Findlay Curtis
{{Short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Findlay Curtis
| full_name = Findlay Curtis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Rangers
| clubnumber = 52
| youthyears1 = 2022–2025
| youthclubs1 = Rangers
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Rangers
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| club-update = 18:31, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Findlay Curtis (born 1 October 2006) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rangers.{{Soccerway|id=findlay-curtis/864385}}
Career
In July 2022, Curtis signed his first professional contract and was promoted to Rangers' under-18 team.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Jordan |title=Why Rangers are recruiting ’emerging talent’ – after banking almost £10m |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3353107/2022/07/02/rangers-recruitment-emerging-talent-10m/ |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=The Athletic |date=2 July 2022}} His deal was extended in January 2023 to last until June 2024.{{cite news |last1=Irvine |first1=David |title=Five Rangers youngsters agree Ibrox contract extensions |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23241223.five-rangers-youngsters-agree-ibrox-contract-extensions/ |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=The Herald |date=10 January 2023}} On 1 May 2024 he scored a penalty kick to equalise as Rangers came from behind to win the Scottish Youth Cup against Aberdeen at Hampden Park.{{cite news |last1=Idessane |first1=Kheredine |title=Rangers hit back against Aberdeen to win Youth Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c51n37x49rdo |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 May 2024}} On 28 May 2024, Curtis signed a further extension until 2025.{{Cite news|url=https://x.com/RFC_Youth/status/1795424785129947242|title=Rangers Academy can today announce Findlay Curtis has signed a contract extension until summer 2025.|work=Rangers FC|publisher=X.com|date=28 May 2024}}
Curtis was part of the Rangers B Team in the Scottish Challenge Cup. He scored twice in a 4–1 home win over Stenhousemuir on 22 October 2024, in the fourth round of the cup.{{cite news |last1=Kearney |first1=Ben |title=£10 million team too much for Stenhousemuir as Rangers B seal SPFL Trust Trophy quarter-final spot |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/ps10-million-team-too-much-for-stenhousemuir-as-rangers-b-seal-spfl-trust-trophy-quarter-final-spot-4836911 |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=Falkirk Herald |date=23 October 2024}}
On 19 January 2025, Curtis made his first-team debut in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, in a 5–0 win over Highland Football League club Fraserburgh. He came on as a substitute in the 62nd minute and assisted the last goal, completing Cyriel Dessers' hat-trick.{{cite news |title=Dessers hits hat-trick as Rangers beat Fraserburgh in David v Goliath tie |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/cyriel-dessers-hits-hat-trick-as-rangers-breeze-past-fraserburgh-in-david-v-goliath-scottish-cup-clash |access-date=23 January 2025 |agency=PA Sport |publisher=STV News |date=19 January 2025}}{{cite news |title=Rangers 5–0 Fraserburgh |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3w8qwlv498t |access-date=23 January 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 January 2025}} Four days later he made his European debut in the UEFA Europa League league phase, again from the bench for the final half-hour of a 2–1 loss away to Manchester United; according to Ewan Paton of The National, he gave a good performance in "difficult circumstances".{{cite news |last1=Paton |first1=Ewan |title=Rangers player ratings in Europa League loss vs Man Utd |url=https://www.thenational.scot/sport/24881017.rangers-player-ratings-europa-league-loss-vs-man-utd/ |access-date=23 January 2025 |work=The National |date=23 January 2025}}
On 29 January 2025, Curtis signed a contract extension of undisclosed length.{{cite news |title='Proud day' as Curtis signs contract extension |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/ce3nx5kel55o |access-date=30 January 2025 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2025}} Eighteen days later, he made his Scottish Premiership debut in the last minute of a 3–1 win away to Heart of Midlothian.{{cite news |last1=Pattullo |first1=Alan |title=Philippe Clement spared Ibrox vitriol as Rangers agenda moves on with no need for Jose Mourinho's laundry basket |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/latest-rangers-news/philippe-clement-spared-ibrox-vitriol-as-rangers-agenda-moves-on-with-no-need-for-jose-mourinhos-laundry-basket-5002619 |access-date=23 February 2025 |work=The Scotsman |date=21 February 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|182365|Findlay Curtis}}
{{Rangers F.C. squad}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers