Calum Ferguson


Calum Ferguson is a Canadian footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Canterbury United.

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

After progressing through the youth ranks at Inverness, Ferguson made the game-day squad for the first time with the Caley Jags against his former club Ross County on 19 May 2013. Ferguson was loaned to Montrose in early 2014. He played four games before his loan ended. He would again make the game-day squad with Inverness against Partick Thistle on 7 February 2015 in the Scottish Cup. Ferguson finally made his debut for Inverness against Kilmarnock on 21 February as a substitute in a 3–3 draw.

Albion Rovers

After leaving Inverness at the end of the 2015–16 season, Ferguson signed for Scottish League One side Albion Rovers in July 2016, after impressing as a trialist in a pre-season friendly against Motherwell. Ferguson hit the headlines with Albion Rovers when he scored a dramatic last minute winner in the Scottish Cup against Queen of the South to send his side through to play Celtic.

Elgin City

In summer 2017, Ferguson signed with Scottish League Two side Elgin City.

Valour FC

On 3 April 2019, Ferguson signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC after a trial. He had previously spent time on trial with HFX Wanderers FC. He made his debut for Valour on 8 May against Cavalry FC. On 11 May, Ferguson scored his first goal for Valour in a 1–0 win over HFX Wanderers. On 7 October 2019, Ferguson was granted an early leave from the club to pursue opportunities in New Zealand.

Canterbury United

On 1 November 2019, Ferguson signed with New Zealand Football Championship side Canterbury United FC. He made his debut on 2 November as a starter in a 1–0 loss to Eastern Suburbs.

International career

Ferguson's mother was born in Canada, and as a result he has eligibility for both Canada and Scotland. He made his debut for Canada at the under-18 level at the 2013 Torneo COTIF, where he scored a goal against Belarus. In 2014, he progressed to the under-20 team and participated at the 2014 Milk Cup and the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Ferguson was called up by Cascadia for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. He finished the tournament with 5 goals in 6 games as Cascadia finished 6th overall.

Personal life

Ferguson is a fluent speaker of Scottish Gaelic and appeared regularly on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and BBC Alba.

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