Kane Ferdinand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kane Ryan Ferdinand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town (on loan from Peterborough United) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Southend United | 61 | (10) |
| 2012– | Peterborough United | 46 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Luton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:46, 13 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kane Ryan Ferdinand (born 7 October 1992) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town, on loan from Peterborough United. Ferdinand has previously played for Southend United, and has had loan spells at Northampton Town and Luton Town.
Club career
Southend United
Ferdinand came through Southend United's youth system.[2] He made his professional debut on 1 January 2011, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 away win at Oxford United in League Two.[3] On 15 February 2011, Ferdinand scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory over Wycombe Wanderers.[4] In March 2011, Ferdinand signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract with Southend.[5] He played in 45 games, scoring seven goals, during the 2011–12 season as Southend reached the League Two play-off semi-finals.
Peterborough United
On 31 August 2012, Ferdinand signed for Peterborough United on a four-year deal for an initial fee of £200,000, which could rise to £500,000.[6] He made his debut on 15 September 2012 in a 5–2 away defeat to Burnley.[7] He went onto play 33 times for Posh in the Championship during the 2012–13 season, scoring once – the winning goal in a 1–0 victory at Blackpool on 16 March 2013. Peterborough were relegated to League One on the last day of the season, and Ferdinand fell out of first-team contention.
He joined League Two side Northampton Town on 31 October 2013 on a one-month loan.[8] After making five appearances at Northampton, impressing manager Aidy Boothroyd, his loan ended early on 28 November as he was recalled by Peterborough.[9] Ferdinand played in three games for Peterborough following his recall, before being sent on loan for the rest of the season to Conference Premier leaders Luton Town on 3 January 2014.[10] He made one substitute appearance in the league for Luton, as well as starting in the FA Trophy, before returning to Peterborough. Luton manager John Still stated that Ferdinand had "not done as well as I had hoped."[11] In November 2014, Ferdinand joined Cheltenham Town on a two-month loan.[12]
International career
Ferdinand has represented the Republic of Ireland at underage level. He qualifies for Ireland through his Irish father.[13][14]
Personal life
He is the cousin of fellow professional footballers, brothers Rio and Anton Ferdinand, and former England international footballer, Les Ferdinand.[6][15]
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 23. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "McCaffrey makes four changes to U18 squad". Fai.ie. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Southend United's Kane Ferdinand dreams of pro deal after making debut against Oxford United". The Echo. Echo-news.co.uk. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Southend 3-2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Kane Ferdinand signs Southend United pro deal". BBC Sport. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Peterborough United sign Kane Ferdinand from Southend". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Burnley 5-2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kane Ferdinand: Northampton sign Peterborough midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ferdinand back at Posh". Peterborough Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Kane Ferdinand joins on loan". Luton Town F.C. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Sharp, Tom (24 March 2014). "Football: Jernade Meade and Kane Ferdinand 'not doing as well as hoped' says Luton Town manager". Luton on Sunday (LD Express Newspaper Ltd). Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kane Ferdinand: Peterborough midfielder joins Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "Green dream for Rio's Irish cousin Kane". Irish Daily Mail. 2009.
- ↑ Fallon, John (20 July 2011). "Kane Ferdinand (Southend)". Ireland's four to watch (Irish Independent News). Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ↑ "Posh sign Kane Ferdinand". www.sportinglife.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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