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Finley John Stevens (born 10 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Swansea City, on loan from Premier League club Brentford. Stevens is a graduate of the Arsenal Academy and began his senior career in non-League football with Worthing. He is a current Wales U21 international.

Fin Stevens

Stevens (right) playing for Worthing in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Finley John Stevens[1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Brighton, England[2]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)	Right-back, midfielder
Club information
Current team	Swansea City (on loan from Brentford)
Number	24
Youth career
2009–2019	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Worthing	13	(1)
2020–	Brentford	3	(0)
2022–	→ Swansea City (loan)	5	(0)
National team‡
2021–	Wales U21	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 18 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Stevens began his career in the Arsenal Academy at the age of six.[4] He progressed to U16 level, before being released at the end of the 2018–19 season and entering the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Worthing.[4][5] Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season, scoring one goal.[6][7] He was developed as a right back and encouraged to play in central midfield.[6] Stevens departed Woodside Road in July 2020.[5]

Brentford

On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the B team at Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,[5] for an undisclosed fee.[8] A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the 2020–21 season and he remained an unused substitute during an EFL Cup first round shoot-out victory over Wycombe Wanderers.[9][10] Three weeks later, he made his debut for the club as a substitute for Saïd Benrahma after 79 minutes of a 3–0 fourth round victory over West London rivals Fulham.[11] Stevens became a permanent addition to the first team training group and was an unused substitute on 28 occasions during the 2020–21 regular season.[6][10] He made four further appearances before signing a new three-year contract,[10] with a one-year option, on 11 May 2021.[12] Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three 2021 playoff matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the Final victory over Swansea City.[10][13] In recognition of his performances for both the first team and B team during the 2020–21 season, Stevens was awarded the B Team Player of the Year award.[14]

Stevens trained with the first team group during the 2021–22 pre-season and was named in each matchday squad during the period.[15][16][17][18][19][20] He was a frequent inclusion in the first team group and on the substitutes' bench.[10][21] Following two cup appearances, Stevens made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Sergi Canós after 76 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Southampton on 11 January 2022.[10] He finished the 2021–22 season with four first team appearances.[22] During the 2022 off-season, Stevens' progress was recognised with promotion into the first team squad and a new five-year contract, with a one year option.[23]

Following just a single EFL Cup start during the opening month of the 2022–23 season,[24] Stevens joined Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan on the final day of the summer transfer window.[25]

International career

Owing to his Cardiff-born grandfather,[26] Stevens was contacted by Wales U21 manager Paul Bodin in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.[27] In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales U21 squad for a training camp and friendly match versus Republic of Ireland U21.[6] He played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 defeat.[28] Ahead of the U21 team's first match of the 2022–23 season, Stevens was named vice-captain of the squad by incoming manager Matt Jones.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Worthing	2019–20[7]	Isthmian League Premier Division	13	1	0	0	―		7[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	1
Brentford	2020–21[11]	Championship	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2021–22[22]	Premier League	1	0	2	0	1	0	―		4	0
	2022–23[24]		0	0	0	0	1	0	―		1	0
	Total		3	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
Swansea City (loan)	2022–23[24]	Championship	3	0	0	0	―		―		3	0
Career total			19	1	4	0	3	0	7	0	33	1

Honours

Brentford

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2021[13]

Individual

• Brentford B Player of the Year: 2020–21[14]

References

External links

• Fin Stevens at Soccerbase
• Fin Stevens at brentfordfc.com
• Fin Stevens at swanseacity.com
• Fin Stevens – UEFA competition record (archive)

На других языках

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[es] Fin Stevens

Fin Stevens (Brighton, 10 de abril de 2003) es un futbolista británico que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Swansea City A. F. C. de la EFL Championship.

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