Fin Back
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finley Jude William Back[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2025 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Colchester United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:38, 31 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder.
Career
[edit]Nottingham Forest
[edit]Back joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of eight-years old.[3] He went on to earn a professional contract with the club on 4 October 2019 after impressing with the club's under-18's.[4] Back extended his deal with Forest on 13 July 2021.[5] Back made his professional debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City.[6] His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against Blackburn Rovers.[7]
Carlisle United (loan)
[edit]On 14 July 2022, Back joined EFL League Two club Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal, which was cut short due to a hamstring injury that required surgery. On 24 July 2023, Back signed for Carlisle United on another season long loan for the newly promoted EFL League One team.[8]
Wycombe Wanderers
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Back ended his 14-year association with Forest and signed with EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Fin is the son of Neil Back MBE, who is a former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC and Leicester Tigers.[11][3]
Fin was educated at Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 9 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[13] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2022–23[14] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023–24[15] | League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2024–25[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025–26[17] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2025–26[17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career totals | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit]Nottingham Forest
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nottingham Forest Retained List 23/24". premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/422219/show/fin-back
- 1 2 Murray, Josh (5 October 2019). "Nottingham Forest sign academy midfielder on pro deal". NottinghamshireLive.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Nottingham Forest FC". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (13 July 2021). "New signing and contract extension for Academy". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ "Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "LOAN: Forest right back joins the Blues". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Wanderers, Wycombe (3 February 2025). "Fin Back signs from Forest". Wycombe Wanderers.
- ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (3 February 2025). "Fin Back joins Wycombe". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ↑ "Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club". 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Blackmore, Ian (4 February 2019). "Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club". Ratcliffe College. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Finley Back in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Fin Back in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Fin Back in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Games played by Finley Back in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Fin Back in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.