Liam John Hughes (born 11 September 1988) is an English former professional football striker. He drifted out of the professional game after being released by Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009.
Hughes was a product of the Wolves academy, but failed to make a first team appearance after signing professional forms in 2007. He had a two-month loan spell at League Two side Bury in November 2007, making his Football League début on 24 November 2007 as a substitute in a 2-1 defeat at Morecambe. To date, Hughes has only made three further appearances at league level.
After failing to convince his parent club, he was released in early 2009. In July 2009, Hughes featured as a trialist for Hereford United in their pre-season friendly against local rivals Pegasus Juniors, but was not offered a contract. Instead he continued his playing career with non-league Pensnett United, while also entering full-time work.
In June 2010 he was jailed for up for 32 months for his part in an armed robbery in his hometown of Gornal on 13 February 2010.
Liam Michael Hughes (born 10 August 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for Cambridge United before joining Inverness in 2016.
Born in Rotherham, Hughes joined Cambridge United's youth setup in 2007, aged 15, after a stint at Scunthorpe United. Initially a defender, he was reconverted to a more attacking role during his time at the Academy, and made his first-team debut on 9 November 2010, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Grimsby Town.
On 4 April 2011 Hughes signed a two-year professional deal with the U's, but struggled to appear regularly as a starter. On 21 November 2012 he was loaned to Corby Town for a month, and after scoring three goals in three matches he returned to Cambridge.
Hughes renewed his link with the club on 30 January 2014, penning a new 2 1⁄2-year deal. He played his first match in the Football League on 16 August, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Portsmouth. After his contract with Cambridge United was cancelled by mutual consent on 30 January 2016, Hughes signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle of the Scottish Premiership two days later.