Daniel Finlayson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2001 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Livingston | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2020–2021 | Rangers | 0 | (0) | 
| 2020 | → Orange County (loan) | 12 | (0) | 
| 2020–2021 | → St Mirren (loan) | 3 | (0) | 
| 2021–2023 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) | 
| 2021–2022 | → Kelty Hearts (loan) | 23 | (1) | 
| 2022–2023 | → Linfield (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 as of 9 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
Career
[edit]Rangers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers B | 2018-19 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019-20[9] | — | — | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Rangers | 2020-21 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orange County (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2020-21[10] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2021-22[11] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23[12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| St Mirren B | 2021-22[11] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2021-22[11] | Scottish League Two | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Linfield (loan) | 2022-23 | NIFL Premiership | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 49 | 1 | 
| Linfield | 2023-24 | NIFL Premiership | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | — | 44 | 4 | |
| Livingston | 2024-25[13] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Career total | 139 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 186 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Livingston
References
[edit]- ^ "Rangers FC loan Cammy Palmer, Matthew Shiels, Danny Finlayson to Orange County SC". angelsonparade.com. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising – 16 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins on season-long loan". www.stmirren.com. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". St Mirren FC. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Hart, Ross (1 October 2021). "Kelty Hearts: Daniel Finlayson signs on loan from St Mirren". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Daniel Finlayson joins Linfield on permanent deal". stmirren.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Daniel Finlayson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Finlayson at Sofascore
- Daniel Finlayson at Soccerbase
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Orange County SC players
- USL Championship players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Rangers F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Kelty Hearts F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- NIFL Premiership players
- Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs
- Scottish football defender stubs
 
	

