Alex Finney (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Connor Finney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aldershot Town | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Leyton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2018 | Maidstone United | 20 | (0) |
| 2018– | Aldershot Town | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 22 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Alex Connor Finney (born 6 June 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back for Aldershot Town. He previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers and Maidstone United.
Career
Bolton Wanderers
Finney began his career with Bolton Wanderers. He started in the youth ranks at Leyton Orient before joining Bolton in 2014. He made his debut for the club on 19 September 2015 when he came on as a late substitute for Stephen Dobbie in Bolton's 4–1 defeat to Huddersfield Town.[2] He left the club by mutual consent on 12 August 2016, three days after appearing in a League Cup defeat at Blackpool.[3]
Queens Park Rangers
After being without a club for 3 months Finney signed for Queens Park Rangers on 18 November 2016.[4]
He left the club at the end of the 2017/18 season, failing to make a senior appearance.[5]
Maidstone United
On 3 August 2017, it was announced that Finney would play for Maidstone United on loan until 6 January 2018,[6] he was ruled out of the final few weeks of his loan after breaking his jaw in two places on Boxing Day 2017.[7] On 22 January it was announced that Maidstone United would be extending Finney's loan until the end of the 2017/18 season. Finney was named Maidstone United's Player of the Season.[8] On 18 June 2018 it was announced that Finney had signed a two-year deal to stay at Maidstone[9]
Aldershot Town
On 21 December 2018, Aldershot Town announced the signing of Finney from Maidstone United.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 December 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2015–16[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bolton total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2017–18[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidstone United (loan) | 2017–18[14] | National League | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Maidstone United | 2018–19[14] | National League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Aldershot Town | 2018–19[14] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Huddersfield 4-1 Bolton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Alex Finney leaves Bolton Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers Official Website. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "QPR confirm signing of defender Finney". West London Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/under-23s-news/seven-u23s-players-released/
- ^ "Alex Finney: Maidstone United sign QPR centre-half on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Loan Rangers: Ingram suffers Wigan loss". QPR FC. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Loan Rangers: Alex Finney wins Maidstone POTY". QPR FC. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Alex Finney: Finney Finalises Stones Deal". Maidstone United. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Shots Sign Stones Defender". Aldershot Town. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Finney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Finney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Finney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "A Finney". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
External links
- Alex Finney at Soccerway