Megan Finnigan (born 2 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Women's Super League club Everton, who she also captains.[2]
Club career
Everton
Finnigan began her youth career with Everton's academy at the age of nine.[3] She's remained with the club for her development and captained the team in the 2014 FA Woman's Youth Cup final.[2]
Finnigan made her Everton first team debut in 2015 making 6 total appearances that season.[2] She would sign her first professional contract with the Blues in July 2017.[3]
On 27 September 2023, Finnigan was named club captain of Everton ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4]
International career
Finnigan has made appearances for England from U17 through to U20 level. Having captained the U-19s during the 2017 European Championships,[2] she was a member of the U20 squad which claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2015 | Women's Super League 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Women's Super League 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Women's Super League 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 8 | ||
Honours
England U20s
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018[5]
References
- ^ a b "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Megan Finnigan | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Megan Finnigan: Everton Ladies defender signs first full-time professional deal". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Hughes, David (27 September 2023). "Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride". www.evertonfc.com.
- ^ a b "England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
External links
- Megan Finnigan at Soccerway
- Everton Profile