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'''Shane Kevin Ferguson''' (born 12 July 1991) is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] as a left sided [[Defender (association football)#Full back|full back]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He began playing youth football for his hometown club [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] before moving to Newcastle United's youth academy to sign scholarship terms as a sixteen-year-old. Ferguson made his debut for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 2009. |
'''Shane Kevin Ferguson''' (born 12 July 1991) is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] as a left sided [[Defender (association football)#Full back|full back]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]. He began playing youth football for his hometown club [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]and GAA for Derry County before moving to Newcastle United's youth academy to sign scholarship terms as a sixteen-year-old. Ferguson made his debut for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 2009. |
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Revision as of 09:05, 25 March 2011
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Kevin Ferguson[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger / Left full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Derry City | ||
| 2007–2009 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Newcastle United | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Northern Ireland U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2008– | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 19 March 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:20, 18 November 2009 (UTC) | |||
Shane Kevin Ferguson (born 12 July 1991) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a left sided full back or winger. He began playing youth football for his hometown club Derry Cityand GAA for Derry County before moving to Newcastle United's youth academy to sign scholarship terms as a sixteen-year-old. Ferguson made his debut for Northern Ireland in 2009.
Club career
Born in Derry, County Londonderry, Ferguson joined the Newcastle United youth system in July 2007.[3] In June 2009, he signed a new three-year contract.[4] Ferguson made his first team debut at left back on 25 August 2010, in a Football League Cup tie away at Accrington Stanley.[5] He then played in the next round of the League Cup, on 22 September, away at Chelsea and he assisted in the first goal in the 4-3 win.[6] He made his Premier League debut on 5 January 2011 against West Ham United as a second half substitute.[7]
International career
Ferguson has been capped for the Northern Ireland national team at various youth levels. He made his senior debut when he came on as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly defeat to Italy on 6 June 2009.[8] He was called up for the 2011 U21 European Championship qualifier against Germany on 13 November but did not leave the bench. Simultaneously, he had also been a regular in the under-19 in their bid to qualify for the 2010 European Championships and helped them to a place in the elite round.[9] He played all three matches of the elite qualifying round but Northern Ireland failed to win any of the games and finished at the bottom of their group.[10]
Career statistics
Club[11]
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Stats accurate as of 22:30, 29 March 2011 (UTC).
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com. Premier League. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Shane Ferguson, Soccerbase. Retrieved 06 January 2011.
- ^ "Shane Ferguson". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ "Toon starlet signed new deal". Shields Gazette. 24 June 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Accrington Stanley 2 - NUFC 3". Newcastle United F.C. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Chelsea 3 - 4 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Newcastle v West Ham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Euro goals for Toon Teens
- ^ "U19s complete qualifiers". Irish FA. 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Shane Ferguson Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
External links
- Shane Ferguson at Soccerbase
- Shane Ferguson profile at the Newcastle United website
- Shane Ferguson profile at the Irish Football Association website
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Derry
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Northern Ireland B international footballers
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Premier League players