Alec Hughes (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for USL Championship club Charleston Battery.
Early life Born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Hughes started his youth career with the Farmington Soccer Academy FC and his high school, Glastonbury High School.
College career UMass Minutemen Hughes concluded his UMass career with 110 points on 51 goals and eight assists in 87 appearances. He was named to United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America in addition to First Team All-Region and Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference. The forward tabbed New England Soccer Journal's DI Men's Player of the Year for his efforts in the 2024 campaign, including an All-ECAC First Team Selection.
Club career Los Angeles FC Hughes was selected with the No. 22 overall selection by the Los Angeles FC in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-selects-forward-alec-hughes-in-mls-super-draft-2025https://atlantic10.com/news/2024/12/20/mens-soccer-alec-hughes-selected-22nd-in-2025-mls-superdraft-by-lafc.aspx
Los Angeles FC 2 After being drafted by LAFC, he was assigned to the MLS Next Pro team LAFC2. He appeared in 6 games and scored 2 goals.
Charleston Battery On February 9th 2026, Charleston Battery announced they had signed Hughes for the 2026 season.https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1355267https://umassathletics.com/news/2026/2/13/mens-soccer-hughes-signs-with-charleston-battery
He made his debut with the team on May 30th against Detroit City, and on June 9th against TB Rowdies, playing sparingly as a late game sub. He gained a few more minutes a few days later against Tulsa FC.
On June 20th; Hughes subbed in for Colton Swan in the 71st minute against Sporting JAX, he later scored his first goal ever with the Battery in the 82' minute.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupPlayoffsContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHartford City FC2022NPSL00————00Western Mass Pioneers2023USL299—11——10102024*USL21115—21——1316Total2024003200002326Los Angeles FC 22025MLS Next Pro62————62Los Angeles FC2025MLS00————00Total620000000062Charleston Battery2026USLC41————41Total410000000041Career total3027003200003329
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