Finley Burns
Personal information
Full name Finley Jack Burns
Date of birth (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003[1]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Stevenage
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2017 Southend United
2017–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2022 → Swansea City (loan) 3 (0)
2023– → Stevenage (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U15 5 (0)
2019 England U16 3 (0)
2019 England U17 1 (0)
2022 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Finley Jack Burns (born 17 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stevenage on loan from Premier League side Manchester City.

Club career

In January 2017 it was confirmed that Burns would leave Southend United to join Manchester City for a reported fee of £175,000.[2] On 21 September 2021 he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup 6-1 win against Wycombe Wanderers.[3]

On 30 January 2022, Burns joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[4] Burns made his EFL Championship debut on 13 February 2022.

On 1 August 2023, Burns signed for League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan deal.[5]

International career

Burns has represented England at youth level.[6]

On 21 September 2022, Burns made his England U20 debut during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2019–20[8] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[9] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[10] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ———5050
Manchester City 2021–22[10] Premier League 0000100010
Swansea City (loan) 2021–22[10] EFL Championship 300000—30
Career total 3000105090
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Finley Burns". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Bartlett, Evan (20 January 2017). "Manchester City 'break record' to sign 13-year-old wonderkid Finley Burns". The Independent. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Swansea City complete loan deal for Finley Burns". Swansea City AFC. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Finley Burns joins on loan from Man City". www.stevenagefc.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (8 September 2019). "Young Lions come back from behind to beat Austria and secure Syrenka Cup Final spot". The Football Association. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Finley Burns in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Finley Burns in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  10. 1 2 3 "Games played by Finley Burns in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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