Calum Ferguson Explained

Calum Ferguson
Birth Date:1995 2, df=y
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Brechin City
Youthclubs1:Ross County
Youthclubs2:Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Years1:2013–2016
Clubs1:Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Montrose (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Albion Rovers
Caps3:21
Goals3:1
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Elgin City
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2019
Clubs5:Valour FC
Caps5:8
Goals5:1
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:Canterbury United
Caps6:11
Goals6:2
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Erie Commodores
Years8:2022–2023
Clubs8:Warrenpoint Town
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Brechin City
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Canada U18
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Canada U20
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Cascadia
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:5
Club-Update:24 January 2020
Ntupdate:9 June 2018

Calum Ferguson (born 12 February 1995) is a soccer player who plays as a forward for Highland Football League club Brechin City. Born in Scotland, he has represented Canada at youth international level.

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. 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.

Warrenpoint Town

After spending 2021 with NPSL side Erie Commodores, Ferguson signed with NIFL Premiership side Warrenpoint Town until the end of the season on 13 February 2022.[13]

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,[14] where he scored a goal against Belarus.[15] In 2014, he progressed to the under-20 team and participated at the 2014 Milk Cup[16] and the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[17]

Ferguson was called up by Cascadia for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[18] 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.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle2013–14Scottish Premiership00000000
2014–15Scottish Premiership20000020
2015–16Scottish Premiership00000000
Total20000000
Montrose (loan)2014–15Scottish League Two4000000040
Albion Rovers2016–17Scottish League One21121401[20] 0282
Elgin City2017–18Scottish League Two4010102080
Valour FC2019Canadian Premier League81100091
Canterbury United2019–20New Zealand Premiership1120000112
Career total504415030625

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ross County 1 – 0 Inverness CT. 19 May 2013. 13 February 2015. BBC Sport .
  2. Web site: Scottish Premiership January deals. 1 February 2014.
  3. Web site: 9 February 2015. Report: Away v Partick : S.Cup.
  4. News: Inverness CT 3–3 Kilmarnock. BBC Sport . 21 February 2015.
  5. Web site: Calum signs . Albion Rovers FC . 2 July 2016 . 3 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Pirie. Mark. 2017-01-18. Calum Ferguson felt like a celebrity after securing Albion Rovers Celtic clash. 2021-05-10. Daily Record. en.
  7. News: Scottish League Two ins and out – summer 2017 . BBC Sport . 3 April 2019.
  8. Web site: Valour FC sign Calum Ferguson and Federico Peña . Valour FC . 3 April 2019 . 3 April 2019 . 3 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403173149/https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-sign-calum-ferguson-and-federico-pena . dead .
  9. Web site: Gareth Hampshire . Wanderers hold trials for the final few places in the squad . HFX Wanderers FC . 3 April 2019 . 28 February 2019.
  10. Web site: C. Ferguson . Soccerway . 1 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Valour FC announce roster changes . Valour FC . 1 November 2019 . 7 October 2019 . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017144710/https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-announce-roster-changes . dead .
  12. Web site: Gordon Findlater . Dragons to face defending champs . Otago Daily Times . 1 November 2019 . 1 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Late addition! . . 13 February 2022 . 13 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Canada M18 set for action at COTIF U-20 tournament in Spain. 6 August 2013. 13 February 2015.
  15. Web site: 6ª Jornada 2º Partido CANADA 1 – 0 BIELORRUSIA. 17 August 2013. 21 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221194853/http://www.cotifalcudia.com/6a-jornada-2o-partido-canada-1-0-bielorrusia/#. 21 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup. 23 July 2014. 21 February 2015. 21 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221223925/http://canadasoccer.com/canada-m20-heads-to-2014-dale-farm-milk-cup-p156665. dead.
  17. Web site: Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships. Dave. Rowaan. 5 January 2014. 21 February 2015. 28 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072733/https://www.wakingthered.com/2015/1/5/7493867/canada-names-squad-for-concacaf-u20-championships. dead.
  18. Web site: Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List. CONIFA. 17 May 2018.
  19. Web site: Learn the Gaelic for 'free kick' with Ryan Christie and Calum Ferguson. .
  20. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup