Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Linfield, on loan from St Mirren.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Linfield (on loan from St Mirren) | ||
| 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– | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Linfield (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Finlayson 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.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 16 July 2020 against Phoenix Rising.[3]
On 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.[4] St Mirren announced on 21 May 2021 that they had exercised this option and had signed Finlayson to a two-year contract.[5] He was loaned to Kelty Hearts in October 2021.[6]
In June 2022, Finlayson was loaned out to Linfield until the end of the season.[1]
| 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 | ||
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