Born in the seaside village of Bettystown in County Meath, near the town of Drogheda on Ireland’s east coast, in October 2004…Is the son of former Coventry City, Longford Town and Republic of Ireland U21 midfielder Barry Ferguson…Started out with the well-known St Kevin’s Boys club in Dublin, which had previously produced the likes of Damien Duff, Robbie Keane, Ian Harte and Robbie Brady…Joined the youth section of League of Ireland side Bohemians as a teenager…Made his senior League of Ireland debut for Bohemians at the age of just 14 in September 2019, when he featured as a substitute against Derry City…Joined Brighton & Hove Albion in January 2021, aged 16…Made his first-team debut for Graham Potter’s Brighton & Hove Albion in an EFL Cup win at Cardiff City, aged 16 years and ten months, in August 2021…Made an FA Cup debut against West Bromwich Albion in January 2022, followed by a Premier League debut against Burnley the following month…Made his senior Republic of Ireland debut in November 2022…Became the youngest Irishman to score in the Premier League when he netted at Arsenal on New Year’s Eve 2022…Ended the 2022/23 season with ten goals in 25 appearances in all competitions, including six in the Premier League…Scored his first senior goal for Republic of Ireland in a friendly against Latvia in Dublin in March 2023…Scored two goals against Gibraltar in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying in June and October 2023…Scored six Premier League goals in 2023/24, including a hat-trick against Newcastle United in September 2023, which made him just the fourth 18-year-old to scored a Premier League treble....Featured in all six of Republic of Ireland’s UEFA Nations League ties in autumn 2024.