Daniel Finlayson

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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Rangers 0 (0)
2020Orange County (loan) 12 (0)
2020–2021St Mirren (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2023 St Mirren 0 (0)
2021–2022Kelty Hearts (loan) 23 (1)
2022–2023Linfield (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 Premiership side Livingston.

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Career

Rangers

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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 2 May 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers B 2018-190000
2019-20 [9] 5 [c] 050
Total5050
Rangers 2020-21 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Orange County (loan) 2020 USL Championship 120120
St Mirren (loan) 2020-21 [10] Scottish Premiership30000030
St Mirren 2021-22 [11] Scottish Premiership00001010
2022-23 [12] Scottish Premiership00000000
Total00001010
St Mirren B 2021-22 [11] 1 [c] 010
Kelty Hearts (loan) 2021-22 [11] Scottish League Two 231400000271
Linfield (loan) 2022-23 NIFL Premiership 34110408 [d] 02 [c] 0491
Linfield 2023-24 NIFL Premiership33350303 [e] 1444
Livingston 2024-25 [13] Scottish Championship 34030205 [c] 0440
Career total13951301001111301866
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 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

Livingston

References

  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. 1 2 3 "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.
  15. "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.