Festus Arthur
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Festus Arthur
|image =
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|2|27|df=y}}
|birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}
|position = Defender
|currentclub = FC Halifax Town
|clubnumber = 30
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2019–2020
|clubs1 = Stockport County
|caps1 = 31
|goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2020–2022
|clubs2 = Hull City
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2022
|clubs3 = → Barrow (loan)
|caps3 = 9
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022–
|clubs4 = FC Halifax Town
|caps4 = 30
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2024
|clubs5 = → Southport (loan)
|caps5 = 18
|goals5 = 1
|years6 = 2024
|clubs6 = → Southport (loan)
|caps6 = 9
|goals6 = 0
|club-update = 18:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|FCHalifT}} club Halifax Town.
Early and personal life
Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hullcitytigers.com/hull-city-sign-festus-arthur-from-stockport-county/|title=Hull City Sign Festus Arthur From Stockport County|first=Ken McMonigle|last=DAM&D|date=2 July 2020|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803231733/https://www.hullcitytigers.com/hull-city-sign-festus-arthur-from-stockport-county/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Arthur began his career with Stockport County during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals in 31 league games.{{soccerway|festus-arthur/619157|accessdate=3 July 2020}} In the January 2020 transfer window Arthur attracted interest from a number of bigger clubs, including Hull City.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city-transfer-festus-arthur-3778881|title=Hull City 'interested' in signing Stockport prospect Festus Arthur|first=William|last=Jackson|date=26 January 2020|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=3 July 2020}}
He signed a three-year deal with Hull City in July 2020 after moving for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/hull-city-festus-arthur-transfer-4286279|title=Hull City complete signing of Festus Arthur from Stockport County|first=Jonty|last=Colman|date=2 July 2020|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=3 July 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21.{{cite news| url = https://www.hullcitytigers.com/hull-city-1-2-leicester-city-efl-trophy-match-report/| title = Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report| date = 8 September 2020| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.| accessdate = 8 September 2020}}
In August 2021 he moved on a season-long loan to Barrow.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58118300|title=Barrow sign Hull defender Arthur|work=BBC Sport|date=6 August 2021|accessdate=6 August 2021}} On 18 January 2022, Arthur was recalled from his loan spell.{{cite web|url=https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2022/january/180122-hull-city-recall-defender-festus-arthur-from-loan-spell-at-barrow/|title=Festus Arthur Recalled By Hull City|website=www.barrowafc.com|date=18 January 2022|accessdate=18 January 2022}}
On 26 July 2022 Arthur's contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent so he could join FC Halifax Town.{{cite news| url = https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2022/july/arthur-joins-halifax | title = Arthur joins Halifax| date = 26 July 2022| publisher = Hull City A.F.C.| access-date = 26 July 2022}} In January 2024, he joined National League North club Southport on an initial one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://southportfc.net/festus-arthur-signs-on-loan/|title=Festus Arthur Signs On Loan|website=southportfc.net|date=15 January 2024|accessdate=15 January 2024}} In October 2024, he re-joined Southport on another initial one-month loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://southportfc.net/welcome-back-festus-arthur/|title= welcome back Festus Arthur|date=22 October 2024|accessdate=22 October 2024}}
Style of play
Upon signing for Hull City in July 2020, the club described him as "a powerful centre-half who can also operate in midfield", while club manager Grant McCann described him as "phenomenal".{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/festus-arthur-hull-city-stockport-4290024|title='Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future|first=Philip|last=Buckingham|date=3 July 2020|work=Hull Daily Mail|accessdate=3 July 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|14 May 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup} !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County
|31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{Efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Hull City
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|123993|2020|accessdate=26 January 2025}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|123993|2021|accessdate=26 January 2025}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Barrow (loan)
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|FC Halifax Town
|National League |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{Efn|name=FAT}} | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|National League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|National League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in the National League Cup}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |
| Southport (loan)
|National League |18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Southport (loan)
|National League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{Efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!97 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 116 | 5 |
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References
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{{FC Halifax Town squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Hamburg
Category:German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:FC Halifax Town players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in England