| Festus Arthur | |
| Fullname: | Festus Arthur[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | FC Halifax Town |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Stockport County |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Hull City |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Barrow (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | FC Halifax Town |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Southport (loan) |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:34, 8 July 2024 (UTC) |
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Halifax Town.
Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.[2]
Arthur began his career with Stockport County during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals in 31 league games. In the January 2020 transfer window Arthur attracted interest from a number of bigger clubs, including Hull City.[3]
He signed a three-year deal with Hull City in July 2020 after moving for an undisclosed fee.[2] [4] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21.[5]
In August 2021 he moved on a season-long loan to Barrow.[6] On 18 January 2022, Arthur was recalled from his loan spell.[7]
On 26 July 2022 Arthur's contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent so he could join FC Halifax Town.[8] In January 2024, he joined National League North club Southport on an initial one-month loan deal.[9]
Upon signing for Hull City in July 2020, the club described him as "a powerful centre-half who can also operate in midfield",[2] while club manager Grant McCann described him as "phenomenal".[10]
| Club | Season | League | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stockport County | 2019–20 | National League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Hull City | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| National League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 4 | |||