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My Take
Will Hughes is an English midfielder I've always felt was a touch unlucky with timing and injuries. He broke through as a teenager at Derby County, looking like a future England regular, all neat passing and an unmistakable shock of long hair. The move to the Premier League, Watford and then Crystal Palace, never quite let that early promise fully bloom, but on his day he glues a midfield together intelligently. He's English, Weybridge-born 1995, not American as the data says. I rate him as the kind of tidy, unshowy player coaches love more than highlight reels do.
Overview
William James Hughes (born 17 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Having graduated a scholarship with Derby County, Hughes made his first team breakthrough during the 2012–13 season; his performances resulted in him earning attraction from multiple clubs across Europe.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Will Hughes
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィル・ヒューズ
- Reading
- うぃる・ひゅーず
- Born
- April 17, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Weybridge, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.