Daniel Finlayson
Northern Irish footballer
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Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.
| 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 | 34 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019– | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Career
Rangers
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
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
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
Finlayson departed Linfield at the end of his contract, and on 13 May 2024, it was announced that Finlayson had signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston, linking up with former Linfield team-mate Matthew Clarke.[8] During his first season with the Lions, the club successfully won promotion to the Scottish Premiership through the play-offs. Finlayson played in 38 of 40 possible games in the league, with 22 starts and 16 substitute appearances, featuring in all four play-off fixtures. Livingston also won the Challenge Cup, with Finlayson appearing from the bench during a 5-0 win in the final against Queen's Park. During the 2025-26 season Finlayson became a more regular starter and played 90 minutes in all but two league matches as of February 2025.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 February 2026[10]
| 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[11] | — | — | — | — | 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[12] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren | 2021-22[13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| St Mirren B | 2021-22[13] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Kelty Hearts (loan) | 2021-22[13] | 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 | — | 48 | 4 | |
| Livingston | 2024-25[15] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2025-26[16] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 79 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 139 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 190 | 6 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
- 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
- Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
Honours
Livingston
