| Fin Back | |
| Fullname: | Finley Jude William Back[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 2002 |
| Position: | Right-back Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Nottingham Forest |
| Clubnumber: | - |
| Youthyears1: | 2011– |
| Youthclubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Carlisle United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Carlisle United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:01, 17 January 2024 (UTC) |
Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder for Carlisle United, on loan from Nottingham Forest.
Back joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of eight-years old.[2] He went on to earn a professional contract with the club on 4 October 2019 after impressing with the club's under-18's.[3] Back extended his deal with Forest on 13 July 2021.[4] Back made his professional debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City.[5] His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against Blackburn Rovers.[6]
On 14 July 2022, Back joined EFL League Two club Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal, which was cut short due to a hamstring injury that required surgery.On 24 July 2023, Back signed for Carlisle United on another season long loan for the newly promoted EFL League One team. [7]
Fin is the son of Neil Back MBE, who is a former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC and Leicester Tigers.[8] [2]
Fin was educated at Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[10] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||
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