played for IJVV De Zwervers, along with his brothers Serfinio and Granley.[1] 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.[2] The following season Hughes moved to the academy of NEC Nijmegen of the Eredivisie.[3]

International career

In 2018 Hughes was named to the Netherlands' extended under-16 roster for the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal.[4] 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.[5] He scored his first two international goals in a 8–2 victory over the Turks and Caicos Islands.[6] Hughes' two goals helped Sint Maarten set a new record for highest-ever margin of victory in official CONCACAF competition.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Sint Maarten's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2022 Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao  Turks and Caicos Islands 2–0 8–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
2. 5–2
Last updated 3 July 2022

International career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2022.[5]
Sint Maarten
Year Apps Goals
2022 4 2
Total 4 2

References

  1. ^ Bultje, Brigitte. "De Jeugd van Tegen Woordig een 11-tal Vragen" (in Dutch). IJVV De Zwervers. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Onder 17 / Spelerinformatie" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Vermakelijke jeugdderby tussen NEC en Vitesse eindigt onbeslist" (in Dutch). Forza NEC. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Lake leads Sint Maarten goal explosion vs. Turks and Caicos". CONCACAF. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ^ "8-2 Sint Maarten Scores Biggest VICTORY in Concacaf History GREAT!". St. Maarten News. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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