Emyr Huws

Manchester City

Huws started his career with a five-year spell at Swansea City, since he was seven, before he was signed by Premier League club Manchester City in 2009. He developed to become captain of the club's under-21 side. He scored for City in the 2012–13 season of the NextGen Series youth tournament, in a 3–1 win over Fenerbahçe at Ewen Fields. After returning from a loan spell at Northampton Town, Huws made his debut for Manchester City on 15 January 2014, coming on as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers in an FA Cup third-round replay. On 5 August 2014, Huws signed a two-year contract with the club, keeping him until 2016.

Northampton Town (loan)

He joined Northampton Town of League Two on a three-month loan deal in October 2012. He made his debut for the "Cobblers" on 13 October, in 3–0 win over Exeter City at Sixfields. He received public praise from manager Aidy Boothroyd and captain Kelvin Langmead. After making ten appearances, Huws' loan spell at Northampton Town came to an end.

Birmingham City (loan)

On 28 January 2014, Huws joined Football League Championship club Birmingham City on an initial one-month youth loan. He went straight into the starting eleven for the match at home to Derby County on 1 February, and his stoppage-time shot rebounded off the post for Federico Macheda's equaliser. The loan spell was extended until the end of the season, and Huws was voted Birmingham's player of the month for February. After 69…

Huws won his first cap for the Wales U21 team in 2012, having previously won caps for Wales at under-17 and under-19 levels. He made his debut for Wales' under-21 side on 10 September 2012 in a 5–0 defeat to the Czech Republic. He scored his first international goal on 14 August 2013, scoring Wales' only goal in a 5–1 loss to Finland. Huws made his senior debut for Wales in a friendly against Iceland on 5 March 2014. In the absence of fellow midfielders Aaron Ramsey, Joe Ledley and David Vaughan, Huws took on the holding midfield role and played the whole match as Wales won 3–1. He won 3 further caps in 2014, including appearances against Moldova and Belgium in the 2016 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. He scored his first international goal on 13 November 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joe Ledley, he converted a Joe Allen cross to bring Wales back to 2–2 against the Netherlands. However Wales went on to lose the game 3–2. In May 2016, Huws was listed for the 29-man squad for a pre-Euro 2016 training camp. He made 2 appearances in friendlies against Ukraine on 6 March and against Sweden on 5 June. Huws was among six players to be cut for the Euro 2016 squad. Later that year, he was included in the Wales squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He won 4 caps during the group stages of Wales' qualifying campaign, as Wales finished 3rd in Group D, failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup as a result. Huws was called up to the Wales squad in…

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International goals

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Huws goal.

Born in Llanelli, Emyr Huws attended Ysgol Gynradd Pum Heol and Ysgol y Strade. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.