Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Livingston.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2001 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Orange County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → St Mirren (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Linfield (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Linfield | 33 | (4) |
| 2024– | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Career
editRangers
editFinlayson came through the youth system at Rangers. In February 2020 he moved on loan to USL Championship club Orange County alongside Cammy Palmer and Matthew Shiels, as part of a partnership between Rangers and Orange County.[1] He made his league debut for the club on 16 July 2020 against Phoenix Rising.[2]
St Mirren
editOn 5 October 2020, Finlayson returned to Scotland to join St Mirren on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy for an undisclosed fee.[3] St Mirren announced on 21 May 2021 that they had exercised this option and had signed Finlayson to a two-year contract.[4] He was loaned to Kelty Hearts in October 2021.[5]
Linfield
editIn June 2022, Finlayson moved on loan to Linfield until the end of the 2022–23 season.[6] It was agreed in April 2023 that the move would be made on a permanent basis.[7]
Livingston
editFinlayson departed Linfield at the end of his contract, and on 13 May 2024, it was announced that Finlayson had signed for Livingston, linking up with former Linfield team-mate Matthew Clarke.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Orange County (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| St. Mirren (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Rangers FC loan Cammy Palmer, Matthew Shiels, Danny Finlayson to Orange County SC". angelsonparade.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising – 16 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins on season-long loan". www.stmirren.com. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". St Mirren FC. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Hart, Ross (1 October 2021). "Kelty Hearts: Daniel Finlayson signs on loan from St Mirren". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins Linfield on permanent deal". stmirren.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
edit- Daniel Finlayson at Sofascore
- Daniel Finlayson at Soccerbase
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