Finlay Alexander Macnab (born 27 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

Finlay Macnab
Personal information
Full name Finlay Alexander Macnab[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Brentford
0000–2019 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
2019Leatherhead (loan) 6 (0)
2019Leatherhead (loan) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

His parents are Geoffrey Charles Macnab and Catriona Campbell. His paternal grandfather was James Charles Macnab of Macnab, 23rd Chief of Clan Macnab.

Career edit

Macnab began his career in the youth system at Brentford, before signing his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon after impressing during a trial period at the club.[2] That same day he joined Leatherhead on loan.[3] On 13 November 2019, Macnab made his debut for the club in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss against Southend United.[4] He was released at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract.[5] In October 2021, he spoke to BBC News about how he had been kept out of the game for more than a year because of suffering from long covid.[6]

Career statistics edit

As of 17 December 2019.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References edit

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Midfielder earns pro deal after impressing the manager". AFC Wimbledon. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Finlay Macnab Arrives On Loan". Leatherhead FC. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Young Dons go down fighting at Southend". AFC Wimbledon. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ Slavin, Chris (10 June 2020). "Squad update from the manager". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Finlay MacNab: The footballer living with long Covid". BBC News. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  7. ^ Finlay Macnab at Soccerway