Priestley Farquharson
English footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Priestley Tyler Heginbottom Farquharson (born 15 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two club Walsall. He has been capped by the England national beach soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Priestley Tyler Heginbottom Farquharson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hitchin Town | |||
| 2016 | Hayes & Yeading United | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Billericay Town | ||
| 2017 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hayes & Yeading United | 35 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 43 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Newport County | 54 | (4) |
| 2023– | Walsall | 21 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2018 | England (beach soccer) | 61 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 26 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Farquharson was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire,[2] and raised in London.[3] He was released by Wycombe Wanderers as a teenager before working as a barman and spending four years with the England national beach soccer team,[4] earning 61 caps and representing his country at the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal.[5] He attended Brunel University and was captain of their football team.[3][4][5]
Career
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Early career
Farquharson played English non-league football for Hitchin Town,[6] Billericay Town,[6] Hayes & Yeading United[6][7][8] and Bishop's Stortford[6] before signing for Cymru Premier side Connah's Quay Nomads in January 2019.[5] At Connah's Quay Nomads he was part of the 2019–20 squad which won the Welsh League Cup and Cymru Premier double, with Farquharson being named the League's Young Player of the Season in 2020.[5][6]
Newport County
On 21 January 2021 Farquharson signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with League Two Newport County for an undisclosed fee.[6][9] He made his debut for Newport as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 League Two win against Grimsby Town on 6 February 2021.[10] Farquharson played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1–0 after a 107th minute penalty.[11] He suffered a knee injury at the end of the 2021–22 season.[12] In August 2022 he was praised by Newport manager James Rowberry.[13] He scored his first two goals for Newport in the League Two 2–0 win against Gillingham on 19 November 2022.[14] He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
Walsall
In June 2023 it was announced that he would sign for Walsall on 1 July 2023.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2018–19[18] | Welsh Premier League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019–20[19] | Cymru Premier[d] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[20] | Cymru Premier | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 5 | ||
| Newport County | 2020–21[20] | League Two | 13 | 0 | — | — | 3[g] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[22] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| Total | 54 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Walsall | 2023–24[23] | League Two | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2024–25[24] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 144 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in Welsh League Cup and English League Cup
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League and one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in League Two play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
Honours
Connah's Quay Nomads
Individual
- Cymru Premier Young Player of the Year: 2019–20[5]
References
External links
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