Megan Finnigan
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| 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) | |||
| 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) |
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* 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]
Everton
Finnigan began her youth career with Everton's academy at the age of nine.[3] She remained with the club throughout her youth career and captained the team in the 2014 FA Women's Youth Cup final.[2]
Finnigan made her Everton first team debut in 2015, making 6 total appearances that season.[2] She signed 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] In October 2025 Everton manager Brian Sorensen told press that Finnigan required an operation and would not be available for selection until 2026.[6]
International career
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.[7]
Personal life
Finnigan attended Winstanley College in Wigan, where she achieved A grades in English language, history, and geography A-Levels.[8] She started studying for a degree in geography at the University of Liverpool, but ultimately decided to give it up to focus on her football career.[9]
