Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder for Nottingham Forest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finley Jude William Back[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Right-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011– | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:01, 17 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editNottingham Forest
editBack joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of eight-years old.[2] He went on to earn a professional contract with the club on 4 October 2019 after impressing with the club's under-18's.[3] Back extended his deal with Forest on 13 July 2021.[4] Back made his professional debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City.[5] His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against Blackburn Rovers.[6]
Carlisle United (loan)
editOn 14 July 2022, Back joined EFL League Two club Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal, which was cut short due to a hamstring injury that required surgery. On 24 July 2023, Back signed for Carlisle United on another season long loan for the newly promoted EFL League One team.[7]
Personal life
editFin is the son of Neil Back MBE, who is a former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC and Leicester Tigers.[8][2]
Fin was educated at Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 16 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22[10] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2022–23[11] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023–24[12] | League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Honours
editNottingham Forest
References
edit- ^ "Nottingham Forest Retained List 23/24". premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ a b Murray, Josh (5 October 2019). "Nottingham Forest sign academy midfielder on pro deal". NottinghamshireLive.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Nottingham Forest FC". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (13 July 2021). "New signing and contract extension for Academy". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Nottingham Forest - Bradford City | 11 Aug 2021". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "LOAN: Forest right back joins the Blues". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club". 4 February 2019.
- ^ Blackmore, Ian (4 February 2019). "Ratcliffe College Student Fin Back selected for Nottingham Forest Football Club". Ratcliffe College. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Finley Back in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fin Back in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fin Back in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.