Priestley Farquharson

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Priestley Farquharson
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
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Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
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.

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

  1. Priestley Farquharson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. Priestley Farquharson profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Priestley Farquharson career statistics at Soccerbase
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