David Ferguson (born 24 March 1996) is a Scottish

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who plays as a defender for

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. Ferguson is a product of the Motherwell Academy. He has also played for

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

and

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

, and has spent time on loan at

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

, Annan Athletic,

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

and

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

Career

Motherwell

On 13 August 2014, Ferguson made his debut for Motherwell as a half-time substitute in a narrow 1–0 defeat against

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. On 27 March 2015, Ferguson moved on loan to

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club

until 16 May 2015. Ferguson moved on loan to Annan Athletic on 1 September 2015, on a deal until January 2016. After his loan deal at Annan ended, Ferguson moved on loan to

, alongside fellow Well player

Dylan Mackin Dylan Mackin (born 15 January 1997) is a Scottish association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for West of Scotland Football League side Kilwinning Rangers F.C., Kilwinning Rangers. He has previously p ...

. Ferguson signed a new one-year contract with

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

on 26 May 2016. He was released by the club in May 2017, at the end of his contract.

Ayr United

Ferguson signed for

in July 2017, before joining

on loan in January 2019.

Peterhead

On 30 August 2019, having been released by Ayr, Ferguson signed for

Berwick Rangers

During the

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season, Ferguson was training with

and appeared as a

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in three

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games, and scored the winning goal in a match against the

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. Berwick confirmed the signing of Ferguson on 12 November 2020.

Career statistics

References

External links

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David Ferguson profile
at Motherwell FC official website 1996 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Motherwell F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Annan Athletic F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Ayr United F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Lowland Football League players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1990s-stub