Elise Hughes | QueenBallers Player profile

Elise

Hughes

Apr 15, 2001

#9 - Forward

Elise Anna Hughes is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team.

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Football runs in Hughes' family—both her grandfather David and her father Peter were footballers.

Her family supports Everton, the same club where she began her professional football career.

At just 16 years old, Elise Hughes made her first-team debut for Everton in February 2018 against Arsenal.

She began her football journey in Connah’s Quay, kicking a ball around with her dad.

She has faced multiple ACL injuries, the latest in April 2024.

She won the Barclays Women’s Championship Golden Boot in the 2023–24 season, scoring 16 goals in 21 games before her injury.

She became involved in coaching through her local club, Connah’s Quay, where her brother plays. She was the first female staff member there, helping to shine a light on the women’s game in a traditionally male-dominated area.

Her involvement helped spark a surge in girls’ participation, with hundreds now training weekly and a women’s team and scholarship programme established.

Year	Club	AP	GL
2022 - present	Crystal Palace	58	26
2021 - 2022	Charlton Athletic	24	7
2020 - 2021	Blackburn Rovers (loan)	23	7
2019 - 2020	Bristol City (loan)	3	0
2017 - 2021	Everton	28	2
International Stats
2017 - present	Wales	28	3
2018 -	Wales U19	4	1

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Best Actions

Two goals vs Watford

Goal vs London City Lionesses

Club Achievements

Awards

Stats

Team: Crystal Palace FC