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{{short description|Wales international footballer (born 2003)}}
{{short description|Wales international footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fin Stevens
| name = Fin Stevens
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| height = 1.79m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finley Stevens – Defender – First Team |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/finley-stevens/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=Oxford United F.C.}}</ref>
| height = 1.79m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finley Stevens – Defender – First Team |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/finley-stevens/ |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=Oxford United F.C.}}</ref>
| position = [[Right-back]], [[midfielder]]
| position = [[Right-back]], [[midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| currentclub = [[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]]
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2009–2019
| youthyears1 = 2009–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
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| caps1 = 13
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 1
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–
| years2 = 2020–2024
| clubs2 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| clubs2 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps2 = 3
| caps2 = 3
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| caps4 = 34
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = [[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales U21]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 17
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
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| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 12:19, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 23:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:56, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
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'''Finley John Stevens''' (born 10 April 2003) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for {{English football updater|Brentfor}} club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and the [[Wales national football team|Wales national team]].
'''Finley John Stevens''' (born 10 April 2003) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for {{German football updater|St. Pauli}} club [[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]] and the [[Wales national football team|Wales national team]].


Stevens is a graduate of the [[Arsenal F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and began his senior career in [[non-League football]] with [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]. He began his professional career with Brentford in 2020. Stevens has been capped by Wales at international level.
Stevens is a graduate of the [[Arsenal F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Arsenal Academy]] and began his senior career in [[non-League football]] with [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]. He began his professional career with [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2020. After four years on the fringe of the first team, he transferred to German club St. Pauli in 2024. Stevens has been capped by Wales at international level.


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Early years===
===Early years===
Stevens began his career in the [[Arsenal F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Arsenal Academy]] at the age of six.<ref name="Critchlow">{{Cite web |last=Critchlow |first=Dan |date=24 April 2019 |title=Exclusive: Finley Stevens speaks after being released by Arsenal's academy |url=http://dailycannon.com/2019/04/exclusive-finley-stevens-speaks-after-being-released-by-arsenals-academy/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=Daily Cannon}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Worthing]].<ref name="Critchlow" /><ref name="SignsBrentford">{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/july/fin-stevens-signs-for-brentford-b/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football#Europe|abandoned]] [[2019–20 Isthmian League|2019–20]] season, scoring one goal.<ref name="Harris">{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jay |title=Fin Stevens: From non-League to the Premier League in just 676 days |url=https://theathletic.com/3112020/2022/02/04/fin-stevens-from-non-league-to-the-premier-league-in-just-676-days/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 February 2022 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref><ref name="FWP1920" /> He was developed as a [[right back]] and encouraged to play in [[central midfield]].<ref name="Harris" /> Stevens departed Woodside Road in July 2020.<ref name="SignsBrentford" />
Stevens began his career in the [[Arsenal F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Arsenal Academy]] at the age of six.<ref name="Critchlow">{{Cite web |last=Critchlow |first=Dan |date=24 April 2019 |title=Exclusive: Finley Stevens speaks after being released by Arsenal's academy |url=http://dailycannon.com/2019/04/exclusive-finley-stevens-speaks-after-being-released-by-arsenals-academy/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |website=Daily Cannon}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Worthing]].<ref name="Critchlow" /><ref name="SignsBrentford">{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/july/fin-stevens-signs-for-brentford-b/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football#Europe|abandoned]] [[2019–20 Isthmian League|2019–20]] season, scoring one goal.<ref name="Harris">{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Jay |title=Fin Stevens: From non-League to the Premier League in just 676 days |url=https://theathletic.com/3112020/2022/02/04/fin-stevens-from-non-league-to-the-premier-league-in-just-676-days/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 February 2022 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref><ref name="FWP1920" /> He was developed as a [[right back]] and encouraged to play in [[central midfield]].<ref name="Harris" /> Stevens departed Woodside Road in July 2020.<ref name="SignsBrentford" />


===Brentford===
===Brentford===


==== 2020–21 ====
==== 2020–21 ====
On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Relaunch (2016–present)|B team]] at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,<ref name="SignsBrentford" /> for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Summer Transfer Window round-up |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/october/summer-2020-transfer-window-update/ |access-date=17 October 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the [[2020–21 Brentford F.C. season|2020–21]] season and he remained an unused substitute during an [[EFL Cup]] first round [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shoot-out]] victory over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine players gearing up for international action this weekend |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/september/international-preview/ |access-date=6 September 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref><ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=549742|accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref> 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 derby|West London rivals]] [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name="Soccerbase2021" /> Stevens became a permanent addition to the first team training group and was an unused substitute on 28 occasions during the 2020–21 regular season.<ref name="Harris" /><ref name="Soccerway" /> He made four further appearances before signing a new three-year contract,<ref name="Soccerway" /> with a one-year option, on 11 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens signs new three-year contract |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/fin-stevens-signs-new-three-year-contract/ |access-date=11 May 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three [[2021 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2021 playoff]] matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the [[2021 EFL Championship play-off Final|Final]] victory over [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="Vincent" /> In recognition of his performances for both the first team and B team during the 2020–21 season, Stevens was awarded the B Team Player of the Year award.<ref name="POTY">{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens wins Mary Halder Award for 2020/21 season |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/fin-stevens-win-mary-halder-award-for-202021-season/ |access-date=23 May 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref>
On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Relaunch (2016–present)|B team]] at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,<ref name="SignsBrentford" /> for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Summer Transfer Window round-up |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/october/summer-2020-transfer-window-update/ |access-date=17 October 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the [[2020–21 Brentford F.C. season|2020–21]] season and he remained an unused substitute during an [[EFL Cup]] first round [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shoot-out]] victory over [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine players gearing up for international action this weekend |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2020/september/international-preview/ |access-date=6 September 2020 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref><ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|id=549742|accessdate=6 September 2020}}</ref> 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 derby|West London rivals]] [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]].<ref name="Soccerbase2021" />
Stevens became a permanent addition to the first team training group and was an unused substitute on 28 occasions during the 2020–21 regular season.<ref name="Harris" /><ref name="Soccerway" /> He made four further appearances before signing a new three-year contract,<ref name="Soccerway" /> with a one-year option, on 11 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens signs new three-year contract |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/fin-stevens-signs-new-three-year-contract/ |access-date=11 May 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three [[2021 English Football League play-offs#Championship|2021 playoff]] matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the [[2021 EFL Championship play-off Final|Final]] victory over [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="Vincent" /> In recognition of his performances for both the first team and B team during the 2020–21 season, Stevens was awarded the B Team Player of the Year award.<ref name="POTY">{{Cite web |title=Fin Stevens wins Mary Halder Award for 2020/21 season |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/may/fin-stevens-win-mary-halder-award-for-202021-season/ |access-date=23 May 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref>


==== 2021–22 ====
==== 2021–22 ====
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==== 2022–23 and loan to Swansea City ====
==== 2022–23 and loan to Swansea City ====
Stevens began the [[2022–23 Brentford F.C. season|2022–23]] season behind new signing [[Aaron Hickey]], [[Mads Roerslev]] and stand-in [[Kristoffer Ajer]] in the right back pecking order.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Dan |date=9 January 2023 |title=The January decisions still facing Brentford following Schade signing |url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/brentford/the-january-decisions-still-facing-brentford-following-schade-signing |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=West London Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Following just a single EFL Cup start during the opening month of the season,<ref name="Soccerbase2223" /> Stevens joined Championship club Swansea City on a [[2022–23 Swansea City A.F.C. season|season-long]] [[Loan (sports)|loan]] on the final day of the summer [[transfer window]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens joins Swansea |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/fin-stevens-joins-swansea-city |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He made just five substitute appearances before being recalled on 1 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens returns from Swansea |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/fin-stevens-recalled-by-brentford-from-swansea-city |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Stevens made four appearances during the B team's [[Premier League Cup (football)|Premier League Cup]]-winning [[2022–23 Premier League Cup|campaign]].<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="PLCWin" /> He was a regular inclusion on the first team substitutes' bench, but failed to make any appearances prior to the end of the season.<ref name="Soccerway" />
Stevens began the [[2022–23 Brentford F.C. season|2022–23]] season behind new signing [[Aaron Hickey]], [[Mads Roerslev]] and stand-in [[Kristoffer Ajer]] in the right back pecking order.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Dan |date=9 January 2023 |title=The January decisions still facing Brentford following Schade signing |url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/brentford/the-january-decisions-still-facing-brentford-following-schade-signing |access-date=10 January 2023 |website=West London Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Following just a single EFL Cup [[Starting lineup|start]] during the opening month of the season,<ref name="Soccerbase2223" /> Stevens joined Championship club Swansea City on a [[2022–23 Swansea City A.F.C. season|season-long]] [[Loan (sports)|loan]] on the final day of the summer [[transfer window]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens joins Swansea |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/fin-stevens-joins-swansea-city |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He made just five substitute appearances before being recalled on 1 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens returns from Swansea |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/fin-stevens-recalled-by-brentford-from-swansea-city |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Stevens made four appearances during the B team's [[Premier League Cup (football)|Premier League Cup]]-winning [[2022–23 Premier League Cup|campaign]].<ref name="Soccerway" /><ref name="PLCWin" /> He was a regular inclusion on the first team substitutes' bench, but failed to make any appearances prior to the end of the season.<ref name="Soccerway" />


==== 2023–24 and loan to Oxford United ====
==== 2023–24 and loan to Oxford United ====
On 29 June 2023, Stevens joined [[EFL League One|League One]] club [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] on loan for the duration of the [[2023–24 Oxford United F.C. season|2023–24]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens loaned to Oxford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-fin-stevens-brentford-oxford-united-loan |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> Predominantly a member of the starting lineup, Stevens made 43 appearances during a season which,<ref name="Soccerway" /> following victory in the [[2024 EFL League One play-off final|2024 League One playoff final]], culminated in promotion to the Championship.<ref name="L1POF" /> Stevens scored the first professional goal of his career during the season, with the opener in a 3–0 win over [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] on 3 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Word: Stevens on Shrewsbury |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2023/october/last-word-fin-stevens-shrewsbury/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=www.oufc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
On 29 June 2023, Stevens joined [[EFL League One|League One]] club [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] on loan for the duration of the [[2023–24 Oxford United F.C. season|2023–24]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens loaned to Oxford |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-fin-stevens-brentford-oxford-united-loan |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> Predominantly a member of the starting lineup, Stevens made 43 appearances during a season which,<ref name="Soccerway" /> following victory in the [[2024 EFL League One play-off final|2024 League One playoff final]], culminated in promotion to the Championship.<ref name="L1POF" /> Stevens scored the first professional goal of his career during the season, with the opener in a 3–0 win over [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] on 3 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Word: Stevens on Shrewsbury |url=https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2023/october/last-word-fin-stevens-shrewsbury/ |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=www.oufc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Stevens began the [[2024–25 Brentford F.C. season|2024–25]] pre-season with the Brentford first team squad,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highlights, report and reaction: AFC Wimbledon 2 Brentford 5 |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-reports-afc-wimbledon-2-brentford-5-pre-season-friendly |access-date=26 July 2024 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> before departing the club in July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stevens signs for St Pauli |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-fin-stevens-brentford-st-pauli-transfer |access-date=26 July 2024 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> He made 10 appearances during his four seasons at the [[Brentford Community Stadium|Community Stadium]].<ref name="Soccerway" />

===St. Pauli===
On 26 July 2024, Stevens transferred to [[Bundesliga]] club [[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]] and signed an undisclosed-length contract for an undisclosed fee,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC St. Pauli|url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/en/news/published/fc-st-pauli-sign-fin-stevens/|title=FC St. Pauli sign Fin Stevens|date=26 July 2024|access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref> reported to be €1 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Premier League transfers: All the 2024 summer window deals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5655257/2024/07/25/premier-league-transfers-2024-summer-deals/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=The Athletic |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Because of his [[Cardiff]]-born grandfather,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Guns How They Qualify |url=http://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/yg.php?subaction=showfull&id=1527150283&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4& |access-date=1 February 2021 |website=Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football}}</ref> Stevens was contacted by [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21]] manager [[Paul Bodin]] in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wales aim to secure Banks and Stevens |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55848806 |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales under-21 squad for a [[training camp]] and [[friendly match]] versus [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland under-21]].<ref name="Harris" /> He played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Adams nets for Wales U21 as four Brentford B players feature in international friendly |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/march/joe-adams-nets-for-wales-as-four-brentford-b-players-feature-in-international-friendly/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Ahead of the under-21 team's first match of the 2022–23 season, Stevens was named [[Vice-captain (association football)|captain]] of the squad by incoming manager [[Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980)|Matt Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Era For Cymru U21 Starts With Austria Test |url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/new-era-cymru-u21-starts-austria-test/ |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=FAW |language=en}}</ref>
Because of his [[Cardiff]]-born grandfather,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Guns How They Qualify |url=http://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/yg.php?subaction=showfull&id=1527150283&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4& |access-date=1 February 2021 |website=Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football}}</ref> Stevens was contacted by [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21]] manager [[Paul Bodin]] in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Wales aim to secure Banks and Stevens |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55848806 |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales under-21 squad for a [[training camp]] and [[friendly match]] versus [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland under-21]].<ref name="Harris" /> He played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Adams nets for Wales U21 as four Brentford B players feature in international friendly |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2021/march/joe-adams-nets-for-wales-as-four-brentford-b-players-feature-in-international-friendly/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |publisher=Brentford F.C.}}</ref> Ahead of the under-21 team's first match of the 2022–23 season, Stevens was named [[Vice-captain (association football)|captain]] of the squad by incoming manager [[Matt Jones (footballer, born 1980)|Matt Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Era For Cymru U21 Starts With Austria Test |url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/new-era-cymru-u21-starts-austria-test/ |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=FAW |language=en}}</ref>


Stevens won his maiden call into the [[Wales national football team|Wales]] senior squad for a pair of friendlies in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=Cymru squad announced for Gibraltar and Slovakia |url=https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-gibraltar-and-slovakia/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=FAW |language=en-US}}</ref> He made his full international debut with a start in a 0–0 draw with [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]] on 6 June 2024.<ref name="NFT" />
Stevens won his maiden call into the [[Wales national football team|Wales]] senior squad for a pair of friendlies in June 2024 and he started in both matches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=Cymru squad announced for Gibraltar and Slovakia |url=https://faw.cymru/news/cymru-squad-announced-for-gibraltar-and-slovakia/ |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=FAW |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="NFT" />


==Career statistics ==
==Career statistics ==

=== Club ===
=== Club ===
{{Updated|match played 8 May 2024}}
{{Updated|match played 5 October 2024}}


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|1
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|[[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]]
|[[2024–25 FC St. Pauli season|2024–25]]<ref name="Soccerway" />
|[[Bundesliga]]
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=== International ===
=== International ===
{{updated|match played 6 June 2024}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|94943|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
{{updated|match played 9 June 2024}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|94943|access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>


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Fin Stevens
Stevens (right) playing for Worthing in 2020
Personal information
Full name Finley John Stevens[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Brighton, England[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. Pauli
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Worthing 13 (1)
2020–2024 Brentford 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Swansea City (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 → Oxford United (loan) 34 (1)
2024– St. Pauli 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Wales U21 20 (1)
2024– Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Finley John Stevens (born 10 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club St. Pauli and the Wales national team.

Stevens is a graduate of the Arsenal Academy and began his senior career in non-League football with Worthing. He began his professional career with Brentford in 2020. After four years on the fringe of the first team, he transferred to German club St. Pauli in 2024. Stevens has been capped by Wales at international level.

Club career

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Early years

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Stevens began his career in the Arsenal Academy at the age of six.[4] 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.[4][5] Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season, scoring one goal.[6][7] He was developed as a right back and encouraged to play in central midfield.[6] Stevens departed Woodside Road in July 2020.[5]

Brentford

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2020–21

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On 28 July 2020, Stevens transferred to the B team at Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year,[5] for an undisclosed fee.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11]

Stevens became a permanent addition to the first team training group and was an unused substitute on 28 occasions during the 2020–21 regular season.[6][10] He made four further appearances before signing a new three-year contract,[10] with a one-year option, on 11 May 2021.[12] Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three 2021 playoff matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the Final victory over Swansea City.[10][13] In recognition of his performances for both the first team and B team during the 2020–21 season, Stevens was awarded the B Team Player of the Year award.[14]

2021–22

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Stevens trained with the first team group during the 2021–22 pre-season and was named in each matchday squad during the period.[15][16][17][18][19][20] He was a frequent inclusion in the first team group and on the substitutes' bench during the regular season.[10][21] Following two cup appearances, Stevens made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Sergi Canós after 76 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Southampton on 11 January 2022.[10] He finished the 2021–22 season with four first team appearances.[22] During the 2022 off-season, Stevens' progress was recognised with promotion into the first team squad and a new five-year contract, with a one year option.[23]

2022–23 and loan to Swansea City

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Stevens began the 2022–23 season behind new signing Aaron Hickey, Mads Roerslev and stand-in Kristoffer Ajer in the right back pecking order.[24] Following just a single EFL Cup start during the opening month of the season,[25] Stevens joined Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan on the final day of the summer transfer window.[26] He made just five substitute appearances before being recalled on 1 January 2023.[27] During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Stevens made four appearances during the B team's Premier League Cup-winning campaign.[10][28] He was a regular inclusion on the first team substitutes' bench, but failed to make any appearances prior to the end of the season.[10]

2023–24 and loan to Oxford United

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On 29 June 2023, Stevens joined League One club Oxford United on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[29] Predominantly a member of the starting lineup, Stevens made 43 appearances during a season which,[10] following victory in the 2024 League One playoff final, culminated in promotion to the Championship.[30] Stevens scored the first professional goal of his career during the season, with the opener in a 3–0 win over Shrewsbury Town on 3 October 2023.[31]

Stevens began the 2024–25 pre-season with the Brentford first team squad,[32] before departing the club in July 2024.[33] He made 10 appearances during his four seasons at the Community Stadium.[10]

St. Pauli

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On 26 July 2024, Stevens transferred to Bundesliga club St. Pauli and signed an undisclosed-length contract for an undisclosed fee,[34] reported to be €1 million.[35]

International career

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Because of his Cardiff-born grandfather,[36] Stevens was contacted by Wales under-21 manager Paul Bodin in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales.[37] In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales under-21 squad for a training camp and friendly match versus Republic of Ireland under-21.[6] He played the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 defeat.[38] Ahead of the under-21 team's first match of the 2022–23 season, Stevens was named captain of the squad by incoming manager Matt Jones.[39]

Stevens won his maiden call into the Wales senior squad for a pair of friendlies in June 2024 and he started in both matches.[40][41]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Worthing 2019–20[7] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 1 0 0 ― 7[c] 0 20 1
Brentford 2020–21[11] Championship 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22[22] Premier League 1 0 2 0 1 0 ― 4 0
2022–23[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 ― 1 0
Total 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Swansea City (loan) 2022–23[25] Championship 5 0 ― ― ― 5 0
Oxford United (loan) 2023–24[42] League One 34 1 2 0 1 0 6[d] 0 43 1
St. Pauli 2024–25[10] Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 ― ― 1 0
Career total 55 2 7 0 4 0 13 0 79 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ 3 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
  4. ^ 4 appearances in EFL Trophy, 2 appearances in League One play-offs

International

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As of match played 9 June 2024[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Brentford

Brentford B

Oxford United

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ Fin Stevens at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Finley Stevens – Defender – First Team". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Critchlow, Dan (24 April 2019). "Exclusive: Finley Stevens speaks after being released by Arsenal's academy". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Fin Stevens signs for Brentford B". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Harris, Jay. "Fin Stevens: From non-League to the Premier League in just 676 days". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Worthing | Appearances | Fin Stevens | 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Summer Transfer Window round-up". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Nine players gearing up for international action this weekend". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fin Stevens at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Fin Stevens signs new three-year contract". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Vincent, Gareth (29 May 2021). "Brentford 2–0 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Fin Stevens wins Mary Halder Award for 2020/21 season". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  15. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Brentford beat Watford in pre-season friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Manchester United 2 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Brentford vs West Ham United". West Ham United. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Ajer starts as Valencia visit TW8". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ^ "New coaches add quality says Thomas Frank". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Fin Stevens Signs New Contract". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  24. ^ Bennett, Dan (9 January 2023). "The January decisions still facing Brentford following Schade signing". West London Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  25. ^ a b c "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Stevens joins Swansea". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Stevens returns from Swansea". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Stevens loaned to Oxford". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  30. ^ a b "Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Last Word: Stevens on Shrewsbury". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  32. ^ "Highlights, report and reaction: AFC Wimbledon 2 Brentford 5". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Stevens signs for St Pauli". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  34. ^ "FC St. Pauli sign Fin Stevens". FC St. Pauli. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  35. ^ "Premier League transfers: All the 2024 summer window deals". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  36. ^ "Young Guns How They Qualify". Wales Football – dragonsoccer – Welsh International Football. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  37. ^ "Wales aim to secure Banks and Stevens". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  38. ^ "Joe Adams nets for Wales U21 as four Brentford B players feature in international friendly". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  39. ^ "New Era For Cymru U21 Starts With Austria Test". FAW. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  40. ^ "Cymru squad announced for Gibraltar and Slovakia". FAW. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  41. ^ a b "Fin Stevens". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  42. ^ "Games played by Fin Stevens in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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