PLAYER PROFILE

Richard Hughes

Position: Midfield

Height: 6'0

Weight: 13st 3lbs

Date of Birth: 1979-06-25 Glasgow, Scotland

Richard Hughes

Scottish-born and Italian-raised Richard Hughes started his career at Atalanta before moving to Arsenal. After a year in the reserves at Highbury, he moved on to Bournemouth and his performances there earned him a return to a Barclays Premiership club in the shape of Portsmouth.

In 2003/04 he scored the winning goal in Portsmouth's FA Cup clash with Liverpool and, despite some injuries, he has proved to be a very exciting prospect for the future as well as a very useful member of the first team squad at Fratton Park.

His 2004/05 season continued in very much the same vein as he made 20 appearances all in all.

He added a further 29 to that tally in 2005/06 and his success continued into the 2006/07 season. He is now a valued member of Harry Redknapp's team.