Festus Arthur

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Festus Arthur
Personal information
Full name Festus Arthur [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 FC Halifax Town
Number 30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Stockport County 31 (2)
2020–2022 Hull City 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Barrow (loan) 9 (0)
2022– FC Halifax Town 22 (0)
2024 → Southport (loan) 18 (1)
2024 → Southport (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Halifax Town.

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Early and personal life

Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent. [3]

Career

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]

Style of play

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]

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup} EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County 2019–20 [4] National League 31210—3 [a] 0352
Hull City 2020–21 [13] League One 0000002 [b] 020
2021–22 [14] Championship 0000000000
Total0000002020
Barrow (loan) 2021–22 [14] League Two 9010203 [b] 1151
FC Halifax Town 2022–23 [4] National League20010—3 [a] 1241
2023–24 [4] National League1000—0010
2024–25 [4] National League1000—1 [c] 020
Total220200031271
Southport (loan) 2023–24 [4] National League18100—00181
Southport (loan) 2024–25 [4] National League9000—1 [a] 0100
Career total89330201321075
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in the National League Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of Shirt Numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Buckingham, Philip (3 July 2020). "'Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 DAM&D, Ken McMonigle (2 July 2020). "Hull City Sign Festus Arthur From Stockport County". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Festus Arthur at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Jackson, William (26 January 2020). "Hull City 'interested' in signing Stockport prospect Festus Arthur". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Colman, Jonty (2 July 2020). "Hull City complete signing of Festus Arthur from Stockport County". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Barrow sign Hull defender Arthur". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Festus Arthur Recalled By Hull City". www.barrowafc.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Arthur joins Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Festus Arthur Signs On Loan". southportfc.net. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "welcome back Festus Arthur". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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