Keegan Hughes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keegan Monroe Hughes | ||
| Date of birth | July 22, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Newark, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Columbus Crew | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Stanford Cardinal | 73 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Columbus Crew 2 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | → FC Tulsa (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Loudoun United (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2024 | |||
Keegan Monroe Hughes (born July 22, 2000) is an American soccer player.
Playing career
[edit]Youth and college
[edit]Hughes was born in Newark, Ohio, and grew up in Heath, Ohio. He joined the Columbus Crew academy in 2013, going on to play at every level of the academy, including two seasons as captain and was named academy player of the season in 2018.[1]
In 2019, Hughes committed to Stanford University to play college soccer. Over four seasons with the Cardinal, Hughes made 73 appearances, missing only a single game, scoring eight goals and tallying seven assists. His college accolades include been a Pac-12 Conference champion in 2020, First-Team All-American, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Mac Hermann Trophy Finalist in 2022, and was named three times to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.[2][3]
Professional
[edit]On January 11, 2023, Hughes was announced as a homegrown player signing for Columbus Crew ahead of their 2023 season on a two-year deal.[4][5][6][7] He spent time with the team's MLS Next Pro side Columbus Crew 2,[8] before heading out on loan to USL Championship side FC Tulsa on August 4, 2023, for the remainder of the season.[9] In February 2024, Hughes once again moved to the USL Championship on loan, this time with Loudoun United.[10][11] Following the 2024 season, Columbus declined Hughes' contract option and he became a free agent.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, Bailey. "Columbus Crew sign homegrown defender Keegan Hughes". The Columbus Dispatch.
- ^ "Keegan Hughes - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2022 men's soccer postseason awards". pac-12.com.
- ^ "Columbus Crew sign homegrown defender Keegan Hughes". MLSSoccer.com.
- ^ "Columbus Crew signs Crew Academy product and defender Keegan Hughes". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ McDermott, Caden. "Heath's Keegan Hughes on joining the Columbus Crew: I am excited to come back home". The Advocate.
- ^ Stitts, Kellyanne (May 22, 2023). "Homegrown hero: Crew defender Keegan Hughes living his dream". WSYX.
- ^ "Keegan Hughes | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
- ^ "Columbus Crew Loan Keegan Hughes To FC Tulsa | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ "Columbus Crew Loan Defender Keegan Hughes to USL Championship Side Loudoun United FC | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ "Loudoun United FC Sign Columbus Crew Defender Keegan Hughes on Loan".
- ^ "Columbus Crew announce end-of-2024 roster decisions | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
External links
[edit]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Heath, Ohio
- Soccer players from Ohio
- American men's soccer players
- Columbus Crew players
- Columbus Crew 2 players
- FC Tulsa players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- Loudoun United FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- MLS Next Pro players
- Stanford Cardinal men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- 21st-century American sportsmen