Sonny Finch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Finch | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Houghton-le-Spring, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Middlesbrough | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023- | England U18 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, May 9, 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Finch (born 5 August 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.[1] He is the son of former Darlington Goalkeeper Keith Finch.
Club career[edit]
Finch signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough shortly after his seventeenth birthday, in August 2022.[2] He had been with the club since under-13 level.[3] He had travelled with the first team squad for preseason training in Portugal and impressed.[2]
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.[4][5]
International career[edit]
In October 2021 Finch represented the England Under-17 team in qualifiers.[6]
On 22 March 2023, Finch made his England U18 debut during a 2-1 win over Croatia in Medulin.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 14 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23[8] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Sonny Finch at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b Shaw, Dominic (5 August 2022). "Middlesbrough youngster signs first pro contract after impressive pre-season". The Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Sonny Finch Signs First Pro Contract". Middlesbrough F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (11 August 2022). "Middlesbrough: Sonny Finch will not be leaving on loan". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Smith, Frank (22 October 2021). "Slovakia 2-2 England MU17". England Football. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Hides, Leanne (22 March 2023). "Report: Croatia 1-2 England MU18s".
- ^ "Games played by Sonny Finch in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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