Finlay Lockett (born Finlay Hurford-Lockett,[1] 10 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Finlay Hurford-Lockett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Marple, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnley | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Atherton Collieries (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
At the age of 8, Lockett was signed as a youth player by Burnley after being scouted at Brazilian Soccer Schools, Tameside.[2] On 10 August 2019, Lockett made his Bolton Wanderers debut as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Coventry City, in which Bolton fielded their youngest ever team, due to financial difficulties.[3]
As of 2019, Lockett is the second youngest ever player to play a first team game for Bolton aged 16 years and 122 days, with only former England international Ray Parry having been younger at the age of his debut.[4] He returned to the U-18 for the 20–21 season.[5] He scored 19 goals and got 18 assists for the U-18 in the 2020–21 season, however on the final day of the season he injured his ACL which could see him miss the entire 2021–22 season.[6] On 16 June he announced he had signed his first professional contract[7] signing until June 2022.[8] He returned from injury for the reserves on 29 March 2022[9] and on 2 May Bolton announced they had activated an option clause in his contract to extend it to an unspecified date.[10] On 14 June, he signed a new contract.[11]
On 26 August 2022, Lockett joined Northern Premier League Premier Division on a short-term loan agreement alongside his fellow young Trotter Arran Pettifer.[12] He made his debut a day later as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat against Matlock Town.[13] On 26 September, their loan were extended for another month.[14] On 14 October, he was recalled from his loan.[15]
On 6 October 2020 it was revealed his name had been shortened from "Finlay Hurford-Lockett" to "Finlay Lockett".[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[18] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21[19] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[21] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atherton Collieries | 2022–23[22] | Northern Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad | |
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