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Ryan Finnie

Ryan Finnie

Scottish footballer

This article is about the Scottish footballer. For the Linux distribution developer, see Ryan Finnie (software developer).

Ryan Finnie (born 19 February 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who used to play for Spartans.

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Finnie has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton, Rangers, Partick Thistle, Annan Athletic, Alloa Athletic, Clyde, Grange Thistle, IFK Östersund, Edinburgh City, Caledonian Braves, IFK Mora, Queen's Park, Berwick Rangers, and Cowdenbeath.

Club career

Born in Law, South Lanarkshire[1] Finnie moved on loan from Hamilton Academical to Dumbarton in January 2012.[2] He left Hamilton in January 2014,[3] and in March of the same year signed for Rangers on a short-term deal.[4] He signed for Partick Thistle in January 2015,[5] and was released by them at the end of the season.[6]

Finnie then spent the summer of 2015 playing as a trialist for a number of different clubs, including Brechin City and Dunfermline Athletic. He eventually signed for Scottish League Two side Annan Athletic in September 2015,[7] making his debut against Arbroath[8] and scoring his only goal for the side in December 2015 against Montrose.[9]

Finnie left Galabank in February 2016,[10] signing for Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic shortly after.[11] Following Alloa's relegation from the Scottish Championship Finnie was released by the club,[12] after which he subsequently re-signed for Annan.[13] Finnie left Annan on 7 January 2017,[14] and on 13 January 2017, joined fellow Scottish League Two side Clyde until the end of the 2016–17 season.[15] Finnie was released by the club following the end of his contract.[16]

After leaving Clyde, Finnie moved to Australia in June 2017, signing for Brisbane Premier League club Grange Thistle on 9 June 2017.[17]

After a spell with Swedish club IFK Östersund,[18][19] he signed for Edinburgh City in October 2018.[20]

In January 2019 he was playing for Edusport.[21] Finnie went back to Sweden to sign for IFK Mora in August 2019.[22] Finnie returned to Scotland in November and signed for Queen's Park.[23]

Finnie signed with Berwick Rangers on 7 October 2020 and [24] later joined Cowdenbeath on loan on 9 March 2021.[25]

Finnie departed Berwick Rangers by mutual agreement on 27 October 2021.[26]

Spartans announced the signing of Finnie on 18 November 2021.[27]

International career

He was called up by the Scotland under-19 squad for the first time in April 2013.[28]

He has played for Scotland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[29][30][31][32]

Career statistics

As of 12 June 2017[33]
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References

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  2. [2]
    "Sons Capture Starlet". Dumbarton F.C. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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    "Ryan Finnie Departs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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    Andrew Dickson (25 March 2014). "Finnie Signs Gers Deal". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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    "Ryan Finnie: Partick Thistle sign former Rangers right-back". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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    "Players Released". Ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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    "Ryan Finnie signs on at Galabank". annanathleticfc.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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    "Arbroath 0–2 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. [9]
    "Montrose 1–1 Annan Athletic". BBC Sport. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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    "Finnie departs". annanathleticfc.com. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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    "Alloa Athletic have signed ex-Rangers and Partick Thistle defender Ryan Finnie". Alloa Advertiser. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Rebuilding begins". alloaathletic.co.uk. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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    "Champman strengthens again". Annan Athletic FC. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  14. [14]
    "January transfer news". Annan Athletic FC. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  15. [15]
    "Two New Signings". Clyde FC. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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    "Further squad update". Clyde FC. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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    "Billy Reid fotbollsfostrade Ryan Finnie – nu spelar han i IFK Östersund: "Den mest älskvärda, genuina och ärliga tränare som jag har haft"". Op.se. 16 May 2018.
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    "Ryan Finnie | IFK Östersund Herr A-lag". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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    "Ryan Finnie – Edinburgh City FC". Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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    "WeSoccer". staging.wesoccer.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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    "Nyförvärv Ryan Finnie". idrottonline.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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    Davenport, Sean. "Ryan Finnie joins". The Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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    "'Gers sign defender Ryan Finnie". Berwick Rangers. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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    "Cowdenbeath loan defender Finnie from Berwick Rangers". Berwick-advertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  26. [26]
    "Finnie departs Shielfield; Reid in loan switch". Berwick Rangers Football Club. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  27. [27]
    "New Signing | Ryan Finnie joins The Spartans | The Spartans FC Official Website – Live together. Play together. Win together". Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  28. [28]
    "Ryan Finnie called up for Scotland u19s". Hamilton Academical F.C. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  29. [29]
    "Ryan Finnie under-16 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  30. [30]
    "Ryan Finnie under-17 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  31. [31]
    "Ryan Finnie under-18 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  32. [32]
    "Ryan Finnie under-19 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  33. [33]
    Ryan Finnie at Soccerbase
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