Morgan James Ferrier (born 15 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Omonia Aradippou as a winger or a forward.

Morgan Ferrier
Personal information
Full name Morgan James Ferrier[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Plaistow, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Omonia Aradippou
Number 30
Youth career
2003–2011 Arsenal
2011–2012 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2013Kettering Town (loan)
2013–2014 Cray Wanderers 5 (0)
2014–2015 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2015–2016 Bishop's Stortford 19 (5)
2016 Hemel Hempstead Town 9 (2)
2016–2017 Boreham Wood 30 (11)
2017–2018 Dagenham & Redbridge 30 (8)
2018 Boreham Wood 15 (7)
2018–2019 Walsall 33 (5)
2019–2021 Tranmere Rovers 30 (5)
2021 Maccabi Petah Tikva 14 (1)
2021–2022 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 (3)
2022–2023 Nakhon Ratchasima 19 (4)
2023 Al Urooba
2024 Hapoel Acre 11 (5)
2024– Omonia Aradippou 5 (2)
International career
2017 England C 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:53, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Plaistow, Newham,[4] Ferrier played youth football with Arsenal, Watford and Nottingham Forest.[5] In January 2013 he was sent out to Southern League Premier Division side Kettering Town on a three-month loan.[6] After leaving Nottingham Forest he briefly went on trial with Bolton Wanderers.[7]

He played briefly for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2013–14.[8] He then joined Crystal Palace, and spent time with Bishop's Stortford and Hemel Hempstead Town before signing for Boreham Wood in August 2016.[9] He was put up for sale in May 2017,[10] and spent time with Dagenham & Redbridge before returning to Boreham Wood in February 2018.[11] Boreham Wood later accused Ferrier's agent of "bullying".[12]

He signed for Walsall in August 2018.[13]

He moved to Tranmere Rovers on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[14][15] In August 2019 he suffered a knee ligament injury and would be on the sidelines for 8 weeks.[16]

On 11 February 2021, Ferrier joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Petah Tikva for an undisclosed fee.[17][18]

On 24 June 2021 he signed for Ironi Kiryat Shmona.[19]

In August 2022, Ferrier announced on his Instagram account that he had joined Thai League 1 side Nakhon Ratchasima.[20]

On 13 August 2023, Ferrier joined UAE First Division League side Al Urooba.[21]

On 22 January 2024, Ferrier returned to Israel to sign for Hapoel Acre.[22] Later that day, he scored twice on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.[23]

In July 2024, Ferrier joined newly-promoted Cypriot First Division side Omonia Aradippou.[24]

International career

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He has played for England C.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 1 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bishop's Stortford 2015–16[25] National League South 19 5 0 0 1[a] 0 20 5
Hemel Hempstead Town 2015–16[26] National League South 9 2 0 0 9 2
Boreham Wood 2016–17[26] National League 30 11 3 2 4[a] 1 37 14
Dagenham & Redbridge 2017–18[26] National League 30 8 2 0 1[a] 0 33 8
Boreham Wood 2017–18[26] National League 15 7 0 0 0 0 15 7
Walsall 2018–19[27] League One 33 5 3 0 1 1 2[b] 0 39 6
Tranmere Rovers 2019–20[28] League One 20 5 6 4 1 0 1[b] 0 28 9
2020–21[29] League Two 10 0 1 0 1 0 3[b] 1 15 1
Total 30 5 7 4 2 0 4 1 43 10
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2020–21[26] Israeli Premier League 14 1 1 0 15 1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2021–22[26] 26 3 2 2 4 0 32 5
Nakhon Ratchasima 2022–23[26] Thai League 1 19 4 3 2 0 0 22 6
Hapoel Acre 2023–24[26] Liga Leumit 11 5 0 0 0 0 11 5
Omonia Aradippou 2024–25[26] Cypriot First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 236 56 21 10 7 1 12 2 276 69
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Tranmere Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Morgan Ferrier - UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database". www.uptheposh.com.
  3. ^ "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. ^ Morgan Ferrier at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Getting to know Morgan Ferrier..." www.tranmererovers.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Poppies all set to bring in Ferrier and Ford". Northamptonshire Telegraph. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Bolton Wanderers checking out former Forest and Watford striker Morgan Ferrier". The Bolton News.
  8. ^ "Cray Wanderers – A Complete Statistical Record". Cray 150 Publications. 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Morgan Ferrier: Former Arsenal and Crystal Palace striker joins Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Morgan Ferrier: Boreham Wood striker up for sale, while nine players leave". BBC Sport. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Morgan Ferrier: Boreham Wood re-sign Dagenham striker for club-record fee". BBC Sport. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Boreham Wood reveal full details of 'bullying' tactics from Ferrier agent | Non League Daily". 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Walsall sign Morgan Ferrier and West Brom's Jack Fitzwater and Kane Wilson". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Morgan Ferrier: Tranmere Rovers sign Walsall striker for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019.
  15. ^ Cavilla, Tom (19 August 2019). "The James Norwood trait Morgan Ferrier is looking to replicate at Tranmere". liverpoolecho.
  16. ^ Cavilla, Tom (29 August 2019). "Micky Mellon on Morgan Ferrier's injury & what it means for Tranmere". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Morgan Ferrier: Tranmere Rovers striker leaves to join Maccabi Petah Tikva". BBC Sport. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Morgan Ferrier departs the club for undisclosed fee". Tranmere Rovers FC. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  19. ^ Pshehazki, Moti (24 June 2021). "כפי שפורסם: מורגן פרייר חתם בק"ש". Sport5 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Thank you to the lord an my savour Jesus Christ for this amazing opportunity at @nakhonratchasima_fc_official". instagram.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  21. ^ "العروبة يتعاقد مع الإنجليزي جيمس". 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  22. ^ "ברוך הבא מורגן!". instagram.com (in Hebrew). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  23. ^ "HAPOEL ACRE VS. HAPOEL UMM AL-FAHM 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  24. ^ @omo_aradippou (8 July 2024). "Η ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ Αραδίππου είναι στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσει την υπογραφή συμφωνίας συνεργασίας με τον Άγγλο επιθετικό Morgan James Ferrier!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "M. Ferrier - Non-League". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i "M. Ferrier: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by Morgan Ferrier in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Morgan Ferrier in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Morgan Ferrier in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.