Priestley Farquharson
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
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Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hitchin Town | |||
Billericay Town | |||
2016–2019 | Hayes & Yeading United | 36 | (0) |
2017 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 43 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Newport County | 54 | (4) |
2023– | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
England (beach soccer) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:54, 1 July 2023 (UTC) |
Priestley Tyler H. Farquharson[2] (born 15 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Walsall, as a central defender.[3] He has been capped by the England national beach soccer team.
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Early and personal life
Farquharson is from London.[4] He attended Brunel University, captaining their football team.[4]
Club career
Non-League and Cymru Premier
After playing in English non-league football with Hitchin Town, Billericay Town, Hayes & Yeading United, Bishop's Stortford,[5][6] before signing for Connah's Quay Nomads in January 2019.[4] With Connah's Quay Nomads he won the Cymru Premier title and the Welsh League Cup, and won the Cymru Premier Young Player of the Season award for the 2019–20 season.[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][7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He suffered a knee injury at the end of the 2021–22 season.[10] In August 2022 he was praised by Newport manager James Rowberry.[11]
He scored his first two goals for Newport in the League Two 2–0 win against Gillingham on 19 November 2022.[12]
He was offered a new contract by Newport at the end of the 2022–23 season.[13]
Walsall
In June 2023 it was announced that he would sign for Walsall on 1 July 2023.[14]
International career
Farquharson represented England at beach soccer.[4]
Playing style
Primarily a central defender, Farquharson has also played at right-back.[15]
References
- ↑ Priestley Farquharson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ Priestley Farquharson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ Priestley Farquharson career statistics at Soccerbase
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- Hitchin Town F.C. players
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