Olivia Fergusson | |
Fullname: | Olivia Mary Fergusson[1] |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1995 |
Birth Place: | Burntwood, Staffordshire, England |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Wellington Phoenix |
Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
Caps1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs2: | Bristol City |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs3: | Yeovil Town |
Caps3: | 20 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs4: | Sheffield United |
Caps4: | 14 |
Goals4: | 7 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs5: | Leicester City |
Caps5: | 8 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs6: | Coventry United |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Years7: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs7: | Celtic |
Caps7: | 26 |
Goals7: | 3 |
Years8: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs8: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Caps8: | 33 |
Goals8: | 6 |
Years9: | 2024– |
Clubs9: | Wellington Phoenix |
Caps9: | 0 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 9 August 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 31 August 2018 |
Olivia Mary Fergusson (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women.
Fergusson started her career at Aston Villa after graduating from the club's centre of excellence. Fergusson went on to score 8 goals in the 2015 for the club.[2] She left following the expiration of her contract at the end of the 2015 season.
On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Ferguson had joined Bristol City. Fergusson made 6 appearances in her first season for Bristol. The following season, Fergusson made 12 league appearances did not score for her new club in a season where Bristol came 8th in the FA Women's Super League.[3]
On 18 August 2018, it was announced that Fergusson ahad joined Yeovil Town.[4] In the 2018–19 season, Fergusson played 20 games as well as scoring her only league goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to Manchester City on 28 April 2019.[5]
Following Yeovil's relegation to the third-tier, Fergusson joined Sheffield United on 11 July 2019.[6] She scored 7 goals in the Championship as Sheffield United finished 2nd. She left at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season.[7]
After departing Sheffield, Fergusson joined Leicester City.[8] She left the club at the end of her contract in June 2021.[9]
In July 2021, a week after leaving Leicester City, Fergusson joined Coventry United on a two-year deal.[10]
On 8 July 2023, Fergusson signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, which she is also a lifelong fan of.[11]
In August 2024, Fergusson left England to go overseas and signed with A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix.[12]
Fergusson has represented at U17 level for her country playing 6 times and scoring 1 goal. These games came in the qualifying for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship but England failed to get passed the elite round of qualifying.
Fergusson represented England at U23 level during a double header friendlies vs Norway and during the 2018 Nordic Cup in Sweden.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aston Villa | 2014 | WSL 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
2015 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |||
Total | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 8 | |||
Bristol City | 2016 | WSL 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
2017 | WSL 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | WSL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
Sheffield United | 2019–20 | Championship | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
Career total | 98 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 127 | 20 |