‘A man at 14’ - Evan Ferguson’s rapid rise from Bohemians to Brighton

Teenage striker is one of the Premier League’s brightest talents but he is still in touch with his old club in Ireland.

BEYOND HIS YEARS: Brighton and Hove Albion's Evan Ferguson celebrates. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire.

“Jesus, we need a 14-year-old to come on and create chances,” Robert Cornwall remembers thinking as he recalls the night Evan Ferguson made his Bohemians debut in a friendly against Chelsea. 

The schoolboy striker’s impact came as little surprise to teammates such as Cornwall but it was not good for their ego to be outdone by someone about half their age.