Lewis Ferguson Net Worth, Salary & Estimated Wealth

Lewis Ferguson’s career path to date has not been a conventional one. 

Typically, Scottish footballers who shine in the SPL are snapped up by Premier League or Championship clubs. Failing that, Rangers or Celtic will swoop, by some distance the two biggest clubs north of the border. 

But when 24-year-old Ferguson fired 11 goals from midfield for Aberdeen in 2021/22 and put in a series of outstanding performances to boot, there was scant interest from English sides, though Watford did have a nibble.

As for Rangers, there was no attempt to lure the Scottish international back to Ibrox, the place where it all began for the Hamilton-born star. 

Instead, it was to Bologna he headed, becoming only the sixth Scot to ever ply his trade in Serie A. 

So far, so unusual, but there’s more. Because Ferguson didn’t simply impress in Emilia-Romagna. He gained the captain’s armband and became one of the most respected players on the continent.

Last season he won the esteemed Bulgarelli Award, given to the best Serie A midfielder of that season. He beat out the likes of Adrien Rabiot and Nicolo Barella to secure it.

Lewis Ferguson may be the best player you’re only vaguely aware of so read on and let’s find out some more.

How much is Lewis Ferguson worth?

Just 12 months in at Bologna, Ferguson signed an improved, extended contract but still the 24-year-old is on far less than his Scotland team-mates who play in the Premier League.

Of course, £35,000 a week is all relative, a fortune to the vast majority of us, but to a highly acclaimed footballer at the top of the game, it pales to most of his peers. 

That’s why credence must be given to the loudening rumours that Juventus are preparing to swoop, the Zebras prepared to double the player’s salary and furthermore boost his bonuses. 

It matters too that Motta has now made the move to Turin after so impressing in the dug-out at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.

It is also a consideration that Ferguson is by no means the highest paid player at Bologna despite being arguably their most important star, their captain and leader no less.

Still, by bringing in just under £2m per year basic, and by recently signing an endorsement deal with Adidas, Ferguson has a healthy net worth estimated at £3m. 

Pittrodie to the Peninsula

Born on August 24th, 1999, in Hamilton, a large town half-an-hour’s drive from Glasgow, Ferguson was always going to begin his journey at Rangers.

His father Derek played over one hundred times for the Gers, going on post-retirement to briefly manage Scotland. His uncle Barry made 288 appearances at Ibrox and is widely considered a club legend.

So it was, at the age of ten, Lewis would make the drive several times a week and train at the Rangers academy. Four years later he made the switch to Hamilton Academical, his local side.

He made his senior debut for the Accies while still a teen and soon won admirers for his ball distribution and work ethic. On a weekly basis he was the stand-out player at New Douglas Park. It was clear he was going places.   

After just one season Aberdeen had seen enough to table a bid. With Rangers in the wilderness after plunging into administration, the Dons had finished runner-up to Celtic for four years running. They were now looking to mount a title challenge.

Regrettably the football odds were always distant on that happening but that’s no reflection on their new midfielder who quickly hit the ground running at Pittodrie.

A couple of games in, he scored a sensational overhead kick in a Europa League clash at Burnley then played a significant role in Aberdeen reaching the Scottish League Cup final.

The following year, his energetic displays won him the SFWA Young Player of the Year merit. The campaign after that, all of his goals and national attention earned him his first international call-up.

Bologna came calling. An opportunity to experience a different way of life as well as a different league, and Ferguson jumped at the chance.

As for I Rossoblu, they had benefited from Aaron Hickey’s marauding down their left after signing him from Hearts and hoped to pull off the same trick twice. And they did.

That’s because from the off, Ferguson was very much at home in Serie A, covering every blade of grass but also demonstrating the tactical savviness needed to succeed out there. 

Just a month in to his new adventure Thiago Motta was appointed head coach and the former Italian international wasted no time in giving his star midfielder full license to attack, even deploying him as a forward at times. Ferguson thrived. 

And so too did Bologna, especially last term. Defying the betting, I Rossoblu were in strong contention to snag a top four spot until a late run of draws saw them fall away. 

Family

Ferguson is married to Carol who is his biggest supporter on social media, devoting her Twitter account to highlighting his achievements. 

When the midfielder joined Bologna, Carol was pregnant with their first child meaning that Lewis packed a couple of bags and went out there alone at first.

Now though, with baby daughter Lake, the three of them live contentedly in the north of Italy, enjoying the more relaxed lifestyle and warm weather.

Cruel injury 

Ferguson was all set to be a pivotal part of Scotland’s Euro plans this summer, that was until he tore his ACL during a goalless encounter with Monza in April.

It is a cruel set-back for a player who was expected to shine in Germany, and moreover show the British public what all the fuss is about, most of whom will not be overly familiar with his superb displays on the continent.

Though a full recovery is anticipated, it is a blow that has hit the young star hard. 

“It has been really difficult,” he recently admitted in a newspaper interview. “People outside of football might look at it as a footballer being injured and part of football, of course. But most of my happiness comes from just playing football and, in an instant, it just gets taken away from you.”

He’ll be back for sure.

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