Festus Arthur

Personal information
Full name	Festus Arthur
Date of birth	27 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Southport
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Stockport County
2020–2022	Hull City
2021–2022	→ Barrow (loan)
2022–2025	FC Halifax Town
2024	→ Southport (loan)
2024	→ Southport (loan)
2025	Hyde United
2025–	Southport
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
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Festus Arthur (born 27 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southport.

Early and personal life

Arthur was born in Hamburg, Germany, and is of Ghanaian descent.^[3]

Career

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]

Style of play

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

As of 14 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup}		EFL Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	2	0
	2021–22^[16]	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^[16]	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	2	0	0	0	4	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^[17]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
Career total			101	3	5	0	2	0	14	2	122	5

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
^ Appearances in the National League Cup

References

^ "Notification of Shirt Numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b Buckingham, Philip (3 July 2020). "'Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
^ "Festus Arthur – Hyde United FC". Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[FAT-15] Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

[EFLT-17] Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

[19] Appearances in the National League Cup

[1] "Notification of Shirt Numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2023.

[tipped-2] Buckingham, Philip (3 July 2020). "'Phenomenal' Festus Arthur tipped for bright Hull City future". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[auto-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.

[soccerway-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Festus Arthur at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[5] Jackson, William (26 January 2020). "Hull City 'interested' in signing Stockport prospect Festus Arthur". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[6] Colman, Jonty (2 July 2020). "Hull City complete signing of Festus Arthur from Stockport County". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[7] "Hull City 1-2 Leicester City – EFL Trophy Match Report". Hull City A.F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[8] "Barrow sign Hull defender Arthur". BBC Sport. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[9] "Festus Arthur Recalled By Hull City". www.barrowafc.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[10] "Arthur joins Halifax". Hull City A.F.C. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[11] "Festus Arthur Signs On Loan". southportfc.net. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

[12] "welcome back Festus Arthur". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[13] "Festus Cheer – Hyde United FC". 17 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[14] Cunliffe, Joe (5 September 2025). "He's Back - Festus Arthur Joins". Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[16] "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

[2021-22-18] "Games played by Festus Arthur in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

[20] "Festus Arthur – Hyde United FC". Retrieved 5 September 2025.

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Personal information
Full name	Festus Arthur^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Southport
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	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 8 September 2025 (UTC)