Aidan Ferris
Scottish association football player (born 1996)
Aidan Ferris (born 7 July 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Benburb.
He previously played for Greenock Morton and St Mirren in the Scottish Professional Football League, and lower league clubs BSC Glasgow, East Kilbride, Stirling University and Muirkirk.
Career
Born in Paisley, Ferris started his career at St Mirren before moving to local rivals Greenock Morton in the summer of 2013 to join their new full-time development squad. Ferris debuted for Ton as a half-time substitute on 21 December 2013 versus Falkirk.
In October 2014, Ferris joined BSC Glasgow in a loan deal
and scored on his debut versus Dalbeattie Star. After returning from his loan spell, Ferris was given a contract extension with Ton until the end of the 2014–15 season. Ferris was then released from his contract with Ton at the end of that season.
Ferris then signed a two-year deal with BSC Glasgow in June 2015.
After his contract with BSC ended, Ferris signed for East Kilbride in June 2017. In September 2017 Ferris was released by East Kilbride after only 3 months with the club.
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