Calum Ferguson
Calum Ferguson (born 12 February 1995) is a Canadian footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Canterbury United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Calum Ferguson | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Inverness, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Canterbury United | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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– | Canterbury United | 11 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Canada U18 | 5 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 6 | (1) |
2018– | Cascadia | 6 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2018 |
Club career
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
After 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
After 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
In summer 2017, Ferguson signed with Scottish League Two side Elgin City.[7]
Valour FC
On 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
On 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]
International career
Ferguson'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,[13] where he scored a goal against Belarus.[14] In 2014, he progressed to the under-20 team and participated at the 2014 Milk Cup[15] and the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[16]
Ferguson was called up by Cascadia for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[17] He finished the tournament with 5 goals in 6 games as Cascadia finished 6th overall.
Personal life
Ferguson is a fluent speaker of Scottish Gaelic and appeared regularly on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Alba.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 January 2020
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2013–14[19] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[20] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2015–16[21] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Montrose (loan) | 2014–15[20] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Albion Rovers | 2016–17[22] | Scottish League One | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
Elgin City | 2017–18[23] | Scottish League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- "Ross County 1 - 0 Inverness CT". 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". 21 February 2015.
- "Calum signs". Albion Rovers FC. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/calum-ferguson-felt-like-king-9639267
- "Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- "Valour FC sign Calum Ferguson and Federico Peña". Valour FC. 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.
- "C. Ferguson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Valour FC announce roster changes". Valour FC. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- Gordon Findlater (1 November 2019). "Dragons to face defending champs". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "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.
- Rowaan, Dave (5 January 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
- "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List" (PDF). CONIFA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- "Learn the Gaelic for 'free kick' with Ryan Christie and Calum Ferguson".
- "Games played by Calum Ferguson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- "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.