Hughes played college soccer with Coastal Carolina University, where he was a member of the Big South All Tournament Team. He scored 7 goals in the Big South Conference, allowing Coastal Carolina to win the Big South Championship Game, and was also named Big South Player of the Week twice his senior year.
Hughes also played with the British Columbia Provincial Team from 1998 to 2001.
College Professional In 2006 Charleston Battery selected Hughes in the first round pick in the USL Draft Pick, and signed a contract with the team He made his Battery debut on July 4 against Miami Football Club. In his first season he played ten games and recorded an assistant He helped Charleston make the playoffs reaching all the way to the semi-finals.
In 2007 he signed a new year deal with Charleston.
On December 7, 2008 Hughes was named as one of the "original six" players to play for the expansion Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League in 2009.
Hughes played college soccer with Coastal Carolina University, where he was a member of the Big South All Tournament Team.
