Sonny Finch
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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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Middlesbrough | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2026 | → South Shields (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2026– | South Shields | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | England U18 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:40, 15 April 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 National League North club South Shields.
Finch signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough shortly after his seventeenth birthday, in August 2022.[1] He had been with the club since under-13 level.[2] He had travelled with the first team squad for pre-season training in Portugal and impressed.[1]
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.[3][4]
On 30 August 2024, Finch joined EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[5] 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.[6] Whilst on loan, Finch scored his first senior professional goal on 1 October 2024, in a 5–1 away win over Harrogate Town.[7]
On 13 January 2026, Finch joined National League North club South Shields on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] On 27 March 2026, he joined the club permanently on a two-and-a-half year deal.[9]
International career
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]
Personal life
He is the son of former Darlington goalkeeper Keith Finch. He is a fan of Sunderland AFC.
