Lewis Ferguson


Lewis Ferguson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen as a midfielder.

Club career

Hamilton

A graduate of the Hamilton Academical youth system after earlier being part of the setup at Rangers, Ferguson made his senior debut for Accies on 20 January 2018. He became a regular in the Hamilton team in the latter part of the 2017–18 season, replacing Greg Docherty who had moved to Rangers.
With his contract due to expire at the end of that season, Ferguson signed a pre-contract agreement with Aberdeen in May 2018. He was one of seven first-team players who left Hamilton at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Aberdeen

Ferguson made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium. He scored his first senior goal in the second leg at Turf Moor – a "stunning overhead kick" – although Burnley eventually won the tie on aggregate after extra time. On 28 October, he helped Aberdeen to reach the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final by scoring the only goal of the semi-final against Rangers at Hampden Park. By the end of the calendar year he had also scored three league goals, all in the closing minutes of each fixture, with two of them winning the matches for his team.
In February 2019, Ferguson signed an extended contract with Aberdeen, due to run until 2024. In April he played at Hampden again, but this time was sent off for a dangerous challenge as Aberdeen lost to Celtic in the semi-final of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup. In May 2019, he was nominated for the season's PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year; the award was won by Ryan Kent.

International career

Ferguson was called up by the Scotland under-19 team in August 2017, making a number of appearances for them.

Personal life

Lewis is the son of Derek Ferguson and nephew of Barry Ferguson, both former professional footballers for Rangers and Scotland.

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