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Brighton striker Evan Ferguson has had a good week so far.

The 18-year-old scored a brace for Brighton on Sunday to help the Seagulls to a 5-0 win against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup quarter-final, with a semi-final date at Wembley against Manchester United to await. as a result.

Ferguson then joined his fellow internationals and made his mark with his first senior goal as the Republic of Ireland beat Latvia 3-2 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Wednesday night.

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Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy described him as a “superstar” while some fans compared Ferguson to Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, who has now become England’s all-time leading goalscorer after scoring in the 2-1 victory against Italy. in Naples on Thursday evening.

In fact, some fans on social media have suggested that Ferguson could follow in the footsteps of the Tottenham and England star in terms of his goals for club and country.

But Ferguson’s international teammate Egan of Sheffield United has moved to temper expectations of the Brighton teenager, although he has praised him for his physique for such a young player.

As reported by RTE Sport, Egan said: “For an 18-year-old he (Ferguson) has the build of a man. He is also very physical for his age and I think that helped him. He is a young and powerful player.

“He is his own man, he is his own player. I don’t really compare players. Every player is different. Evan is Evan and he plays his own kind of football and he’s doing very well so I hope he can keep doing it.”

The Brighton striker has enjoyed rapid rise on the south coast this season, scoring seven goals in 16 appearances in all competitions for Albion and becoming a key player for Roberto De Zerbi.

Ferguson scored his first goal for the club in the Carabao Cup against Forest Green Rovers in August under former manager Graham Potter, while he scored his first Premier League goal against league leaders Arsenal in December.

Since then, he has added more goals against Everton and Leicester City in the top flight, while scoring in three different rounds of the FA Cup, against Middlesbrough, Stoke City and his double against Grimsby on Sunday.

For now though, Ferguson is ignoring the hype and focusing on his football, with Ireland kicking off their Euro 2024 qualifiers on Monday against France.

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