| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Festus Arthur [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Stockport County | 31 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Barrow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | FC Halifax Town | 30 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hyde United | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | Southport | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Chester | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:16, 22 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chester.
Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent. [3]
Arthur began his career with Stockport County during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals in 31 league games. [4] In the January 2020 transfer window Arthur attracted interest from a number of bigger clubs, including Hull City. [5]
He signed a three-year deal with Hull City in July 2020 after moving for an undisclosed fee. [3] [6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21. [7]
In August 2021 he moved on a season-long loan to Barrow. [8] On 18 January 2022, Arthur was recalled from his loan spell. [9]
On 26 July 2022 Arthur's contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent so he could join FC Halifax Town. [10] In January 2024, he joined National League North club Southport on an initial one-month loan deal. [11] In October 2024, he re-joined Southport on another initial one-month loan deal. [12]
After signing for Hyde United in August 2025, [13] Arthur rejoined Southport in September 2025, on a permanent contract. [14] Two weeks later he signed for Chester. [15]
Upon signing for Hull City in July 2020, the club described him as "a powerful centre-half who can also operate in midfield", [3] while club manager Grant McCann described him as "phenomenal". [2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2019–20 [4] | National League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Hull City | 2020–21 [16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| FC Halifax Town | 2022–23 [4] | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [4] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2023–24 [4] | National League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2024–25 [4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Hyde United | 2025–26 [18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Southport | 2025–26 [19] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chester | 2025–26 [19] [20] | National League North | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 [d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 124 | 5 | ||