Pat Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

Pat Hughes (born 1 October 1991) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Geevagh and, formerly, for the Sligo county team.

Pat Hughes

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó hAodha
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Full Forward
Born	(1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 32) Sligo, Ireland
Occupation	Management Consultant
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Geevagh
Club titles
Sligo titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2010–2022	Sligo

Career

He captained the Sligo minor team.^[1]

Formerly a teacher, he made his senior inter-county debut in 2010 and continued playing for his county until the end of the 2022 season.^[2]

Hughes started his senior championship career by winning the Man of the Match award on his first championship start in New York in May 2012.^[3]

From his championship debut in 2012, he had scored 3-16 in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, as of Sligo's qualifier win against Antrim in June 2017. Hughes plays his club football with Geevagh and was part of their intermediate winning side in 2009.^[4]

Hughes won a Trench Cup with St Patrick's College in 2011 and went on to study at Ulster University, where he contested a Sigerson Cup, playing for Jordanstown.^[5]

Hughes represented Connacht Rugby at under-20 level in the 2010 inter-provincial series. Hughes, who lined out at fly half^[6] won a Connacht Schools Cup with Sligo Grammar School the same year.^[7]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
2. McLaughlin, Gerry (21 June 2022). "Sligo's Pat Hughes bids farewell after stellar career for the Yeats men". Independent.ie.
3. "Hughes ready to throw caution to the wind - HoganStand".
4. "Sligo GAA - Match report on Geevagh Vs St Cronas".
5. . Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
6. . Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
7. "Brilliant Butler try proves Sligo's crowning glory". independent. Retrieved 25 February 2021.