Daniel Finlayson, born on 19 January 2001 (age 25), is a Northern Irish right-back with St Johnstone, where he wears the number 19 shirt. At a commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m), he brings unusual size for the position without being defined solely by it.
His most productive league season came at Linfield in 2023-24, when he scored three goals in 33 appearances. That was a useful return from full-back, and enough to mark him out as more than a purely defensive presence.
At St Johnstone in 2025-26, Finlayson has remained a regular first-team player. He has made 35 league appearances, plus one in the League Cup, giving him 36 appearances across all competitions for the club.
Finlayson’s career so far has been a steady one: established at Linfield, then a regular part of the St Johnstone side. He is still very much in the working part of his career rather than being a finished story.
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