Fin Back
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fin Back
| image =
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| fullname = Finley Jude William Back{{cite web |title=Nottingham Forest Retained List 23/24 |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4030168 |website=premierleague.com |access-date=5 June 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Leicester, England
| height =
| position = Right-back
Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Wycombe Wanderers
| clubnumber = 43
| youthyears1 = 2011–2025
| youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| years1 = 2021–2025
| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → Carlisle United (loan)
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Carlisle United (loan)
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Wycombe Wanderers
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 15:22, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
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}}
Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers.
Career
=Nottingham Forest=
Back joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of eight-years old.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/technically-gifted-nottingham-forest-sign-3396265|title=Nottingham Forest sign academy midfielder on pro deal|first=Josh|last=Murray|date=5 October 2019|website=NottinghamshireLive}} He went on to earn a professional contract with the club on 4 October 2019 after impressing with the club's under-18's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/|title=Nottingham Forest FC|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}} Back extended his deal with Forest on 13 July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2021/july/New-signing-and-contract-extension-for-Academy/|title=New signing and contract extension for Academy|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=13 July 2021 }} Back made his professional debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/|title=Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}} His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against Blackburn Rovers.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58168105
|title=Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn
|publisher=BBC
|date=18 August 2021 |access-date=8 February 2022}}
==Carlisle United (loan)==
On 14 July 2022, Back joined EFL League Two club Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal, which was cut short due to a hamstring injury that required surgery.
On 24 July 2023, Back signed for Carlisle United on another season long loan for the newly promoted EFL League One team.{{cite web|url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2022/july/loan-forest-right-back-joins-the-blues/|title=LOAN: Forest right back joins the Blues|website=www.carlisleunited.co.uk|date=14 July 2022|accessdate=14 July 2022}}
=Wycombe Wanderers=
On 3 February 2025, Back ended his 14 year association with Forest and signed with EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2025/february/03/fin-back-signs-from-forest/|title=Fin Back signs from Forest|first=Wycombe|last=Wanderers|date=3 February 2025|website=Wycombe Wanderers}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/february/03/fin-back-joins-wycombe/|title=Fin Back joins Wycombe|first=Nottingham Forest Football|last=Club|date=3 February 2025|website=Nottingham Forest Football Club}}
Personal life
Fin is the son of Neil Back MBE, who is a former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC and Leicester Tigers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ratcliffecollege.com/ratcliffe-college-student-fin-back-selected-for-nottingham-forest-football-club/|title=Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club|date=4 February 2019}}
Fin was educated at Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire.{{Cite web |last=Blackmore |first=Ian |date=2019-02-04 |title=Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club |url=https://www.ratcliffecollege.com/ratcliffe-college-student-fin-back-selected-for-nottingham-forest-football-club/ |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=Ratcliffe College |language=en-GB}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|1 January 2025}}
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Honours
References
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Category:People educated at Ratcliffe College
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players