Daniel Finlayson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2001 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2026 | Livingston | 69 | (0) |
| 2026- | St Johnstone | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who last played for Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.
Career
[edit]Rangers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Finlayson departed Linfield at the end of his contract, and on 13 May 2024, it was announced that Finlayson had signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston, linking up with former Linfield team-mate Matthew Clarke.[8] During his first season with the Lions, the club successfully won promotion to the Scottish Premiership through the play-offs. Finlayson played in 38 of 40 possible games in the league, with 22 starts and 16 substitute appearances, featuring in all four play-off fixtures. Livingston also won the Challenge Cup, with Finlayson appearing from the bench during a 5-0 win in the final against Queen's Park. During the 2025-26 season Finlayson became a more regular starter and played 90 minutes in 33 of Livingston's matches.[9]
After Livingston were relegated from the Premiership in the 2025-26 season, Finlayson left the club following the expiration of his contract and joined St Johnstone.[10]
St Johnstone
[edit]Finlayson signed a two-year contract with St Johnstone on 20 May 2026.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 May 2026[12]
| 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[13] | — | — | — | — | 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[14] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2021-22[15] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23[16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| St Mirren B | 2021-22[15] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2021-22[15] | 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 | — | 48 | 4 | |
| Livingston | 2024-25[17] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2025-26[18] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 89 | 0 | |||
| St Johnstone | 2026-27 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 139 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 190 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
- ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
[edit]Livingston
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rangers FC loan Cammy Palmer, Matthew Shiels, Danny Finlayson to Orange County SC". angelsonparade.com. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising – 16 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ↑ "Daniel Finlayson joins on season-long loan". www.stmirren.com. 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". St Mirren FC. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Hart, Ross (1 October 2021). "Kelty Hearts: Daniel Finlayson signs on loan from St Mirren". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Daniel Finlayson joins Linfield on permanent deal". stmirren.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Daniel Finlayson becomes signing number five". Livingston FC. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Squad Update – Retained & Released List". livingstonfc.co.uk. 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Finlayson signs for Saints!". St Johnstone FC. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Daniel Finlayson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Finlayson at Sofascore
- Daniel Finlayson at Soccerbase
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