| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Kevin Ferguson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Playing position | Left full back / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Derry City | ||
| 2007–2009 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Newcastle United | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:17, 10 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Shane Kevin Ferguson (born 12 July 1991 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Northern Ireland national team. He is capable of playing anywhere on the left flank as a full back or winger.
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Ferguson began playing youth football for his hometown club Derry City and Gaelic football for Derry GAA. After finishing his GCSEs at St Mary's High School, he moved to England where he was offered a scholarship at the Newcastle United academy. In June 2009, he signed a new three-year contract.[3]
Ferguson joined the Newcastle United youth system in July 2007.[4] In June 2009, he signed a new three-year contract.[5]
Ferguson made his first team debut at left back on 25 August 2010, in a Football League Cup tie away at Accrington Stanley.[6] 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.[7] He made his Premier League debut on 5 January 2011 against West Ham United as a second half substitute.[8] He made his first Premier League start against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 April 2011.[9]
On 27 May 2011 Ferguson signed a new five-year contract after impressing in the final part of the season.[10]
A lengthy lay off due to a pre season ankle ligament injury sustained against Darlington meant the young full back was unable to travel with the first team to a pre-season tournament in the USA. [11]
After appearing in the Carling Cup's early second round against Nottingham Forest, he made his first Barclays Premier League appearance on 10th December 2011 as a late sub for Davide Santon.
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.[12] 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 U-19 squad in their bid to qualify for the 2010 European Championships and helped them to a place in the elite round.[13] 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.[14]
In May 2011 it was reported that Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington believed that Ferguson would switch his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland after he failed to reply to telephone calls.[15] In the months that followed, Ferguson did not comment on his future at international level. However, U-21 coach Steve Beaglehole later stated that he believed Ferguson never attempted to switch allegiances despite failing to respond to Worthington's calls[16] as he had started in all the 2013 European Championship qualifiers from September onwards. In November, Ferguson ended the speculation by publicly committing his international future to Northern Ireland.[17][18]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Stats accurate as of 22:30, 10 December 2011 (UTC).[19]
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