David Ferguson (born 24 March 1996) is a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...

. 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 , 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 The Honest Men, fro ...

and

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, 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, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. According to the official club hist ...

, 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 the . They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club ...

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

and

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...

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. Ferguson signed a new one-year contract with

Motherwell Motherwell (, ) is a List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Shires of Scotland, Historically in the p ...

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 2020-21 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

University of Stirling The University of Stirling (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals; ) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airth ...

. 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 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1990s-stub