Finley Burns

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Finley Burns
Personal information
Full name Finley Jack Burns
Date of birth (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 18)[1]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Swansea City
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 30
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) 2 (0)
National team
2017–2018 England U15 5 (0)
2019 England U16 3 (0)
2019 England U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:53, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:53, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Finley Jack Burns (born 17 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swansea City, on loan from 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.

International career[]

Burns has represented England at youth level.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.

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