Rohan Ferguson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rohan Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bathgate, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007-2008 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2008-2009 | Dundee United | ||
| 2011-2013 | Bathgate Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Airdrieonians | 41 | (0) |
| 2017– | Motherwell | 0 | (0) |
| 2017-2018 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:23, 24 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Rohan Ferguson (born 6 December 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
Career
Airdrieonians
After stepping out the pro-youth system for several years to play for local boys club Bathgate Rose (who later amalgamated with several local clubs to become Bathgate Thistle ), Ferguson signed with Airdrie on 15 August 2013.
He originally formed part of the club's youth team before making his first team debut, aged just 17, on the last day of the 2014-2015 season against Dunfermline at the Excelsior Stadium.[1] Although considered back-up to then Airdrie stopper Neil Parry in the 2015-2016 season, his reputation was growing and on the even of Airdrie's Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie with Dundee United in January 2016, the Tannadice club launched a bid for the player, rejected by the Diamonds.[2]
They had a further bid rejected before another of Ferguson's former clubs, Hearts, showed interest. He spent some time on trial with then Airdrie boss Eddie Wolecki Black saying: “Rohan is recognised now as one of the hottest young prospects in the game. He sparkled in our recent 1-0 Scottish Cup defeat by Dundee United and relished the experience of training with Hearts. We will need to see what develops in the months to come.”[3]
He penned a new two-year deal as Airdrie turned full-time and, with Parry no longer at the club, Ferguson blossomed after being given the nod as the 'number one' for the 2016-2017 campaign, even named the League One player of the month award for November 2016.[4] He completed the season with the Diamonds having played 45 matches but couldn't help his side to promotion after they lost to Alloa in the League 1 / Championship Play-offs Semi Final.[5]
Motherwell
On Friday 18 August 2017, Ferguson joined Motherwell on a three-year contract, but was immediately sent back out on loan to Airdrie for the remainder of the 2017-2018 season. Youngsters Jake Hastie and Luke Watt were also sent to Airdrie on loan as part of the deal.[6]
Although yet to play a first-team game, Ferguson's first competitive game in Motherwell colours came in the Irn-Bru Cup when he lined up for the Colts team against East Stirlingshire at the Falkirk Stadium.[7]
Airdrieonians (loan)
Following his move to Motherwell, Ferguson was quickly back at the Excelsior Stadium. He played a further 24 matches whilst on loan, taking his total appearances for the Diamonds to 80.
Career statistics
- As of 29 August 2018 [8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Scottish League One | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2017-18 | Scottish League One | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance for Motherwell Colts in the Irn-Bru Cup
References
- ↑ "Match Report: Airdrieonians 3-2 Dunfermline". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "Dundee United eye up Airdrie teen keeper Ferguson". eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hearts keen on Airdrie's teenage keeper Rohan Ferguson". scotsman.com. The Scotsman FC. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Airdrie star Rohan Ferguson reveals he quit football to play badminton". thescottishsun.co.uk. The Sun. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ↑ "Match Report: Alloa Athletic 1-0 Airdrieonians". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Ferguson joins the Steelmen". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ↑ "Match Report: East Stirlingshire 0-3 Motherwell Colts". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ Rohan Ferguson at Soccerway
External links
- Rohan Ferguson profile at Motherwell FC official website