Calum Ferguson (born 12 February 1995) is a Scottish football player who plays as a forward for Highland Football League club Brechin City. Born in Scotland, he has represented Canada at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brechin City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ross County | |||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Montrose (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Albion Rovers | 21 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Elgin City | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Valour FC | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Canterbury United | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | Erie Commodores | ||
| 2022–2023 | Warrenpoint Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Brechin City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Canada U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Cascadia | 6 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2018 | |||
Club career
editInverness Caledonian Thistle
editAfter progressing through the youth ranks at Inverness, Ferguson made the game-day squad for the first time with the Caley Jags against his former club Ross County on 19 May 2013.[1] Ferguson was loaned to Montrose in early 2014.[2] He played four games before his loan ended. He would again make the game-day squad with Inverness against Partick Thistle on 7 February 2015 in the Scottish Cup.[3] Ferguson finally made his debut for Inverness against Kilmarnock on 21 February as a substitute in a 3–3 draw.[4]
Albion Rovers
editAfter leaving Inverness at the end of the 2015–16 season, Ferguson signed for Scottish League One side Albion Rovers in July 2016, after impressing as a trialist in a pre-season friendly against Motherwell.[5] Ferguson hit the headlines with Albion Rovers when he scored a dramatic last minute winner in the Scottish Cup against Queen of the South to send his side through to play Celtic.[6]
Elgin City
editIn summer 2017, Ferguson signed with Scottish League Two side Elgin City.[7]
Valour FC
editOn 3 April 2019, Ferguson signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC after a trial.[8] He had previously spent time on trial with HFX Wanderers FC.[9] He made his debut for Valour on 8 May against Cavalry FC.[10] On 11 May, Ferguson scored his first goal for Valour in a 1–0 win over HFX Wanderers.[10] On 7 October 2019, Ferguson was granted an early leave from the club to pursue opportunities in New Zealand.[11]
Canterbury United
editOn 1 November 2019, Ferguson signed with New Zealand Football Championship side Canterbury United FC.[12] He made his debut on 2 November as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Eastern Suburbs.[10]
Warrenpoint Town
editAfter spending 2021 with NPSL side Erie Commodores, Ferguson signed with NIFL Premiership side Warrenpoint Town until the end of the season on 13 February 2022.[13]
International career
editFerguson's mother was born in Canada, and as a result he has eligibility for both Canada and Scotland. He made his debut for Canada at the under-18 level at the 2013 Torneo COTIF,[14] where he scored a goal against Belarus.[15] In 2014, he progressed to the under-20 team and participated at the 2014 Milk Cup[16] and the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[17]
Ferguson was called up by Cascadia for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[18] He finished the tournament with 5 goals in 6 games as Cascadia finished 6th overall.
Personal life
editFerguson is a fluent speaker of Scottish Gaelic and appeared regularly on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Alba.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2013–14[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[21] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[22] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Montrose (loan) | 2014–15[21] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Albion Rovers | 2016–17[23] | Scottish League One | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Elgin City | 2017–18[24] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Valour FC | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Canterbury United | 2019–20 | New Zealand Premiership | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Career total | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ross County 1 – 0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership January deals". 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Report: Away v Partick : S.Cup". 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Inverness CT 3–3 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Calum signs". Albion Rovers FC. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Pirie, Mark (18 January 2017). "Calum Ferguson felt like a celebrity after securing Albion Rovers Celtic clash". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Scottish League Two ins and out – summer 2017". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Calum Ferguson and Federico Peña". Valour FC. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (28 February 2019). "Wanderers hold trials for the final few places in the squad". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "C. Ferguson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Valour FC announce roster changes". Valour FC. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Gordon Findlater (1 November 2019). "Dragons to face defending champs". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Late addition!". Warrenpoint Town F.C. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Canada M18 set for action at COTIF U-20 tournament in Spain". 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "6ª Jornada 2º Partido CANADA 1 – 0 BIELORRUSIA". 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup". 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Rowaan, Dave (5 January 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships". Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List" (PDF). CONIFA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Learn the Gaelic for 'free kick' with Ryan Christie and Calum Ferguson". YouTube.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links
edit- Calum Ferguson at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Calum Ferguson at Soccerbase
- Calum Ferguson at Soccerway
