Alicia Ferguson
Alicia Ann "Eesh" Ferguson (born 31 October 1981) is an Australian soccer player who represented the Australia women's national soccer team at the 1999 and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Ferguson debuted for Australia at the age of 15 years during the Matildas' European tour in August 1997. Initially she played as a forward and scored four times in Australia's 1998 OFC Women's Championship victory. After a period of injury she subsequently became one of Australia's most solid midfielders. At club level Ferguson enjoyed success with Queensland Sting in the Women's National Soccer League and Brisbane Roar in the W-League. In 2012–13 she played for Millwall Lionesses of the English FA Women's Premier League.
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Ferguson playing for Millwall Lionesses in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alicia Ann Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stratford United (Cairns) | |||
| Saints (Cairns) | |||
| Mt Gravatt SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Queensland Sting | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brisbane Roar | 10 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Millwall Lionesses | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–2007 | Australia | 66 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2014 | |||
Since her playing retirement, Ferguson has worked as a football pundit and columnist. She began her television career working for the ABC, primarily on their W-League and Matildas coverage, then moved to ESPN as a studio commentator for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.