Finley Burns

Finley Burns
Personal information
Full name Finley Jack Burns[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hull City (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 17
Youth career
2012–2017 Southend United
2017–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester City 0 (0)
2022 → Swansea City (loan) 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Stevenage (loan) 37 (0)
2024– → Hull City (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England U15 5 (0)
2019 England U16 3 (0)
2019 England U17 1 (0)
2022 England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:47, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

Finley Jack Burns (born 17 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Hull City on loan from Manchester City.[3]

Club career

In January 2017 it was confirmed that Burns would leave Southend United to join Manchester City for a reported fee of £175,000.[4] On 21 September 2021 he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup 6–1 win against Wycombe Wanderers.[5]

On 30 January 2022, Burns joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6] Burns made his EFL Championship debut on 13 February 2022.

On 1 August 2023, Burns signed for League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan deal.[7]

On 9 August 2024, Burns joined EFL Championship club Hull City on a season-long loan.[3] He made his debut the next day, the opening day of the 2024–25 season. Burns came off the bench, replacing fellow new signing Marvin Mehlem, in the last moments of the Tigers' 1–1 home draw with Bristol City.[8]

International career

Burns has represented England at youth level.[9]

On 21 September 2022, Burns made his England U20 debut during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[10]

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2019–20[11] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2020–21[12] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22[13] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 5 0 5 0
Manchester City 2021–22[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Swansea City (loan) 2021–22[13] EFL Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Hull City (loan) 2024–25[14] EFL Championship 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
Career total 9 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 17 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2024/25: Hull City – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Finley Burns". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Burns joins Hull City on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Evan (20 January 2017). "Manchester City 'break record' to sign 13-year-old wonderkid Finley Burns". The Independent. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Swansea City complete loan deal for Finley Burns". Swansea City AFC. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Finley Burns joins on loan from Man City". www.stevenagefc.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Hull City 1–1 Bristol City". Hull City A.F.C. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (8 September 2019). "Young Lions come back from behind to beat Austria and secure Syrenka Cup Final spot". The Football Association. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  10. ^ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU20s 3–0 Chile". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Finley Burns in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ^ "Games played by Finley Burns in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ^ a b c "Games played by Finley Burns in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ^ "Games played by Finley Burns in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.


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