Megan Finnigan
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Megan Finnigan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|04|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Blackpool, Lancashire, England
| position = Midfielder, Centre Back
| currentclub = Everton
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Everton
| years1 = 2015–
| clubs1 = Everton
| caps1 = 132
| goals1 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = England U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018–
| nationalteam3 = England U20
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019–
| nationalteam4 = England U21
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| pcupdate = 13:18, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17 January 2020
}}
Megan Finnigan (born 2 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Women's Super League club Everton, who she also captains.{{Cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/players/m/mf/megan-finnigan|title=Megan Finnigan {{!}} Everton Football Club|website=www.evertonfc.com|language=en|accessdate=30 December 2017}}
Club career
=Everton=
Finnigan began her youth career with Everton's academy at the age of nine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40715870|title=Megan Finnigan: Everton Ladies defender signs first full-time professional deal|publisher=BBC Sport|language=en|date=25 July 2017|access-date=30 December 2017}} She's remained with the club for her development and captained the team in the 2014 FA Woman's Youth Cup final.
Finnigan made her Everton first team debut in 2015 making 6 total appearances that season. She would sign her first professional contract with the Blues in July 2017.
On 27 September 2023, Finnigan was named club captain of Everton ahead of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=David |title=Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride |url=https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3702617/finnigan-on-everton-captaincy-pride |website=www.evertonfc.com |date=27 September 2023}}
International career
Finnigan has made appearances for England from U17 through to U20 level. Having captained the U-19s during the 2017 European Championships, she was a member of the U20 squad which claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/aug/24/world-cup-england-france-bronze-medal-240818 |title=England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup |publisher=The FA |date=24 August 2018 |accessdate=3 April 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 29 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=England - M.Finnigan - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/megan-finnigan/387535/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=2 April 2025}}
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA cup ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|includes Women's League Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="11" |Everton
|2015 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016
|Women's Super League 2 |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017
|Women's Super League 2 |8 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018–19
|Women's Super League |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019–20
|Women's Super League |10 |0 |5 |0 |3 |0 |18 |0 | |||||||
| 2020–21
|Women's Super League |22 |2 |2 |0 |3 |0 |27 |2 | |||||||
| 2021–22
|Women's Super League |16 |1 |3 |0 |2 |0 |21 |1 | |||||||
| 2022–23
|Women's Super League |16 |2 |1 |0 |2 |0 |19 |2 | |||||||
| 2023–24
|Women's Super League |21 |3 |3 |0 |3 |0 |27 |3 | |||||||
| 2024–25
|Women's Super League |12 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |15 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!159 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 8 |
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Honours
England U20s
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|megan-finnigan/387535}}
- [http://www.evertonfc.com/players/m/mf/megan-finnigan Everton Profile]
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Category:English women's footballers
Category:Everton F.C. (women) players
Category:FA Women's National League players
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:England women's under-21 international footballers
Category:Footballers from Blackpool
Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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