Fergus Tierney

Fergus Tierney
Personal information
Full name Fergus Tierney
Date of birth (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2022 Soccer Experience
2022– Johor Darul Ta'zim III
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 17 (0)
International career
2023– Malaysia U23 14 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fergus Tierney (born 19 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as forward for Johor Darul Ta'zim II.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Born in Scotland, he represents Malaysia at youth level.

Early years

Tierney was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 2003, raised in Penang, Malaysia, which made him a naturalized player and holds a Malaysian passport.[7][8]

Started his youth career in Malaysia with Soccer Experience FC and his youth football development was challenged during many international football trips where he would play with and against many international professional football academies.

Youth career

In his youth playing days with Soccer Experience FC he would play in Europe against academy teams like, Atlético Madrid youth teams,[9] CA Osasuna Cantera, Levante UD Academy,[10] CD Tenerife academy, Rangers F.C. B Team and Academy[11] and many more big clubs in Europe and also played against many quality youth teams in Southeast Asia against youth teams like Barcelona FC Asian academies, Penang, JSSL Singapore and many more regional clubs.

Over the years of travelling from Malaysia to play internationally and gain exposure and experience Tierney was invited to train with clubs like, Sunderland, Leicester City, Dundee, FC Goa, St Johnstone and many more.

Club career

After the COVID-19 pandemic and when lockdown eased he was 18 years old and was then invited to train with Penang first team. He also been invited to train with Johor Darul Ta'zim and was very proud in early 2022 to sign a contract with the 7-times Malaysia Super League champions club.[12][13][14] and was part of the squad that won the Malaysian Premier League title, Malaysia Premier League[15][16] in 2022, Fergus was coached in 2022 by former Boca Juniors & Argentina National team player Mariano Echeverría.[17][18]

International career

Tierney even though still only 19 years old was called up to the Malaysia national under-23 football team in February 2023 and again called up in March 2023 for the Malaysian team that went on to win the Merlion Cup  for the first time that was held in Singapore.

In April 2023 Tierney was selected again to the Malaysia national under-23 football team for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Personal life

Tierney is the son of former PDRM, Penang and Geylang International football player and academy coach and TV pundit for Astro SuperSport, Martin Tierney and also his mother Sharon Tierney was an elite athlete who has represented Scottish Athletics national team.

Honours

Club

JDT II

References

  1. ^ "Kenali Pemain Muda JDT Berdarah Scotland, Fergus Tierney Yang Curi Perhatian E. Elavarasan". grandstandkita.net.
  2. ^ "Tierney tidak sabar beraksi di final Piala Merlion". hmetro.com.my. 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Fergus Tierney Jaringkan Gol Debut Bersama Harimau Malaya". edisiviral.com.
  4. ^ "Elavarasan panggil pemain Scotland sertai latihan pusat". bharian.com.my.
  5. ^ "Tierney teruja menanti aksi final". klik.com.my.
  6. ^ "Newbies aplenty in Elavarasan's SEA Games training squad". thestar.com.my.
  7. ^ "Kenali Pemain Muda JDT Berdarah Scotland, Fergus Tierney Yang Curi Perhatian E. Elavarasan" (in Malay). Grand Stand Kita. 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ T. Avineshwaran (12 February 2023). "Newbies aplenty in Elavarasan's SEA Games training squad". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Atletico Madrid academy". competize.com.
  10. ^ "Levante academy". competize.com.
  11. ^ "Rangers Football Club".
  12. ^ "JDT". makanbola.com. 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Onefootball".
  14. ^ "teamshoot".
  15. ^ "JDT WINNING". johorsoutherntigers.my. 24 February 2021.
  16. ^ "JDT". johorsoutherntigers.my.
  17. ^ "RubenMagnano".
  18. ^ "Kelab penyokong setia harimau selatan". Facebook.