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Daniel Finlayson
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24)
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 31 (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

Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Livingston.

Career

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Rangers

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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.[1] He made his league debut for the club on 16 July 2020 against Phoenix Rising.[2]

St Mirren

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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.[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

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In 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

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Finlayson 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

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Club

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As of match played 2 May 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers B 2018-19 — — — — 0 0 0 0
2019-20[9] — — — — 5[c] 0 5 0
Total — — — — 5 0 5 0
Rangers 2020-21 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Orange County (loan) 2020 USL Championship 12 0 — — — — 12 0
St Mirren (loan) 2020-21[10] Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
St Mirren 2021-22[11] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2022-23[12] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
St Mirren B 2021-22[11] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Kelty Hearts (loan) 2021-22[11] Scottish League Two 23 1 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 27 1
Linfield (loan) 2022-23 NIFL Premiership 34 1 1 0 4 0 8[d] 0 2[c] 0 49 1
Linfield 2023-24 NIFL Premiership 33 3 5 0 3 0 3[e] 1 — 44 4
Livingston 2024-25[13] Scottish Championship 34 0 3 0 2 0 — 5[c] 0 44 0
Career total 139 5 13 0 10 0 11 1 13 0 186 6
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Livingston

References

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  1. ^ "Rangers FC loan Cammy Palmer, Matthew Shiels, Danny Finlayson to Orange County SC". angelsonparade.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising – 16 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins on season-long loan". www.stmirren.com. 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". St Mirren FC. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ Hart, Ross (1 October 2021). "Kelty Hearts: Daniel Finlayson signs on loan from St Mirren". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins Linfield on permanent deal". stmirren.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ Daniel Finlayson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
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