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Full name | Finn McKenlay | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | London, England [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Auckland FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2017 | East Coast Bays | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Onehunga Sports | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | East Coast Bays | ||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Birkenhead United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Birkenhead United | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Eastern Suburbs | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Auckland FC | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Auckland FC Reserves | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | New Zealand U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025 |
Finn McKenlay (born 4 September 2005) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League club Auckland FC. [2] [3]
McKenlay played youth football for East Coast Bays and Onehunga Sports before signing with Birkenhead United. [4] On 19 June 2022, Mckenlay made his debut as a second-half substitute against Central United in the Chatham Cup. [5] [6] In 2023, McKenlay signed for Eastern Suburbs for the 2023 New Zealand National League Championship phase. McKenlay also played for New Zealand national under-19 schoolboys football team in 2023. [7]
McKenlay signed for Auckland FC on 20 June 2024 for their inaugural season. [8] [4] On 15 December 2024, McKenlay made his A-League Men and professional debut starting in a 2–2 draw with Melbourne City. [9]
On 14 June 2024, McKenlay was named in the New Zealand U20 for the 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship. [10] He made his debut on 6 July 2024 against New Caledonia.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birkenhead United | 2023 | National League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
Eastern Suburbs | 2023 | National League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
2024 | National League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Auckland FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2025–26 | A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Auckland FC Reserves | 2025 | National League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Career total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 |
Birkenhead United U19
Auckland FC
New Zealand U20
Individual