Megan Finnigan

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Megan Finnigan
London Bees v Everton LFC, 20 May 2017 (010).jpg
Finnigan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Megan Finnigan [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 20
Youth career
Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– Everton 131 (7)
International career‡
2015–2016 England U17 9 (0)
2016–2017 England U19 10 (1)
2018– England U20 7 (0)
2019– England U21 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:18, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2020

Megan Finnigan (born 2 April 1998) is an English professional football who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton, which she also captains. [2]

Contents

Club career

Everton

Finnigan began her youth career with Everton's academy at the age of nine. [3] She's remained with the club for her development and captained the team in the 2014 FA Woman's Youth Cup final. [2]

Finnigan made her Everton first team debut in 2015 making 6 total appearances that season. [2] She would sign her first professional contract with the Blues in July 2017. [3]

On 27 September 2023, Finnigan was named club captain of Everton ahead of the 2023–24 season. [4]

International career

Finnigan has made appearances for England from U17 through to U20 level. Having captained the U-19s during the 2017 European Championships, [2] she was a member of the U20 squad which claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2015 Women's Super League 2 30003060
2016 Women's Super League 21602010190
2017 Women's Super League 280——80
2017–18 Women's Super League 1602040220
2018–19 Women's Super League1901030230
2019–20 Women's Super League1005030180
2020–21 Women's Super League2222030272
2021–22 Women's Super League1613020211
2022–23 Women's Super League1621020192
2023–24 Women's Super League52001062
Career total1317160220787

    Honours

    England U20s

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    References

    1. 1 2 "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Megan Finnigan | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
    3. 1 2 "Megan Finnigan: Everton Ladies defender signs first full-time professional deal". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
    4. ↑ Hughes, David (27 September 2023). "Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride". www.evertonfc.com.
    5. 1 2 "England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.


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