Daniel Finlayson

Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.

Daniel Finlayson

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Livingston
Number	19
Youth career
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Rangers	0	(0)
2020	→ Orange County (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2021	→ St Mirren (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2023	St Mirren	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Kelty Hearts (loan)	23	(1)
2022–2023	→ Linfield (loan)	34	(1)
2023–2024	Linfield	33	(4)
2024–	Livingston	31	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Northern Ireland U19	9	(0)
2019–	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2020

Career

Rangers

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]

St Mirren

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]

Linfield

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]

Livingston

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers B	2018-19	—			—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2019-20[9]	—			—		—		—		5[c]	0	5	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		5	0	5	0
Rangers	2020-21	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Orange County (loan)	2020	USL Championship	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
St Mirren (loan)	2020-21[10]	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
St Mirren	2021-22[11]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2022-23[12]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
St Mirren B	2021-22[11]	—			—		—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
Kelty Hearts (loan)	2021-22[11]	Scottish League Two	23	1	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	27	1
Linfield (loan)	2022-23	NIFL Premiership	34	1	1	0	4	0	8[d]	0	2[c]	0	49	1
Linfield	2023-24	NIFL Premiership	33	3	5	0	3	0	3[e]	1	—		44	4
Livingston	2024-25[13]	Scottish Championship	34	0	3	0	2	0	—		5[c]	0	44	0
Career total			139	5	13	0	10	0	11	1	13	0	186	6

1. Includes Scottish Cup, Irish Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, NIFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Livingston

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2024–25^[14]
• Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2025^[15]