Daniel Finlayson

Daniel Finlayson of St Johnstone was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 19 January 2001 (age 25).

Daniel Finlayson (born 19 January 2001, age 25) is a Northern Ireland right-back with St Johnstone, wearing squad number 19. At 6ft 3in (1.91m), he is an imposing full-back rather than the neat, undersized type now common enough in the position.

The clearest marker in his senior career before St Johnstone came at Linfield. In 2023-24 he made 33 league appearances and scored three goals, his most productive league season to date.

By 2025-26, Finlayson was a regular part of the St Johnstone first team. He has made 35 league appearances and one League Cup appearance for the club that season, giving him 36 appearances across all competitions.

His career to this point has been straightforward: steady league football at Linfield, followed by a regular role at St Johnstone as a tall Northern Irish right-back still holding his place in the side.

📈 Key stats and insights

Daniel Finlayson made 35 Premiership appearances in 2025-26

Daniel Finlayson collected eight yellow cards in the 2025-26 Premiership

Daniel Finlayson added one League Cup appearance in 2025-26

Daniel Finlayson joined St Johnstone from Livingston on a free transfer in July 2026

Daniel Finlayson scored three goals for Linfield in 2023-24

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Right Back
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Daniel Finlayson

RB

1.91m (6ft 3in)
Height: 19
Squad Number: 84kg (13st 3lb)
Weight: 19 January 2001 (age 25)
Date of Birth: Glasgow
Birthplace: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth: St Johnstone
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: St Johnstone
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games: 35
Starting: -
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: -
Goals: -
Yellows: 8
Reds: -

Team: St Johnstone
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 33%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Daniel Finlayson entered St Johnstone’s 2026-27 pre-season after a heavy Premiership workload in 2025-26, when he made 35 league appearances and added one League Cup outing. The eight yellow cards underlined the defensive edge in his game, while the volume of league involvement points to a player used consistently across the season.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 35
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: -

Team: Linfield
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 33
Goals: 3

Team: Linfield
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 34
Goals: 1

Team: St Mirren
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 3
Goals: -

Finlayson, a 25-year-old right back from N. Ireland, has moved through St Mirren, Kelty Hearts, Linfield, Livingston and St Johnstone. His path has been shaped by loans and free transfers, with the Linfield spell producing three goals in 2023-24 and one in 2022-23 before he returned to the Scottish Premiership environment.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
1 July 2026
From: Livingston
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Livingston
1 July 2024
From: Linfield
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Linfield
1 July 2023
From: St Mirren
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Linfield
1 July 2022
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: Kelty Hearts
30 September 2021
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: St Mirren
1 July 2021
From: Rangers
Type: Free Transfer

Team: St Mirren
5 October 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Orange County SC
3 February 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Rangers
1 July 2017
Type: Trainee

Finlayson’s transfer history is low-fee and practical: a Kelty Hearts loan from St Mirren in 2021, a Linfield loan in 2022, an undisclosed permanent move to Linfield in 2023, then free transfers to Livingston and St Johnstone. The latest move, from Livingston to St Johnstone on 2026-07-01, followed a season of regular Premiership involvement.

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