Setareki Hughes

Setareki Waganitoga Hughes (born 8 June 1995) is a Fijian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rewa in the National Football League.

Setareki Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Setareki Waganitoga Hughes[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bua, Fiji
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rewa
Number	8
Youth career
	Rewa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Rewa
2015–2018	Suva
2018–	Rewa
International career‡
2011	Fiji U-17	4	(0)
2013–2015	Fiji U-20	8	(0)
2016	Fiji U-23	3	(0)
2016–	Fiji	40	(3)
	Fiji Futsal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2024

International career

Hughes was selected for the Fiji national under-20 team to compete at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015. he played in all three of Fiji's group matches against Germany, Honduras and Uzbekistan.

On 28 May 2016, he made his senior debut for the national team at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup in their 3–1 loss against New Zealand.

He was then also selected as part of the Fiji under-23 team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In 2019, he was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games. Fiji won a bronze medal.

International goals

Scores and results list Fiji's goal tally first.^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 July 2019	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	American Samoa	1–0	9–0	2019 Pacific Games
2.	19 June 2024	HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji	Samoa	1–0	9–1	2024 OFC Nations Cup
3.				5–1

Awards

• 2016 Fiji Footballer of the Year^[4]

Private life

Setareki's brother, Bruce Hughes is also a footballer who plays for Suva as well as Fiji U-20.