Sonny Finch
Personal information
Full name Sonny Finch
Date of birth (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005
Place of birth Houghton-le-Spring, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 31
Youth career
2018–2022 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Middlesbrough 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U17 7 (0)
2023- England U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, May 9, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:54, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Sonny Finch (born 5 August 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.[1] He is the son of former Darlington Goalkeeper Keith Finch.

Club career

Finch signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough shortly after his seventeenth birthday, in August 2022.[2] He had been with the club since under-13 level.[3] He had travelled with the first team squad for preseason training in Portugal and impressed.[2]

Finch made his professional club debut in the EFL Cup starting in a 1-0 defeat at home at the Riverside Stadium to Barnsley on 10 August 2022.[4][5]

International career

In October 2021 Finch represented the England Under-17 team in qualifiers.[6]

On 22 March 2023, Finch made his England U18 debut during a 2-1 win over Croatia in Medulin.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2022–23[8] EFL Championship 2000100030
Career total 2000100030

    References

    1. ↑ Sonny Finch at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
    2. 1 2 Shaw, Dominic (5 August 2022). "Middlesbrough youngster signs first pro contract after impressive pre-season". The Gazette. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
    3. ↑ "Sonny Finch Signs First Pro Contract". Middlesbrough F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
    4. ↑ "Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
    5. ↑ Wilson, Scott (11 August 2022). "Middlesbrough: Sonny Finch will not be leaving on loan". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
    6. ↑ Smith, Frank (22 October 2021). "Slovakia 2-2 England MU17". England Football. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
    7. ↑ Hides, Leanne (22 March 2023). "Report: Croatia 1-2 England MU18s".
    8. ↑ "Games played by Sonny Finch in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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