Evan Ferguson

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Evan Ferguson
Personal information
Full name Evan Ferguson
Date of birth (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 17)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 58
Youth career
St Kevin's Boys
Bohemians
2021–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Bohemians 3 (0)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
National team‡
2018 Republic of Ireland U15 4 (2)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (3)
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:50, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:12, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Evan Ferguson (born 19 October 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Republic of Ireland under-21 national team.

Club career[]

Early life[]

A native of Bettystown, County Meath, Ferguson is son of former professional footballer Barry Ferguson who played for Coventry City, Colchester United, Hartlepool United, Northampton Town, Longford Town, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers & Sporting Fingal during his playing career.[1] He began playing with well renowned Dublin schoolboy club St Kevin's Boys, before moving on to the youth section of League of Ireland club Bohemians, where he would play in the National Underage Leagues.[2] In December 2020, he scored in his last game at underage level for the club as his side won the League of Ireland U17 Division, beating rivals Shamrock Rovers 2–0 in the final.[3][4]

Bohemians[]

Ferguson made his debut in senior football on 11 July 2019 in 1–1 draw with Chelsea in a friendly at Dalymount Park, aged just 14 at the time which made him the clubs youngest ever player at senior level.[5][1] His competitive debut in senior football came on 20 September 2019, replacing Luke Wade-Slater late on against Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.[6][7] Ferguson's first goals at senior level came on 28 January 2020, scoring 2 goals in a 4–2 pre-season friendly win over Drogheda United.[8] He would go on to make four competitive appearances in total over his two seasons at the club.[9]

Brighton & Hove Albion[]

In January 2021, he signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion,[10][11] who beat fellow Premier League club Liverpool to his signature.[12] On 24 August 2021, he made his first team debut, replacing Enock Mwepu in the 81st minute of a 2–0 win away against Championship side Cardiff City in the EFL Cup second round.[13][14] On 6 September, he was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August.[15] He scored his first ever professional goal, scoring Brighton under-23s equaliser in an eventual 2–1 away win at League Two side Northampton in the EFL Trophy on 2 November.[16] Ferguson won his club's goal of the month competition for November 2021 for his goal against Everton U23s at Goodison Park.[17] His first involvement in a matchday squad in the Premier League came on 15 December 2021, when he was a unused substitute in the home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[18] Ferguson made a second appearance of the season for the senior side on 8 January 2022, coming on as a 76th minute substitute where he assisted Jakub Moder's equaliser in the eventual 2–1 –after extra-time– away victory over West Bromwich Albion of the Championship in the FA Cup third round.[19] Four weeks later, Ferguson made another substitute appearance again coming in the FA Cup, this time away at Tottenham on 5 February, in the 3–1 away defeat.[20] On 19 February 2022, Ferguson made his Premier League debut for Brighton, coming on as a substitute in the 3–0 home loss against bottom side Burnley.[21]

International career[]

Ferguson has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-15, under-17 & under-21 level. On 27 August 2021, he was called up alongside Brighton & Hove Albion teammate Andrew Moran to the Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time, for their the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina & Luxembourg.[22] He made his U21 debut in a 2–0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica.[23]

Career statistics[]

As of 19 February 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0[c] 0 1 0
2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 2 0 1 0 — 0[d] 0 — 3 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 1 0 2 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2021–22 — — — — 2[e] 1 2 1
Career total 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 10 1
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Meath teenager heading for Brighton".
  2. ^ "'Division, in-fighting, backstabbing - soccer in Ireland is absolutely plagued by that'".
  3. ^ "Bohemians see off Shamrock Rovers to claim U17 National League crown". 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Meath teenager Evan Ferguson makes move to Brighton".
  5. ^ "Bohemians 14-year-old Evan Ferguson stars against Chelsea". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ McLaughlin, Kevin (20 September 2019). "Evan Ferguson, 14, makes Bohs debut in Derry stalemate".
  7. ^ "Bohemians 'a little bit shocked by the negative reaction' to senior debut for 14-year-old Evan Ferguson".
  8. ^ "Evan Almighty: Bettystown boy downs Drogs with two goal second-half salvo". 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Republic of Ireland - E. Ferguson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Bohs' precocious teenage striker Evan Ferguson joins Brighton".
  11. ^ "Evan Ferguson completes Premier League move to Brighton & Hove Albion".
  12. ^ "Liverpool pipped to the signing of 16-year-old Irish wonder-kid". 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Teenage Irish duo make Brighton first-team debuts and O'Brien scores Sunderland hat-trick".
  14. ^ "Evan Ferguson and Andrew Moran handed senior debuts for Brighton and Hove Albion". 24 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Ferguson shortlisted for PL2 Player of the Month". www.brightonandhovealbion.com.
  16. ^ "Tolaj keeps Albion's Trophy hopes alive". Brighton & Hove Albion. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  17. ^ Donnelly, David (7 December 2021). "WATCH - Teen Evan Ferguson wins Brighton goal of the month for Everton rocket". DublinLive.
  18. ^ Donnelly, David (15 December 2021). "17-year-old ex-Bohs prodigy Ferguson named on the bench for Brighton". DublinLive.
  19. ^ "West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Neal Maupay hits extra-time winner - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Tottenham 3-1 Brighton: Harry Kane praises 'brilliant' Antonio Conte as Spurs progress in FA Cup - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Brighton 0-3 Burnley: Weghorst inspires Clarets to first win since October - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  22. ^ "U21 | Jim Crawford names squad for Bosnia and Luxembourg qualifiers | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  23. ^ "REPORT | Bosnia U21 0-2 Ireland U21 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  24. ^ "E.Ferguson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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