Olivia Fergusson
Olivia Mary Fergusson (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Forward for Leicester City in the FA Women's Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Mary Fergusson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Burntwood, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Aston Villa | 30 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Bristol City | 34 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 20 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Sheffield United | 14 | (7) |
| 2020– | Leicester City | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2018 | |||
Club career
Aston Villa
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.
Bristol City
On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Ferguson had joined Bristol City.[2] 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]
Yeovil Town
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]
Sheffield United
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]
International career
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 February 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
- "Match Report RUS-GBR 2:1" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Olivia Fergusson Joins Bristol City Women". www.bristolcitywfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Summary – Women's Super League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Yeovil Town Ladies: Olivia Fergusson joined Women's Super League club". 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Manchester City vs. Yeovil Town – 28 April 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Olivia Fergusson signs for the Blades". www.sufc.co.uk.
- "Tierney and Fergusson depart". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "O. Fergusson Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.