| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Megan Finnigan [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Everton | 132 | (8) |
| 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 as of 13:18, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Megan Finnigan (born 2 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Women's Super League club Everton, who she also captains. [2]
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]
On 31 January 2025, it was confirmed Finnigan had suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) and would be out for the remainder of the season. [5]
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. [6]
| Club | Season | League | FA cup | League cup [a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2015 | Women's Super League 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Women's Super League 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Women's Super League 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 159 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 8 | ||
England U20s