| Daniel Finlayson | |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 2001 |
| Currentclub: | Livingston |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Rangers |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Orange County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → St Mirren (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | St Mirren |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Kelty Hearts (loan) |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Linfield (loan) |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Linfield |
| Caps7: | 33 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Livingston |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 16 July 2020 |
Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for side Livingston.
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]
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]
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]
Finlayson departed Linfield at the end of his contract, and on 13 May 2024, it was announced that Finlayson had signed for Livingston, linking up with former Linfield team-mate Matthew Clarke.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Orange County (loan) | 2020 | USL Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| St. Mirren (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||