Lewis Ferguson
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 24 August 1999||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Rangers | ||
2013–2017 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 13 | (0) |
2018– | Aberdeen | 121 | (23) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Scotland U21 | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:02, 19 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:02, 11 September 2021 (UTC) |
Lewis Ferguson (born 24 August 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and the Scotland national football team as a midfielder.
Early life[]
Ferguson was born in Hamilton.[1]
Club career[]
Hamilton[]
A graduate of the Hamilton Academical youth system after earlier being part of the setup at Rangers,[2][3] Ferguson made his senior debut for Accies on 20 January 2018.[4] He became a regular in the Hamilton team in the latter part of the 2017–18 season, replacing Greg Docherty who had moved to Rangers.[5]
With his contract due to expire at the end of that season, Ferguson signed a pre-contract agreement with Aberdeen in May 2018.[5][6] He was one of seven first-team players who left Hamilton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
Aberdeen[]
Ferguson made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium.[8][9] He scored his first senior goal in the second leg at Turf Moor – a "stunning overhead kick" – although Burnley eventually won the tie on aggregate after extra time.[10] On 28 October, he helped Aberdeen to reach the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final by scoring the only goal of the semi-final against Rangers at Hampden Park.[11] By the end of the calendar year he had also scored three league goals, all in the closing minutes of each fixture, with two of them (a free kick against Kilmarnock[12] and another overhead kick against Livingston)[13] winning the matches for his team.
In February 2019, Ferguson signed an extended contract with Aberdeen, due to run until 2024.[14] In April he played at Hampden again, but this time was sent off for a dangerous challenge as Aberdeen lost to Celtic in the semi-final of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.[15] In May 2019, he was nominated for the season's PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year; the award was won by Ryan Kent.[16]
Ferguson was the club's top scorer during the 2020–21 season, with 10 goals in 41 appearances.[17] Aberdeen rejected an offer from Watford for Ferguson in May 2021, after which he submitted a written transfer request.[17]
International career[]
Ferguson was called up by the Scotland under-19 team in August 2017,[18] making a number of appearances for them.[19] Ferguson received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in August 2021 for games against Denmark, Moldova and Austria.[20]
He made his debut against Denmark on 1 September 2021 in a 0–2 away loss, substituting Billy Gilmour in added time.[21]
Personal life[]
Lewis is the son of Derek Ferguson and nephew of Barry Ferguson, both former professional footballers for Rangers and Scotland.[22]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 19 February 2022
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Ac. U20s | 2016–17[1] | – | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18[1] | – | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2017–18[4] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Aberdeen | 2018–19[8] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | 44 | 8 |
2019–20[23] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 39 | 3 | |
2020–21[24] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 41 | 10 | |
2021–22[25] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 4 | 34 | 12 | |
Total | 121 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 158 | 33 | ||
Career total | 134 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 174 | 33 |
- ^ a b Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs.
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League.
Honours[]
- Individual
- SFWA Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[26]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Lewis Ferguson at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Youth Player Under 11s Team Group - Murray Park". Rangers Pics. 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Departures". Hamilton Academical F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Ferguson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen: Lewis Ferguson agrees pre-contract move from Hamilton". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Macrae, Daryn (4 June 2018). "Hamilton want £900k from Aberdeen for Lewis Ferguson". STV. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Fowler, Craig (14 May 2018). "Hamilton Accies announce departure of seven first-team players". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Ferguson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ English, Tom (26 July 2018). "Aberdeen 1–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ McLaughlin, Chris (2 August 2018). "Burnley 3–1 Aberdeen: Premier League side progress 4–2 on aggregate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "No Scottish League Cup final for Gerrard as Ferguson sends Aberdeen through". The Guardian. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen: Lewis Ferguson the hero again as Dons come from behind". The Scotsman. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Davie, Scott (11 December 2018). "Aberdeen 3-2 Livingston: Lewis Ferguson nets overhead-kick winner". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Aberdeen: Lewis Ferguson signs two-year contract extension until 2024". BBC Sport. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Semi-final (2): Aberdeen 0 Celtic 3". Hampden Park. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Player of the Year: Old Firm quartet vie for PFA Scotland top prize". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Aberdeen: Lewis Ferguson hands in transfer request after bid". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "International call up for Lewis Ferguson". Hamilton Academical F.C. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Lewis Ferguson at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Scotland: Zander Clark, Liam Kelly & Lewis Ferguson called up for World Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Denmark v Scotland game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.
- ^ McGilvray, Andy (16 December 2017). "Derek Ferguson says it will be a proud moment if and when son Lewis makes first-team debut for Hamilton". Daily Record. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Ferguson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Ferguson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Ferguson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Lewis is young player of the year". www.scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- Scotland youth international footballers
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire