James Finnerty

James Finnerty (born 1 February 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bohemian, as a defender.

James Finnerty
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999[1]
Place of birth Skryne, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bohemian
Number 18
Youth career
Belvedere
2015–2018 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Rochdale 0 (0)
2019– Bohemian 57 (2)
National team
Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U18
Republic of Ireland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:02, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Skryne, Finnerty signed for English Aston Villa from Irish club Belvedere in 2015.[2] He signed a two-year contract with Rochdale in May 2018.[3][4][5] After one senior appearance in the EFL Trophy,[6] in December 2018 it was announced that Finnerty would sign for Bohemian for the 2019 season.[7][8] Finnerty later said that part of the reason for leaving Rochdale was due to homesickness.[9][10] In April 2019 he scored an "incredible" goal by way of an overhead kick.[11] In March 2021 he was described as "a solid defender at the heart of the Bohemians defence".[12]

International career

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[2][3]

Personal life

Finnery attended St Patrick's Classical School in Navan.[13]

His father Padraig was a Gaelic football player.[10] Finnerty also played Gaelic football as a youth, as did his younger brother.[13]

References
  1. James Finnerty at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "Profile". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. Fennessy, Paul. "Ireland U19 international leaves Aston Villa to join League One outfit". The42.
  4. "James Finnerty makes switch from Villa to Rochdale". ExtraTime.com.
  5. "James Finnerty: Rochdale sign teenage defender from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. "Games played by James Finnerty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. "James Finnerty Departs". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  8. "Former Aston Villa defender among four new signings at Bohs". The 42. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. Scully, Michael (7 July 2019). "Finnerty putting his stamp on Bohs after being homesick in Rochdale". DublinLive.
  10. Scully, Michael (5 July 2019). "Finnerty making his mark in Bohs revolution after homesickness". irishmirror.
  11. "Watch: Bohs defender James Finnerty scores incredible overhead kick". Extra.ie. 8 April 2019.
  12. "Skryne man Finnerty is delighted with his progress at the Phibsborough club". Meath Chronicle.
  13. "Meath Chronicle - James Finnerty adapting to first team football in the League of Ireland". Meath Chronicle.


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