Elise Hughes
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.jpg) Hughes playing for Charlton Athletic in October 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elise Anna Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hawarden, Wales | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Northop Hall Girls F.C. | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Everton | 22 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (5) |
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 48 | (22) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Wales U17 | 8 | (3) |
| 2018 | Wales U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019– | Wales | 31 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025 | |||
Elise Anna Hughes (born 15 April 2001) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team.
Club career
Hughes came through Everton's Regional Talent Centre.[1] In February 2018, Hughes made her first team debut for Everton in a 1–0 loss against Arsenal at 16 years old.[1] Hughes scored her first professional goal in a derby win against Liverpool during the group stage of the FA WSL Cup.[2]
On 4 January 2020, Hughes joined Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season.[3] However, Hughes returned to Everton on 30 January to rehabilitate after suffering an ACL injury.[4]
In 2023-24, Hughes scored 16 goals in 21 games for Crystal Palace, winning the Championship Golden Boot as Palace won promotion to the WSL,[5] however she suffered another ACL injury playing against Lewes in the penultimate game of the season.[6]
Elise is a UEFA Licence Holder and is involved in coaching her local club, Connah's Quay Nomads. [7]
