Festus Arthur
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Festus Arthur[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bedford Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Stockport County | 31 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Barrow (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | FC Halifax Town | 30 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Southport (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hyde United | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | Southport | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Chester | 9 | (0) |
| 2026 | King's Lynn Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Bedford Town | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:34, 11 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Bedford Town.
Early and personal life
[edit]Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.[3]
Career
[edit]Arthur began his career with Stockport County during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals in 31 league games.[4] In the January 2020 transfer window Arthur attracted interest from a number of bigger clubs, including Hull City.[5]
He signed a three-year deal with Hull City in July 2020 after moving for an undisclosed fee.[3][6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020 in the EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21.[7]
In August 2021 he moved on a season-long loan to Barrow.[8] On 18 January 2022, Arthur was recalled from his loan spell.[9]
On 26 July 2022 Arthur's contract with Hull City was terminated by mutual consent so he could join FC Halifax Town.[10] In January 2024, he joined National League North club Southport on an initial one-month loan deal.[11] In October 2024, he re-joined Southport on another initial one-month loan deal.[12]
After signing for Hyde United in August 2025,[13] Arthur rejoined Southport in September 2025, on a permanent contract.[14] Two weeks later he signed for Chester.[15] In February 2026 he signed for King's Lynn Town.[16] The following month, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan for the remainder of the season.[17] In July 2026, Arthur signed a permanent deal with Bedford Town.[18]
Style of play
[edit]Upon signing for Hull City in July 2020, the club described him as "a powerful centre-half who can also operate in midfield",[3] while club manager Grant McCann described him as "phenomenal".[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 2 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County | 2019–20[4] | National League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Hull City | 2020–21[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22[20] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| FC Halifax Town | 2022–23[4] | National League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[4] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2023–24[4] | National League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2024–25[4] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Hyde United | 2025–26[21] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Southport | 2025–26[22] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chester | 2025–26[23][24] | National League North | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 111 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 134 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in the National League Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notification of Shirt Numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.
- 1 2 Buckingham, Philip (3 July 2020). "'Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 DAM&D, Ken McMonigle (2 July 2020). "Hull City Sign Festus Arthur From Stockport County". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Festus Arthur at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ Jackson, William (26 January 2020). "Hull City 'interested' in signing Stockport prospect Festus Arthur". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ Colman, Jonty (2 July 2020). "Hull City complete signing of Festus Arthur from Stockport County". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ↑ "Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "Barrow sign Hull defender Arthur". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Festus Arthur Recalled By Hull City". www.barrowafc.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Arthur joins Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Festus Arthur Signs On Loan". southportfc.net. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "welcome back Festus Arthur". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ "Festus Cheer – Hyde United FC". 17 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ Cunliffe, Joe (5 September 2025). "He's Back - Festus Arthur Joins". Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ Urwin, Rob (22 September 2025). "Club Statement | Festus Arthur". Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "King's - We are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Festus Arthur from Chester. Read the article below to learn more about Festus and our future transfers👇 https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/linnets-swoop-for-german-giant-9452045/ | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "Welcome Festus Arthur". harriers.co.uk. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bedford snap up Arthur from King's Lynn". www.pitchero.com. 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "Festus Arthur – Hyde United FC". Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "First Team Statistics 2025/26". www.chester-city.co.uk.
- ↑ "Chester FC (@ChesterFC) on X". 7 October 2025.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hamburg
- German people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- FC Halifax Town players
- Southport F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- King's Lynn Town F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century German sportsmen