Flintshire’s Elise Hughes joins Blackburn Rovers on loan

Everton forward Elise Hughes has signed for Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Wales international from Hawarden has joined Rovers until the end of the season. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

She goes straight into Gemma Donnelly’s squad for Sunday’s home game against Charlton Athletic.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Hughes joins Rovers from Women’s Super League side Everton where she rose through the ranks at the Toffee’s Regional Talent Centre, before making the step up to first-team football. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

She made her senior debut in February 2018 at the age of 16 and went on to score her first goal against Liverpool in December 2018, ahead of a further 11 appearances during the 2018-19 campaign. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The striker signed her first professional contract in August 2019 and joined fellow Barclays FAWSL side Bristol City on loan for the second-half of the season, before an anterior cruciate ligament injury cut short her stay with the Robins after just three games.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Hughes won her first Wales cap in March 2018 and will link up with her country once again later this month.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Rovers manager Gemma Donnelly said: “Elise is a very hard working forward and a proven goalscorer so we’re delighted to have her with us for the rest of this season and I’m looking forward to working with her.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“I’m excited to be here and I’m really looking forward to helping the girls and hopefully that starts at the weekend,” Hughes told rovers.co.uk.  ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A lot of these girls have experienced a lot of games so I think they’ll help me just as much as I’m here to help them.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Photo: https://www.rovers.co.uk/ ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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