Fin Stevens

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Fin Stevens
Fin Stevens, Worthing F.C. footballer, February 2020.jpg
Stevens (right) playing for Worthing in 2020
Personal information
Full name Finley John Stevens[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Brighton, England[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 36
Youth career
2009–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Worthing 13 (1)
2020– Brentford 3 (0)
National team‡
2021– Wales U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:28, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:30, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Finley John Stevens (born 10 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Brentford. Stevens is a product of the Arsenal Academy and began his senior career in non-League football with Worthing. He is a current Wales U21 international.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Stevens began his career in the Arsenal Academy at the age of six.[4] He progressed to U16 level, before being released at the end of the 2018–19 season and entering the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Worthing.[4][5] Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season, scoring one goal.[6][7] He was developed as a right back and encouraged to play in central midfield.[6] Stevens departed Woodside Road in July 2020.[5]

Brentford[]

On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the B team at Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,[5] for an undisclosed fee.[8] A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the 2020–21 season and he remained an unused substitute during an EFL Cup first round shoot-out victory over Wycombe Wanderers.[9][10] Three weeks later, he made his debut for the club as a substitute for Saïd Benrahma after 79 minutes of a 3–0 fourth round victory over West London rivals Fulham.[11] Stevens became a permanent addition to the first team training group and was an unused substitute on 28 occasions during the 2020–21 regular season.[6][10] He made four further appearances before signing a new three-year contract,[10] with a one-year option, on 11 May 2021.[12] Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three 2021 playoff matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the Final victory over Swansea City.[10][13] In recognition of his performances for both the first team and B team during the 2020–21 season, Stevens was awarded the B Team Player of the Year award.[14]

Stevens trained with the first team group during the 2021–22 pre-season and was named in each matchday squad during the period.[15][16][17][18][19][20] He was a frequent inclusion on the substitutes' bench and following two cup appearances, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Sergi Canós after 76 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Southampton on 11 January 2022.[10]

International career[]

Owing to his Cardiff-born grandfather,[21] Stevens was contacted by Wales U21 manager Paul Bodin in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.[22] In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales U21 squad for a training camp and friendly match versus Republic of Ireland U21.[6] He played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 defeat.[23]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 22 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Worthing 2019–20[7] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 1 0 0 ― 7[a] 0 20 1
Brentford 2020–21[11] Championship 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22[24] Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 0 ― 3 0
Total 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 16 1 3 0 2 0 7 0 28 1
  1. ^ 3 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

Honours[]

Brentford

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ Fin Stevens at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Stats Centre". William Hill. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Critchlow, Dan (24 April 2019). "Exclusive: Finley Stevens speaks after being released by Arsenal's academy". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Harris, Jay. "Fin Stevens: From non-League to the Premier League in just 676 days". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Worthing | Appearances | Fin Stevens | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "2020 Summer Transfer Window round-up". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Nine players gearing up for international action this weekend". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e Fin Stevens at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Fin Stevens signs new three-year contract". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Fin Stevens wins Mary Halder Award for 2020/21 season". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  15. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Brentford beat Watford in pre-season friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Manchester United 2 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Brentford vs West Ham United". West Ham United. Retrieved 9 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Ajer starts as Valencia visit TW8". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Young Guns How They Qualify". Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football. Retrieved 1 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Wales aim to secure Banks and Stevens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Joe Adams nets for Wales U21 as four Brentford B players feature in international friendly". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

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