Germain Hughes: from Anguilla to play in Barbados

The small island of Anguilla isn't a famous name in football of the CFU (Caribbean Footbll Union) region. Occuping the position of 206th in the last ranking FIFA and as their best position 199th, is hard to imagine how is the football right there and even less that there are a place that can product good footballers.

However, players like Germain Hughes, are showing that the things aren't so like that. Last year the 20 years old midfield got a schoolarship at University of Wast Indies campus of Cave Hill in Barbados and then he joined the club of the university: UWI Blackbirds FC. There he is showing his worth being part of the campaign of the team that won the Barbados Digicel Premier League 2016 in his first year with the team.

Germain Hughes in the middle, with his teammates Aschard Stuart(Left) and Jairo Lombardo(right)
in the win of Digicel Premier League 2016
Photo credit: Germain Hughes

Career and titles

During his time in Anguilla he won numerous Most Valuable Player(MVP) and Best Midfielder awards in the high school football competitions. In his born country he used to play for Salsa Ballers FC (that is one ofthe clubs that move send players to the national team). 

In 2015, he was selected to represent the Caribbean U19 All Star Team in Copa Rayados tournament in Santo Antonio, Texas what he counts as a great expierence. In addiction, recently he had some great expierence and exposure in Europe (England, Malta and Ireland) which was for him a bity challenge due the weather condition but it was definitely "my most enjoyable and fulfilling  football expierence and I hope to be back up there pretty soon" he said.

Germain Hughes with the uniform of CFU All Stars in the Copa Rayados
Photo credit: Unknown

National Team

he made his debut for Anguilla senior National Team at the age of 15 in 2012 Caribbean Cup Qualifiers playing in the group E against trinidad & Tobago, St. Kitts & Nevis and also French Guyana. He also made part of Under 15, under 17(where he was the vice captain) and U20 level being the captain. He also made up the squad that played the World Cup Qualifiers Russia 2018 playing against El Salvador playing both games full time. In total he has 5 caps for Anguilla senior.

Hughes(#3) with his country
Photo credit:Larry Scott 2015 - http://picturethis.ai