Megan Finnigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Megan Finnigan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Everton | 132 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | England U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018– | England U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | England U21 | 10 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:58, 19 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2020 | |||
Megan Finnigan (born 2 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Women's Super League club Everton, who she also captains.[2]
Club career
Everton
Finnigan began her youth career with Everton's academy at the age of nine.[3] She remained with the club throughout her youth career and captained the team in the 2014 FA Women's Youth Cup final.[2]
Finnigan made her Everton first team debut in 2015, making 6 total appearances that season.[2] She signed her first professional contract with the Blues in July 2017.[3]
On 27 September 2023, Finnigan was named club captain of Everton ahead of the 2023–24 season.[4]
On 31 January 2025, it was confirmed Finnigan had suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) and would be out for the remainder of the season.[5] In October 2025 Everton manager Brian Sorensen told press that Finnigan required an operation and would not be available for selection until 2026.[6]
On 13 July 2026, the club announced that Finnigan had signed a new one year contract with the club, taking her stay to over 20 years with the Toffees.[7][8]
International career
Finnigan has made appearances for England from U17 through to U20 level. Having captained the U-19s during the 2017 European Championships,[2] she was a member of the U20 squad which claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]
Personal life
Finnigan attended Winstanley College in Wigan, where she achieved A grades in English language, history, and geography A-Levels.[10] She started studying for a degree in geography at the University of Liverpool, but ultimately decided to give it up to focus on her football career.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA cup | League cup[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2015 | Women's Super League 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Women's Super League 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Women's Super League 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Women's Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 159 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 8 | ||
- ↑ includes Women's League Cup
Honours
England U20s
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018[9]
References
- 1 2 "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Megan Finnigan | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- 1 2 "Megan Finnigan: Everton Ladies defender signs first full-time professional deal". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ Hughes, David (27 September 2023). "Finnigan On Everton Captaincy Pride". www.evertonfc.com.
- ↑ "Megan Finnigan: Everton captain suffers ACL injury". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Megan Finnigan: Everton captain out until 2026 because ACL injury requires surgery". BBC Sport. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "Finnigan Pens Landmark New Everton Deal". www.evertonfc.com. 13 July 2026.
- ↑ Millington, Adam (13 July 2026). "Everton captain Finnigan signs one-year extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 "England win bronze medal at FIFA U20 Women's World Cup". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Lauren (18 August 2016). "Everton Ladies star scores A level hat trick". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ Taylor, Louise (7 April 2021). "Everton's Megan Finnigan: 'You learn so much from talking to Jill Scott'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ↑ "England - M.Finnigan - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
External links
- Megan Finnigan at Soccerway
- Everton Profile