Finley Welch

Finley Welch
Personal information
Full name Finley Paul Welch[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
Number 16
Youth career
2015–2026 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Norwich City 1 (0)
2024 → Boston United (loan) 2 (0)
2026 Chungbuk Cheongju 4 (0)
2026– Maidenhead United 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

Finley Paul Welch (born 3 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maidenhead United.

Career

Welch joined Norwich City aged eleven, progressing through the academy ranks to sign a first professional contract in December 2022.[3] He signed a new contract in October 2023, keeping him with the club until 2026 with an option for a further year.[4]

Having signed a new contract, both Welch and fellow academy player Ken Aboh both started training with the first team.[5] On 6 March 2024, Welch made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 3–1 Championship defeat to Middlesbrough.[6][7]

In October 2024, Welch joined National League club Boston United on an initial one-month youth loan.[8] He sustained a knee injury during his second appearance, and it was confirmed in November that he would miss the remainder of the season.[6] Having undergone surgery for this injury, he returned to playing with Norwich City's Development Squad in September 2025.[9]

On 5 January 2026, Welch departed Norwich City by mutual consent.[10] Three days later he signed for K League 2 club Chungbuk Cheongju.[11] After four appearances, he returned to England to sign for Maidenhead United on 4 August 2026.[12]

Career statistics

As of 7 June 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2023–24[13] Championship 100000—10
2024–25 Championship 000000—00
Total 1000000010
Boston United (loan) 2024–25[2] National League 2000—0020
Chungbuk Cheongju 2026[2] K League 2 4000—0040
Maidenhead United 2026–27[2] National League South 0000—0000
Career total 7000000070

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2023/24 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Finley Welch at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Finley Welch signs first professional contract". www.canaries.co.uk. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Finley Welch signs new contract at Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Davitt, Paddy (12 March 2024). "Norwich City: David Wagner on Welch and Aboh impact". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 Southwell, Connor (12 December 2024). "Norwich City's Finley Welch confirms season ending injury". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3–1 Norwich: Latte Lath, Forss and Engel lift Boro clear of danger". BBC Sport. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Welch arrives in United loan deal". www.bostonunited.co.uk. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Southwell, Connor (16 September 2025). "City youngster Finley Welch happy to end injury nightmare". Pink Un. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Welch, Brooke and Valencia Gomez leave Norwich City". canaries.co.uk. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Chungbuk Cheongju Signs England Prospect Finley Welch". chosun.com. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  12. ↑ https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/welcome-finley-welch/
  13. ↑ "Games played by Finley Welch in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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