| James Finnerty | |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Skryne, Ireland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Belvedere |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Rochdale |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bohemians |
| Caps2: | 64 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Galway United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Club-Update: | 14:51, 25 August 2023 (UTC) |
James Finnerty (born 1 February 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender. His former clubs include Rochdale, Bohemians, Galway United and Sligo Rovers.
Born in Skryne, Finnerty signed for English Aston Villa from Irish club Belvedere in 2015.[1] He signed a two-year contract with Rochdale in May 2018.[2] [3] [4] After one senior appearance in the EFL Trophy, in December 2018 it was announced that Finnerty would sign for Bohemians for the 2019 season.[5] [6] Finnerty later said that part of the reason for leaving Rochdale was due to homesickness.[7] [8] In April 2019 he scored an "incredible" goal by way of an overhead kick.[9] In March 2021 he was described as "a solid defender at the heart of the Bohemians defence".[10] On 3 July 2022, it was announced that Finnerty had signed for Galway United on loan until the end of the season.[11] [12] Finnerty signed for Sligo Rovers ahead of the 2023 season.[13] [14] On 25 August 2023, it was announced that he had departed the club by mutual consent, after making just 2 appearances following injury trouble.[15]
He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[1] [2]
Finnery attended St Patrick's Classical School in Navan.[16] His father Padraig was a Gaelic football player.[8] Finnerty also played Gaelic football as a youth, as did his younger brother.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rochdale | 2018–19 | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bohemians | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||
| Galway United (loan) | 2022 | LOI First Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sligo Rovers | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 77 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |||