James Finnerty

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James Finnerty
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Skryne, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bohemians
Number 18
Youth career
Belvedere
2015–2018 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Rochdale 0 (0)
2019– Bohemians 57 (2)
National team
Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U18
Republic of Ireland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

James Finnerty (born 1 February 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bohemians, as a defender.

Club career[]

Born in Skryne, Finnerty signed for English Aston Villa from Irish club Belvedere in 2015.[1] He signed a two-year contract with Rochdale in May 2018.[2][3][4] After one senior appearance in the EFL Trophy,[5] in December 2018 it was announced that Finnerty would sign for Bohemians for the 2019 season.[6][7] Finnerty later said that part of the reason for leaving Rochdale was due to homesickness.[8][9] In April 2019 he scored an "incredible" goal by way of an overhead kick.[10] In March 2021 he was described as "a solid defender at the heart of the Bohemians defence".[11]

International career[]

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[1][2]

Personal life[]

Finnery attended St Patrick's Classical School in Navan.[12] His father Padraig was a Gaelic football player.[9] Finnerty also played Gaelic football as a youth, as did his younger brother.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 31 January 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2018–19 EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
Bohemians 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 31 2 4 0 1 0 — 0[d] 0 36 2
2020 5 0 1 0 — 1[e] 0 — 7 0
2021 21 0 3 0 — 4[f] 0 — 28 0
2022 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 57 2 8 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 71 2
Career Total 57 2 8 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 72 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Profile". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Fennessy, Paul. "Ireland U19 international leaves Aston Villa to join League One outfit". The42.
  3. ^ "James Finnerty makes switch from Villa to Rochdale". ExtraTime.com.
  4. ^ "James Finnerty: Rochdale sign teenage defender from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Games played by James Finnerty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ "James Finnerty Departs". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Former Aston Villa defender among four new signings at Bohs". The 42. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Scully, Michael (7 July 2019). "Finnerty putting his stamp on Bohs after being homesick in Rochdale". DublinLive.
  9. ^ a b Scully, Michael (5 July 2019). "Finnerty making his mark in Bohs revolution after homesickness". irishmirror.
  10. ^ "Watch: Bohs defender James Finnerty scores incredible overhead kick". Extra.ie. 8 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Skryne man Finnerty is delighted with his progress at the Phibsborough club". Meath Chronicle.
  12. ^ a b "Meath Chronicle - James Finnerty adapting to first team football in the League of Ireland". Meath Chronicle.
  13. ^ James Finnerty at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


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