Marc Pugh Biography
Marc Pugh (Marc Anthony Pugh) is an English professional footballer born on 2nd April 1987 in Bacup, England. He plays for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth mainly as a winger but also as a midfielder.
He was born in Bacup, Lancashire but was raised in Stacksteads. His parents are Tony Pugh and Denise Pugh. He attended All Saints’ Catholic High School, Rawtenstall.
Marc Pugh Age
Marc was born on 2nd April 1987 (31 years as at 2018)
Marc Pugh Career
Marc Pugh began his career at a young age with First Division club Burnley as a Centre of Excellence player, and gradually worked his way up through the ranks to become an apprentice in 2003.
He played for the youth and reserve teams as a first year appentice. He was named on the bench for two first-team matches in the League Cup due to his great goalscoring record. They decided to keep him for a third year.
In November 2005 Marc Pugh was loaned out to Kidderminster Harriers of the Conference National to play first team football, after he scored 15 goals for Burnley reserve and youth team as a third year apprentice.He made his debut for Kidderminster after coming on as an 86th-minute substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Stevenage Borough. He scored his first career goal during a match against Dagenham & Redbridge which helped Kidderminster to a 3–1 victory.
During a match he displayed a smart piece of skill which involved flicking the ball over an opponents head with his heel, then crossing the ball in for a teammate to score; this move was featured on Soccer AM’s showboating section.
On 13th December 2005 Marc Pugh returned to Burnley after a groin injury. On 7th January 2006 he returned to Kidderminster for a second loan spell which ended on 26th January 2006 having made 10 appearances and scored one goal.
Marc Pugh Bury
In February 2006 Marc Pugh learned that he would not receive a professional contract at Burnley, which was partly because both Chris McCann and Kyle Lafferty had both already received professional contracts and they were only second year apprentices.
On 23rd March 2006 he signed a short term contract for League Two club Bury, after being released from Burnley, following a three week trial. On 25th May he made his debut after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Lewis Gobern in a 2–1 home win over Rochdale.
Marc Pugh
On 15th April 2006 Marc Pugh marked his first start for Bury with a goal from 10 yards in a 1–1 away draw with Lincoln City. He finished the 2005–06 season by playing six matches and scoring one goal for the club. At the end of the season he was offered his first professional contract, a one year contract at Bury.
During the 2006-07 season Marc Pugh was a regular player, playing particularly well in the first half of the season, and was offered an extended contract at the club in January 2007. He rejected the offer in February 2007. He was offered renewed contracts throughout the season but he kept rejecting them. Club’s manager Chis Casper blamed it on his agent. Pugh finished 2006–07 with 41 appearances and 4 goals for Bury; they finished in 21st place in League Two.
Marc Pugh Shrewsbury Town
On 29th May 2007 Marc Pugh signed for League Two club Shrewsbury Town for a compensation fee.He made his debut in a 4–0 away win over Lincoln City, setting up Andy Cooke for the third goal with a cross.
In November 2007 Marc Pugh suffered a knee injury and underwent a scan, which was believed to be a cartilage problem. Days after discovering the results of the scan, which revealed he was suffering from acute tendinitis, he returned to training.
Marc Pugh scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 4–0 home victory over Dagenham & Redbridge, turning in a Marc Tierney cross in the 78th minute before assisting Tierney for Shrewsbury’s final goal. He scored a further two goals that season following the arrival of Paul Simpson as manager, and finished 2007–08 with 38 appearances and 4 goals, for a Shrewsbury team that ranked 18th place in League Two.
On 12th September he joined League Two club Luton Town on a one-month loan. On 13th September he made his debut for the club in a 3–1 home win over Aldershot Town. He palyed in four matches before returning to Shrewsbury.
On 26th March 2009 Marc Pugh was loaned out to League One team Hereford United and made his debut two days later in a 1–0 home loss to Huddersfield Town. On 4th April 2009 he scored his first goal for Hereford with an equaliser against Hartlepool United in a 2-2 draw, although Hereford eventually lost 4–2.He finished the loan spell with nine appearances and one goal. Hereford finished bottom of League Two. He was released by Shrewsbury after having the remaining year of his contract cancelled on 26 June 2009.
Marc Pugh Hereford United
On 30th June 2009 Marc Pugh signed a one-year contract with Hereford United after rejoining the club on a permanent basis following their relegation into League Two.
On 8th August 2009, on his second debut for Hereford, he scored twice first from a long-range shot in the 39th minute and the second a 90th- minute equaliser, as they drew 2–2 away to Morecambe. He finished the 2009-10 season as Hereford’s top scorer with 13 goals in 46 appearances. His goals were credited with helping stabilise Hereford, as they finished in 16th place in League Two. He left Hereford at the end of the season after rejecting a new two-year contract.
Marc Pugh AFC Bournemouth
On 4th June 2010 Marc Pugh signed a three year contract, for a compensation fee of £100,000, for newly promoted League One club AFC Bournemouth. He made his debut on 7th August 2010 in a 1–0 away defeat to Charlton Athletic.
On 14th August Marc Pugh scored his first goal of 2010–11 in a Liam Feeney cross in a 5–1 home win over Peterborough United. By mid-October 2010 he was leading the club’s goalscoring charts with six goals. Bournemouth qualified for the League One play-offs with a sixth-place finish, and Pugh played in both legs of their semi-final with Huddersfield. They were eliminated after a 4–2 defeat on penalties, having drawn 4–4 on aggregate over the two legs. Pugh was Bournemouth’s top scorer in 2010–11, with 13 goals from 47 appearances.
Marc Pugh finished 2011–12 as Bournemouth’s top scorer for the second season running, with 12 goals from 49 appearances, while they finished in 11th place in League One. He was voted the Bournemouth Daily Echo Supporters’ Player of the Year. He decided not to sign a new contract with Bournemouth in July 2012, and the club was willing to listen to offers for him.
During the 2012-13 season Marc Pugh remained with Bournemouth, with the club not receiviung any offers for him over the summer of 2012. He had a brief spell on the bench during September 2012. On 13th October he scored in a a 2–0 home win over Leyton Orient.
In November 2012 he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with the club He established himself as an important player for Bournemouth in 2012–13, as they pushed for promotion. They finished the season with promotion into the Championship as League One runners-up, Pugh having contributed with 8 goals from 46 appearances.
In the 2013-14 season Bournemouth enjoyed their best start to a season in the second tier. By the end of the season he scored 5 goals and made 45 appearances. Bournemouth finished in 10th place in the Championship, which at the time was the highest league ranking in the club’s history.
On 9th August 2014, during Bournemouth’s first match of 2014–15, Marc Pugh opened the scoring after only 26 seconds with a 4–0 away win over Huddersfield.
On 25 October 2014, Pugh played as Bournemouth beat Birmingham City 8–0 away to set a club record win, in which he scored the first hat-trick of his career in the second half.
Marc Pugh scored the first goal in a 3–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 27 April 2015 with a left-footed shot into the top corner; this result all but sealed Bournemouth’s promotion into the Premier League. He played in a 3–0 away win against Charlton on 2 May 2015, which confirmed promotion and, thanks to Watford drawing their last match, the Championship title. This was the first time Bournemouth had been promoted into the top flight in the club’s 125-year history. Pugh was one of Bournemouth’s most consistent players in 2014–15, and contributed with 9 goals from 44 matches.
On 22nd August 2015 Marc Pugh scored his first Premier League goal in Bournemouth’s 4–3 away win over West Ham United.This goal meant he had scored in each of the top five divisions of the English football league system. In November 2015, Pugh signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Bournemouth, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.
Marc Pugh Salary
According to sillyseason.com his 2017-18 salary per week is £2,000
Marc Pugh Wife
Marc Pugh is married to Laura and they have two daughters.
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