Fergus Bell (born 25 January 1991) is a former English

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who played as a

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for Jerez Industrial,

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, Heist,

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Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

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and

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

. Bell currently operates as a property developer.

Career

Early career

Bell played youth football with

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and Hibernian. He was a member of the Hibernian youth side that won the under-19 league and Scottish Youth Cup double in the 2008–09 season, scoring five goals during the cup run. He was also a member of Hibs' East of Scotland Shield winning side in 2008–09. Bell was one of six players in the side who were given new contracts by Hibs following their success. However, Bell left Hibernian in 2010 without making a senior appearance for the club.

Jerez Industrial

In September 2010, Bell joined the

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in Spain, which aimed to offer a route back to professional football for players released by their clubs. Six days later, the academy took over Spanish club Jerez Industrial in the fourth-tier

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, giving Bell the opportunity to play senior football. He went on to make 26 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, but could not prevent relegation after the club received a points deduction. By the end of the season the academy had cut ties with Jerez Industrial and relocated to the UK. After leaving Spain, Bell had a trial spell with Blackburn Rovers, but was not offered a contract.

Mechelen

Bell moved to

in the Belgian Third Division during the 2012–13 season, although his spell at the club was disrupted by injuries. After a conflict with manager Thierry Pister, Bell's contract was terminated.

KSK Heist

In July 2013, Bell signed for Heist in the

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. He played one game for the club, a 7–2 defeat at home to Royal Antwerp.

A.C. Monza Brianza 1912

After just seven weeks at KSK Heist, Bell signed for Italian

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club

along with

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, who had now been a teammate of Bell's at each of his four clubs. He made two league appearances for the ''Biancorossi'', making a further four appearances in the

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as Monza reached the final.

Mansfield Town

In July 2014 Bell joined

, along with Alex Fisher. Bell went on to make 21 appearances in all competitions.

Yeovil Town

On 29 January 2015, Bell signed for League One side

until the end of the season, having been released from his contract with Mansfield. He made just two league appearances for the club, although he also featured in Yeovil's

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campaign where he scored two goals in the semi-final. He was released at the end of the season following Yeovil's relegation to League Two.

Torquay United

On 19 September 2015, Bell signed for

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side

on non-contract terms. Bell made six appearances for the Gulls before being released by manager Kevin Nicholson, who described Bell as being on an 'unsustainable deal' and saying the player was 'losing money every day just turning up'.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Fergus 1991 births Living people Footballers from Wandsworth English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders K.R.C. Mechelen players Jerez Industrial CF players Hibernian F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players AC Monza players Mansfield Town F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English expatriate men's footballers K.S.K. Heist players