Daniel Hughes is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club Saval.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó hAodha | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Half Forward | ||
| Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Danny | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Saval | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 0 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2001-2014 | Down | 35 (2-56) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
He scored three points in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, Hughes was named in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season, it was his first All Star award.[2][3] In November 2010, Hughes was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year.[4] Daniel brother Johnny played for London in 2009 where Down played London. Hughes supports Liverpool F.C.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
Honours
edit- 1 Railway Cup 2009
- 1 Dr McKenna Cup 2008
- 1 Ulster Player of The January 2008
- 1 All Star 2010
- 1 Irish News Ulster All-Stars 2010
- 1 Top Scorer In The Down Senior Football Championship 2005
- 3 Down Senior Football League Division 2 2003 2007 2010