Evan Ferguson

Evan Ferguson is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. He would go on to make 4 competitive appearances in total over his 2 seasons at the club.

Brighton & Hove Albion

In January 2021, he signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion, who beat fellow Premier League club Liverpool to his signature. On 24 August 2021, he made his first team debut, replacing Enock Mwepu in the 81st minute of a 2–0 win away to Cardiff City in the EFL Cup. On 6 September 2021, he was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for August.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Эван Фергюсон (russian)