Personal information | |||
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Full name | Festus Arthur[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Southport (on loan from FC Halifax Town) | ||
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 | 20 | (0) |
2024– | → Southport (loan) | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southport, on loan from National League club FC Halifax Town.
Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.[3]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stockport County | 2019–20 | National League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
Hull City | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2021–22 | 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 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
FC Halifax Town | 2022–23 | National League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
2023–24 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
Career total | 60 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 4 |