Rhys Alex Hughes (born 21 September 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Connah's Quay Nomads.
[2] He signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract in January 2020, and scored three goals and provided six assists from fifteen league games for the under-18 team during the 2019–20 season.
[3] He was promoted to the under-23 team at the end of the campaign; Hughes stated that "with Unsy, [assistant manager] John Ebbrell and [Under-23s coach] Franny Jeffers, it's a really good place to improve".
[8] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Lee O'Connor in a 2–2 draw at Accrington Stanley in the EFL Cup.
[11] On 17 November 2023, Hughes joined National League North club Curzon Ashton on an initial one-month loan deal.