Aidan Ferris (born 7 July 1996) is a Scottish
footballer
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who plays as a
striker
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People wi ...
for
Benburb
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History
It is best known, in his ...
.
He previously played for
Greenock Morton
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and
St Mirren in the
Scottish Professional Football League
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, and lower league clubs
BSC Glasgow,
East Kilbride
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,
Stirling University
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and
Muirkirk.
Career
Born in
Paisley, Ferris started his career at
St Mirren before moving to local rivals
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...
in the summer of 2013 to join their new full-time development squad. Ferris debuted for ''Ton'' as a half-time substitute on 21 December 2013 versus
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
.
In October 2014, Ferris joined
BSC Glasgow in a loan deal
and scored on his debut versus
Dalbeattie Star
Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It currently competes in the .
The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League. Home matches are played a ...
. After returning from his loan spell, Ferris was given a contract extension with ''Ton'' until the end of the 2014–15 season. Ferris was then released from his contract with ''Ton'' at the end of that season.
Ferris then signed a two-year deal with BSC Glasgow in June 2015.
After his contract with BSC ended, Ferris signed for
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...
in June 2017. In September 2017 Ferris was released by East Kilbride after only 3 months with the club.
He then signed for
Benburb
Benburb ()) is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies 7.5 miles from Armagh and 8 miles from Dungannon. The River Blackwater runs alongside the village as does the Ulster Canal.
History
It is best known, in his ...
where he was a regular in midfield before moving to
Stirling University
The University of Stirling (, gd, Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals) is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built w ...
in July 2018.
See also
*
Greenock Morton F.C. season 2013-14 ,
2014–15
References
External links
*
1996 births
Living people
Scottish men's footballers
Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Men's association football forwards
Greenock Morton F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players
Lowland Football League players
East Kilbride F.C. players
Benburb F.C. players
University of Stirling F.C. players
Muirkirk Juniors F.C. players
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