The Team
Craig Hughes
Sports Consultant
Grand View University
One of our senior football consultants, Craig brings a strong football background to the role, having played college soccer in the States and worked in a number of roles within the football industry. He enjoyed four successful seasons at Grand View University in Iowa, where he was captain of Viking...
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Meet Craig
One of our senior football consultants, Craig brings a strong football background to the role, having played college soccer in the States and worked in a number of roles within the football industry.
He enjoyed four successful seasons at Grand View University in Iowa, where he was captain of Vikings’ men’s soccer team, leading them to three Regional Championships and reaching the last eight of the National Championships. He graduated with a degree in in Business Marketing and moved to Midland University in Nebraska to do his Master’s year, studying Education, Leadership and Teaching in tandem with his role as Graduate Assistant Coach.
Returning to the UK, Craig initially worked with FirstPoint USA in the Talent Management team, before moving to Motherwell Football Club as their Sales & Marketing Manager, with a key objective of helping the Club transition into fan ownership. He joined Rangers FC in 2022 in the club’s commercial department, where he was a Senior Partnership Sales Executive, playing a key role in delivering a number of official partnerships to the Club as well as enhancing relationships with existing partners.