Olivia Fergusson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Mary Fergusson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Burntwood, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | Leicester City | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Coventry United | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Celtic | 26 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | (6) |
| 2024– | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | England U17 | 6 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Club career
[edit]Aston Villa
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Leicester City
[edit]After departing Sheffield, Fergusson joined Leicester City.[8] She left the club at the end of her contract in June 2021.[9]
Coventry United
[edit]In July 2021, a week after leaving Leicester City, Fergusson joined Coventry United on a two-year deal.[10]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
[edit]On 8 July 2023, Fergusson signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, which she is also a lifelong fan of.[11]
Wellington Phoenix
[edit]In August 2024, Fergusson left England to go overseas and signed with A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix.[12]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 February 2020[13]
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Match Report RUS-GBR 2:1" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "LCFC Women: Meet The 2020/21 Squad". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Leicester City Women: Remi Allen & Charlotte Fleming among nine to leave Women's Super League side". BBC Sport. 30 June 2021.
- ^ Pentland, Daniel (5 July 2021). "Coventry United complete the signing of former Leicester City forward Fergusson". FAWSL Full-Time.
- ^ "Fergusson becomes first summer signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Nix land new visa forward". Wellington Phoenix. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "O. Fergusson Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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