Morgan James Ferrier (born 15 November 1994) is an English professional

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who plays for

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as a winger or a

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Club career

Born in

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, Ferrier played youth football with

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and

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. In January 2013 he was sent out to Southern League Premier Division side

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at Latimer Park in Burton Latimer. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in ...

on a three-month loan. After leaving Nottingham Forest he briefly went on trial with

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. He played briefly for

Cray Wanderers Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Sidcup, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St Mary Cray and St Paul's Cr ...

in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2013–14. He then joined Crystal Palace, and spent time with

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and Hemel Hempstead Town before signing for Boreham Wood in August 2016. He was put up for sale in May 2017, and spent time with

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before returning to Boreham Wood in February 2018. Boreham Wood later accused Ferrier's agent of "bullying". He signed for

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in August 2018. He moved to Tranmere Rovers on 1 August 2019 for an undisclosed transfer fee. In August 2019 he suffered a knee ligament injury and would be on the sidelines for 8 weeks. On 11 February 2021, Ferrier joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Petah Tikva for an undisclosed fee. On 24 June 2021 he signed for

Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli Pr ...

. In August 2022, Ferrier announced on his Instagram account that he had joined

Thai League 1 The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

side

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. In 13 August 2023, Ferrier joined UAE First Division League side

International career

He has played for England C.

Career statistics

References

1994 births Living people Footballers from Plaistow, Newham English men's footballers Arsenal F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Cray Wanderers F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Israeli Premier League players Morgan Ferrier Al Urooba Club players UAE First Division League players Men's association football forwards English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel English expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand English expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates English expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Men's association football wingers {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub