Andrew Hughes

Hughes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→29), while his Rating held around 24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Preston · 20th	2	0	0	6.3	24	29
2025/26	Preston · 14th	38	1	0	6.8	24	29
2024/25	Preston · 20th	41	0	1	6.85	31	38
2023/24	Preston · 10th	39	1	2	6.82	36	31
2022/23	Preston · 12th	30	2	2	6.86	37	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Hughes is a 34-year-old central defender at Preston, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 29. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (79.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hughes.

On the season, Hughes graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 3.377 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 34 Hughes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

28.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

79.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.38

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.38

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.027

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.027

Defensive actions / 903.377

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.272

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 34, Hughes sits on 5.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hughes's projected Rating — 24 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles61

Interceptions43

Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10

Red cards0

Transfer history

PrestonJun 2018 – now

PeterboroughJul 2016 – Jun 2018Free

Newport Countyuntil Jul 2016

About A. Hughes

Andrew Martyn Hughes is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Preston, born on June 5, 1992 in Cardiff, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Wales. Preston currently sit 20th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, A. Hughes has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 169 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

A. Hughes's next match is on August 26, 2026, when Preston face Everton at home in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Hughes at 24 with a Season form score of 28.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, A. Hughes has totalled 507 club appearances with 15 goals and 9 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 43 appearances for Peterborough.

A. Hughes's career has also included time at Peterborough and Newport County.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.