David Ferguson (footballer, born 1996)

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David Ferguson
David Ferguson Scottish footballer.jpg
David warming up for Dumbarton (Loan)
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
East Kilbride
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Motherwell 16 (0)
2015Alloa Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2015Annan Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2016Airdrieonians (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2019 Ayr United 27 (0)
2019Dumbarton (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 Peterhead 18 (1)
2020–2023 Berwick Rangers ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

David Ferguson (born 24 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for East Kilbride.

Contents

Ferguson is a product of the Motherwell Academy. He has also played for Ayr United and Peterhead, and has spent time on loan at Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton and Berwick Rangers.

Career

Motherwell

On 13 August 2014, Ferguson made his debut for Motherwell as a half-time substitute in a narrow 1–0 defeat against Dundee United. [1]

On 27 March 2015, Ferguson moved on loan to Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic until 16 May 2015. [2] Ferguson moved on loan to Annan Athletic on 1 September 2015, on a deal until January 2016. [3] After his loan deal at Annan ended, Ferguson moved on loan to Airdrieonians, alongside fellow Well player Dylan Mackin. [4]

Ferguson signed a new one-year contract with Motherwell on 26 May 2016. [5] He was released by the club in May 2017, at the end of his contract. [6]

Ayr United

Ferguson signed for Ayr United in July 2017, [7] before joining Dumbarton on loan in January 2019. [8]

Peterhead

On 30 August 2019, having been released by Ayr, [9] Ferguson signed for Peterhead. [10] [11]

Berwick Rangers

During the 2020-21 season, Ferguson was training with Berwick Rangers and appeared as a trialist in three Lowland League games, and scored the winning goal in a match against the University of Stirling. [12] Berwick confirmed the signing of Ferguson on 12 November 2020. [13]

Career statistics

[14]

Appearances and goals by club, seasonand competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2014–15 [15] Scottish Premiership 6000000060
2015–16 [16] 0000000000
2016–17 [17] 100000000100
Total160000000160
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2014–15 [15] Scottish Championship 4000001 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Annan Athletic (loan) 2015–16 [16] Scottish League Two 90100000100
Airdrieonians (loan) 2015–16 [16] Scottish League One 9000000090
Ayr United 2017–18 [18] Scottish League One24030402 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
2018–19 Scottish Championship3000300060
2019–20 0000300030
Total2703010020420
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19 Scottish League One 150000000150
Peterhead 2019–20 Scottish League One181100000191
Career total98150100301161
  1. Appearance in the Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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