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.

Olivia Fergusson
Personal information
Full name Olivia Mary Fergusson[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 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)
* 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2014 WSL 2 1311040181
2015 1752131227
Total 3063171408
Bristol City 2016 WSL 2 1632000183
2017 WSL 1 6060
2017–18 1201040170
Total 3433040413
Yeovil Town 2018–19 WSL 2011041252
Sheffield United 2019–20 Championship 1471060217
Career total 98178121212720

References

  1. "Match Report RUS-GBR 2:1" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. "Olivia Fergusson Joins Bristol City Women". www.bristolcitywfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. "Summary – Women's Super League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Yeovil Town Ladies: Olivia Fergusson joined Women's Super League club". 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. "Manchester City vs. Yeovil Town – 28 April 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. "Olivia Fergusson signs for the Blades". www.sufc.co.uk.
  7. "Tierney and Fergusson depart". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. "O. Fergusson Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.


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