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Daniel Finlayson

Daniel Finlayson is a professional footballer who last played for Scottish Championship side Livingston.

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Daniel Finlayson
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001
Position Defender
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)
2024–2026 Livingston 69 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U19 9 (0)
2019– Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 July 2020

Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who last played for Scottish Championship side Livingston.

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

He left Livi in May 2026 following the expiration of his contract.10

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 February 202611
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupa League cupb Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers B 2018-19 — — — — 0 0 0 0
2019-2012 — — — — 5c 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) 2020-2113 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
St Mirren 2021-2214 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2022-2315 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
St Mirren B 2021-2214 — — — — 1c 0 1 0
Kelty Hearts (loan) 2021-2214 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 8d 0 2c 0 49 1
Linfield 2023-24 NIFL Premiership 33 3 5 0 3 0 3e 1 — 48 4
Livingston 2024-2516 Scottish Championship 34 0 3 0 2 0 — 9f 0 48 0
2025-2617 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
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs


Honours

Livingston

References

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising – 16 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "Daniel Finlayson joins on season-long loan". www.stmirren.com. 5 October 2020.
  4. "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". St Mirren FC. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. Hart, Ross (1 October 2021). "Kelty Hearts: Daniel Finlayson signs on loan from St Mirren". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. "DANIEL FINLAYSON JOINS LINFIELD ON LOAN". stmirren.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. "Daniel Finlayson joins Linfield on permanent deal". stmirren.com. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. "Daniel Finlayson becomes signing number five". Livingston FC. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  9. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  10. "Squad Update – Retained & Released List". livingstonfc.co.uk. 19 May 2026.
  11. Daniel Finlayson at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  14. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  15. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  16. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  17. "Games played by Daniel Finlayson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  18. "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  19. "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.
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