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James Finnerty (born 1 February 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Galway United, on loan from Bohemians, as a defender.

James Finnerty

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Skryne, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Galway United (on loan from Bohemians)
Youth career
	Belvedere
2015–2018	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Rochdale	0	(0)
2019–	Bohemians	64	(2)
2022–	→ Galway United (loan)	2	(0)
National team
	Republic of Ireland U17
	Republic of Ireland U18
	Republic of Ireland U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Skryne, Finnerty signed for English Aston Villa from Irish club Belvedere in 2015.[1] He signed a two-year contract with Rochdale in May 2018.[2][3][4] After one senior appearance in the EFL Trophy,[5] in December 2018 it was announced that Finnerty would sign for Bohemians for the 2019 season.[6][7] Finnerty later said that part of the reason for leaving Rochdale was due to homesickness.[8][9] In April 2019 he scored an "incredible" goal by way of an overhead kick.[10] In March 2021 he was described as "a solid defender at the heart of the Bohemians defence".[11] On 3 July 2022, it was announced that Finnerty had signed for Galway United on loan until the end of the season.[12][13]

International career

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[1][2]

Personal life

Finnery attended St Patrick's Classical School in Navan.[14] His father Padraig was a Gaelic football player.[9] Finnerty also played Gaelic football as a youth, as did his younger brother.[14]

Career statistics

As of 18 July 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	2018–19	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
Bohemians	2019	League of Ireland Premier Division	31	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	34	2
	2020		5	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	7	0
	2021		21	0	2	0	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	0	27	0
	2022		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		64	2	5	0	1	0	5	0	75	2
Galway United (loan)	2022	League of Ireland First Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Career Total			66	2	5	0	1	0	6	0	78	2

References

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