Meg Hughes

Meg Elizabeth Hughes (born May 16, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She played college soccer for the Providence Friars and the Michigan State Spartans.

Early life Hughes grew up in Rochester, Massachusetts. She also ran track while at Providence, recording personal bests of 56.36 s in the 400 meters and 1:01.29 in the 400 meter hurdles.

Club career Hughes was a trialist with the Washington Spirit in the 2025 preseason. On July 1, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that they had signed Hughes to their inaugural season. She made her professional debut on August 23, starting in Sporting JAX's inaugurl game and setting up Jade Pennock's inaugural goal in a 3–1 loss to DC Power FC. The following week, she scored her first professional goal in a 3–2 win over the Tampa Bay Sun. She finished her rookie season with 2 goals and 7 assists in 28 games. She tied with three teammates to lead the league in assists. After placing second in the standings, Sporting JAX lost 1–0 to the Carolina Ascent in the playoff semifinals.

Career statistics College

Season Games Scoring GP GS G A PTS SH SOG Providence Friars 2020 12 4 4 6 14 24 0 2020–21 12 4 4 6 14 24 15 2021 20 20 9 4 22 75 38 2022 19 18 2 4 8 49 18 2023 20 20 8 0 16 56 34 Michigan State Spartans 2024 16 15 7 3 17 28 21 Career Career total 98 81 34 23 91 256 126

Professional

Honors and awards

Individual Second-team All-Big Ten: 2024 First-team All-Big East: 2021, 2023 Second-team All-Big East: 2020, 2022 Big East Freshman of the Year: 2020