Daniel Finlayson

Daniel Finlayson is an established professional whose clearest recent marker came with Linfield in 2023-24. That was his most productive league campaign, with three goals in 33 appearances.

It is a modest profile rather than a decorated one in the material available: a player with a solid body of league football behind him, and a standout season at Linfield that gives the career its main shape.

📈 Key stats and insights

Daniel Finlayson scored three goals in 2023-2024

Daniel Finlayson scored one goal in 2022-2023

Daniel Finlayson averaged a 6.72 season rating with a high of 7.02

Daniel Finlayson moved to St Johnstone on a free transfer in July 2026

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🔥 Recent form

Last 10 appearances for Daniel Finlayson.

Season average rating: 6.72

Match: Kilmarnock 2-2 St. Johnstone
31 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 23
Goals: -
Rating: 6.9

Match: St. Johnstone 2-2 Motherwell
28 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.7

Match: Rangers 4-0 St. Johnstone
24 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 45
Goals: -
Rating: 6.5

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 Dundee United
17 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: Aberdeen 0-1 St. Johnstone
11 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 7.0

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 Falkirk
19 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 35
Goals: -
Rating: 6.4

Match: St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic
9 Sep 2026 (H)
Mins: 90
Goals: -
Rating: 6.8

Match: St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone
8 Aug 2026 (A)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: St. Johnstone 4-3 Kilmarnock
2 Aug 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: St. Johnstone 1-1 East Fife
25 Jul 2026 (H)
Mins: -
Goals: -
Rating: -

He averaged a 6.72 season rating, with a peak of 7.02 and a low of 6.35, a profile that indicated a relatively narrow performance band and a level of consistency across appearances.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 2
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 35
Goals: -

Team: Livingston
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: -

Team: Linfield
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 33
Goals: 3

Team: Linfield
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 34
Goals: 1

Team: St Mirren
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 3
Goals: -

Finlayson’s career spanned five senior clubs – St Mirren, Kelty Hearts (loan), Linfield, Livingston and St Johnstone – and progressed through a series of loans before a permanent move to Linfield, followed by subsequent free transfers later in his career.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
1 July 2026
From: Livingston
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Livingston
1 July 2024
From: Linfield
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Linfield
1 July 2023
From: St Mirren
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Linfield
1 July 2022
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: Kelty Hearts
30 September 2021
From: St Mirren
Type: Loan

Team: St Mirren
1 July 2021
From: Rangers
Type: Free Transfer

Team: St Mirren
5 October 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Orange County SC
3 February 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Rangers
1 July 2017
Type: Trainee

Early movement featured loan spells to Kelty Hearts in September 2021 and to Linfield in July 2022; Linfield then signed him for an undisclosed fee in July 2023, after which he moved on free transfers to Livingston in July 2024 and to St Johnstone in July 2026.

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