Finlay Neat

Finlay Neat
Personal information
Full name Finlay Giuseppe Neat
Date of birth (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006
Place of birth Scotland
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 IK Sirius
Number 23
Youth career
–2019 Aberdeen F.C.
2019–2025 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– IK Sirius 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 January 2026

Finlay Giuseppe Neat (born 8 February 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club IK Sirius.[1]

Career

Neat began his career with Aberdeen F.C., but joined the academy of Malmö FF when his family moved to Sweden after his father received a marine biology professorship at the World Maritime University in Malmö. With Malmö FF's under-19s Neat proved a prolific goalscorer in the first half of 2025, with 8 goals in 7 U19 League Cup appearances, and 9 goals scored in 11 P19 Allsvenskan appearances. In a game against Kalmar FF's under-19s he scored a hat-trick within 7 minutes. He ultimately became joint top scorer of P19 Allsvenskan, and was awarded Forward of the Year.[2][3]

On 24 June 2025, Neat signed for IK Sirius, being reunited with assistant coach Max Westerberg, his former coach with the Malmö FF under-19s.[4] A few weeks later, on 15 July 2025, he made his professional debut as an 81st minute substitute in a 1–2 loss against Mjällby AIF.[5]

Personal life

Neat was born in Scotland to a Scottish marine biologist father and an Italian mother.[6] When rehabbing an injury, he also worked as a coach for Malmö FF's youth team born 2012.[7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Finlay Neat".
  2. ↑ Wihlborg, Niklas (25 June 2025). "MFF tappar talangen till Sirius – gjorde hattrick på sju minuter" [MFF loses talent to Sirius – scored a hat trick in seven minutes]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Neat har hittat rätt som forward" [Neat has found his place as a forward]. SEF Next Gen (in Swedish). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Meisels, Daniel (24 June 2025). "Sirius nyförvärv berättar: "Visat en fin plan för mig"" [Sirius new signing tells us: "Showed me a nice plan"]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Meisels, Daniel (15 July 2025). "Förvånad över debuten: "Hade inte väntat mig"" [Surprised by the debut: "I wasn't expecting it"]. Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Hansson Lilja, Jonas (14 May 2024). "Finlay Neat, MFF:s skotsk-italienska talang som kom till Malmö för pappans professorjobb" [Finlay Neat, MFF's Scottish-Italian talent who came to Malmö for his father's professorship]. Gasetten (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Hodzic Pearson, Sebastian (25 June 2025). "Neat förklarar Sirius-flytten: "Känner mig bättre än någonsin"" [Neat explains Sirius move: "I'm feeling better than ever"]. Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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