Players / William James Hughes
William James Hughes
Crystal Palace

William James Hughes

Midfielder · Crystal Palace. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionMID Age31 ClubCrystal Palace Market value€5mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubCrystal PalacePremier League
PositionMidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityEnglandSurrey
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract until2027-06-30Current stored contract
Market value€5mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-03
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height185 cm74 kg
Shirt number#19Crystal Palace
Performance
Season stats

Premier League · 2026

Crystal Palace · Midfielder

Appearances20 starts
Minutes292 substitute entries
Rating6.36provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots00 on target
Passing7211 passes · 1 key
Defensive work10 interceptions · 0 blocks
Duels won50%1 of 2
Dribble success0%0 of 1
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to William James Hughes

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

ErickErickBahia · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 1,265 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Erick — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesErick
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceBahia
Minutes291,265
Appearances221
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9040.28 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 9070.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90312.21 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Lucas Daniel RomeroLucas Daniel RomeroCruzeiro · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 1,405 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Lucas Daniel Romero — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesLucas Daniel Romero
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceCruzeiro
Minutes291,405
Appearances219
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.13 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.19 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 90161.02 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90332.11 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Vinicius SouzaVinicius SouzaVfL Wolfsburg · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 505 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Vinicius Souza — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesVinicius Souza
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier League2. Bundesliga
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceVfL Wolfsburg
Minutes29505
Appearances26
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 9050.89 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90142.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Eric RamiresEric RamiresRB Bragantino · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 918 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Eric Ramires — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesEric Ramires
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceRB Bragantino
Minutes29918
Appearances219
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 9080.78 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90151.47 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonaldoRonaldoInternacional · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 548 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Ronaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesRonaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceInternacional
Minutes29548
Appearances212
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.16 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 9030.49 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90193.12 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Alex SantanaAlex SantanaCorinthians · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar age64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 29 min / 2026 · 17 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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William James Hughes and Alex Santana — stored season statistics
Context / metricWilliam James HughesAlex Santana
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleCrystal PalaceCorinthians
Minutes2917
Appearances21
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 901— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves10 loans · 0 free moves
Known fees€7mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€7MWatford → Crystal Palace

Latest recorded move: Watford → Crystal Palace · 28 Aug 2021, with terms recorded as €7M. The player was 26.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202128 Aug 2021Watford → Crystal PalaceTransfer€7M26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Crystal Palace · Premier League

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferWatford → Crystal Palace

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Surrey, England

Value & contract

Market value

€5m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-03

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract intelligence

Recorded contract term

Time remaining uses the recorded expiry date. Options, negotiations and an agreed departure require separate evidence.

Contract startNot verified
Contract expiry2027-06-309 months remaining
Club optionNot verified
Player optionNot verified
Release clauseNot verified
Extension talksNot verified

Source: Transfermarkt · Confidence: Source-reported contract. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

View contract source · Checked 2026-09-23

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityWilliam James HughesHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubCrystal PalaceHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionPremier LeagueHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionMidfielderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 4 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderDefensive Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
3 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€6m€6.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.