Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fergus Stuart Bell | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Wandsworth, London | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Sunderland | ||
2007–2010 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Jerez Industrial | 36 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Mechelen | 23 | (0) |
2013 | Heist | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Monza | 22 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Mansfield Town | 16 | (1) |
2015 | Yeovil Town | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Torquay United | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 6 January 2016 (UTC). |
Fergus Bell (born 25 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder most recently for Torquay United.
After his spell at Sunderand, Bell signed for Hibernian, where he was a member of the Hibernian Under 19s side that won the Under-19 league and Scottish Youth Cup double in the 2008–09 season. He scored five goals during the team's run in the 2008–09 Scottish Youth Cup, finishing as one of the competition’s top goalscorers. He was also a member of Hibs' successful East of Scotland Shield winning side in 2008–09. Bell was one of six players in the side who were given new contracts by Hibs following their success. Bell left Hibernian after failing to agree terms on a new contract at the end of the 2009–10 season following a year affected by injury. Bell was one of two English players handed a trial with Spanish club Celta Vigo during the summer of 2010.
Bell joined Spanish club Jerez Industrial in Segunda B division during 2010, after ex England Manager Glenn Hoddle's take over of the club and introduction of his Academy, which was based in Montecastillo, Spain. The club received widespread media coverage over Europe and back in the UK after the influx of English players and coaches including Nigel Spackman, Graham Rix and Dave Beasant. There he went on to make 36 league appearances scoring 7 goals in the process and collecting the "Lo mejor de febrero" - 'Player of the Month' award for February. After leaving Spain following financial issues at Jerez Industrial, Bell spent a short period of time on a non-contract basis at Championship outfit Barnsley FC under boss Mark Robins. During this time, Bell had a trial spell with Blackburn Rovers, but was not offered a contract.