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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Finch | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | South Shields (on loan from Middlesbrough) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Middlesbrough | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | → South Shields (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | England U18 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:09, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:39, 2 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Finch (born 5 August 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Shields, on loan from club Middlesbrough. [1]
Finch signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough shortly after his seventeenth birthday, in August 2022. [2] He had been with the club since under-13 level. [3] He had travelled with the first team squad for pre-season training in Portugal and impressed. [2]
Finch made his professional club debut in the EFL Cup starting in a 1–0 defeat at home at the Riverside Stadium to Barnsley on 10 August 2022. [4] [5]
On 30 August 2024, Finch joined EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan. [6] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2024 as a 61st-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Salford City, however was later substituted himself in second-half added time due to injury. [7] Whilst on loan, Finch scored his first senior professional goal on 1 October 2024, in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town. [8]
On 13 January 2026, Finch joined [[National League North] club South Shields on loan for the remainder of the season. [9]
In October 2021 Finch represented the England Under-17 team in qualifiers. [10]
On 22 March 2023, Finch made his England U18 debut during a 2–1 win over Croatia in Medulin. [11]
He is the son of former Darlington goalkeeper Keith Finch. He is a fan of Sunderland AFC.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23 [12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023–24 [13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2024–25 [14] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
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