Festus Arthur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Festus Arthur[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000年02月27日) 27 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Halifax Town | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Stockport County | 31 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Barrow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | FC Halifax Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Halifax Town.
Early and personal life
[edit ]Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.[3]
Career
[edit ]Arthur began his career with Stockport County during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals in 31 league games.[4] In the January 2020 transfer window Arthur attracted interest from a number of bigger clubs, including Hull City.[5]
He signed a three-year deal with Hull City in July 2020 after moving for an undisclosed fee.[3] [6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21.[7]
In August 2021 he moved on a season-long loan to Barrow.[8] On 18 January 2022, Arthur was recalled from his loan spell.[9]
On 26 July 2022 Arthur's contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent so he could join FC Halifax Town.[10] In January 2024, he joined National League North club Southport on an initial one-month loan deal.[11] In October 2024, he re-joined Southport on another initial one-month loan deal.[12]
Style of play
[edit ]Upon signing for Hull City in July 2020, the club described him as "a powerful centre-half who can also operate in midfield",[3] while club manager Grant McCann described him as "phenomenal".[2]
Career statistics
[edit ]- As of 26 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup} | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2019–20 [4] | National League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Hull City | 2020–21 [13] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22 [14] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| FC Halifax Town | 2022–23 [4] | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 [4] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [4] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2023–24 [4] | National League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2024–25 [4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 107 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the National League Cup
References
[edit ]- ^ "Notification of Shirt Numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.
- ^ a b Buckingham, Philip (3 July 2020). "'Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b c DAM&D, Ken McMonigle (2 July 2020). "Hull City Sign Festus Arthur From Stockport County". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Festus Arthur at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Jackson, William (26 January 2020). "Hull City 'interested' in signing Stockport prospect Festus Arthur". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Colman, Jonty (2 July 2020). "Hull City complete signing of Festus Arthur from Stockport County". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Barrow sign Hull defender Arthur". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Festus Arthur Recalled By Hull City". www.barrowafc.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Arthur joins Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Festus Arthur Signs On Loan". southportfc.net. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "welcome back Festus Arthur". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hamburg
- German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- FC Halifax Town players
- Southport F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century German sportsmen