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Barry Ferguson MBE (born Hamilton , Scotland , February 2 , 1978 ) is a Scottish professional Footballer who plays in Midfield . He currently plays for and Captains both Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland National Team . EARLY CAREER Ferguson has been a keen Rangers fan since childhood. His older brother, Derek , was a rising star in the Rangers team in the 1980s (though the younger sibling's achievements would eventually eclipse those of the older) and the young Barry was exposed to the inner circle of the club long before officially joining the Rangers first team squad in 1994/95 . Ferguson made his first team debut on the last day of the 1996-97 Season against Hearts and was voted man of the match for his performance. He became a permanent first team fixture in the 1998/99 Season under new manager Dick Advocaat . He soon became the youngest ever captain of the team in the 2001/2 Season , successfully guiding his team to a League Cup and Scottish Cup double. This was also the first season in charge for Alex McLeish . During their second season together ( 2002/03 ), Ferguson captained the side to a Domestic Treble . He also won Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer Of The Year and Scottish PFA Players' Player Of The Year . BLACKBURN ROVERS At the start of the 2003/04 Season , he joined English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £7.5 million. With Everton also chasing Ferguson,1 Rangers initially denied that he was leaving.
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