Carl Gerard McHugh (born 5 February 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.
[8] In November, he starred and scored an equalising header for Bradford City in their FA Cup victory over Northampton Town.
[11] Earlier that month, McHugh had been praised by his manager for his performance against Wigan Athletic in the League Cup,[12] and he later commented that his recent spell of first-team games had been a "huge learning curve" for him.
"[15] In the run-up to the 2013 Football League Cup Final, which McHugh played in, he was cited as an "unsung hero" of the Bradford City team.
[18] In July 2013, McHugh signed a new one-year contract with Bradford City,[19] and later that month he spoke about his fight to become a first-team member in the forthcoming season.
[30] McHugh suffered a serious head injury – a two inch deep gash above his right eye – on the opening day of the season against Kilmarnock on 6 August 2016.
Motherwell manager Mark McGhee later said that the nature of the injury meant the club could not put a timescale on McHugh's return.
[42] McHugh's debut season with ATK ended early for him due to injury,[43] although the club secured the ISL championship title.
[45] With the club, he began 2022–23 season on 20 August 2022 against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup as his team lost the match by 3–2.
[55] McHugh played Gaelic football for Na Rossa, where he was coached by All-Ireland winner Declan Bonner.