Fin Stevens

Finley John Stevens (born 10 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Brentford as a right back. He is a product of the Arsenal Academy and began his senior career in non-League football with Worthing.

Fin Stevens
Stevens (right) playing for Worthing in February 2020.
Personal information
Full name Finley John Stevens[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003
Place of birth Brighton, England[2]
Position(s) Right back, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 36
Youth career
2009–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Worthing 13 (1)
2020– Brentford 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:28, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

A right back or midfielder, Stevens began his career in the Arsenal Academy at the age of six.[3] He progressed to U16 level, before being released at the end of the 2018–19 season and entering the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Worthing.[3][4] Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season, scoring one goal.[5][6] He departed Woodside Road in July 2020.[4]

Brentford

On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the B team at Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,[4] for an undisclosed fee.[7] A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the 2020–21 season and he remained an unused substitute during an EFL Cup first round shoot-out victory over Wycombe Wanderers.[8][9] Three weeks later, he made his debut for the club as a substitute for Saïd Benrahma after 79 minutes of a 3–0 fourth round victory over West London rivals Fulham.[10]

International career

Owing to his Cardiff-born grandfather,[11] Stevens was contacted by Wales U21 manager Paul Bodin in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Worthing 2019–20[6] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 1 0 0 ― 7[lower-alpha 1] 0 20 1
Brentford 2020–21[10] Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 ― 2 0
Career total 1311010 7 0221
  1. 3 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. Fin Stevens at WorldFootball.net
  3. Critchlow, Dan (24 April 2019). "Exclusive: Finley Stevens speaks after being released by Arsenal's academy". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "Finn Stevens". worthingfc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. "Worthing | Appearances | Fin Stevens | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "2020 Summer Transfer Window round-up". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. "Nine players gearing up for international action this weekend". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. Fin Stevens at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. "Young Guns How They Qualify". Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "Wales aim to secure Banks and Stevens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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