Ethan Finlay
Ethan Christopher Finlay (born August 6, 1990) is an American soccer player currently playing as a winger for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer.
.jpg.webp) Ethan Finlay playing for Minnesota United FC in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethan Finlay | ||
| Date of birth | August 6, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Minnesota United | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Creighton Bluejays | 79 | (43) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Chicago Fire Premier | 15 | (3) |
| 2012–2017 | Columbus Crew SC | 150 | (30) |
| 2017– | Minnesota United | 65 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 5, 2016 | |||
Career
College and amateur
Finlay played college soccer at Creighton University between 2008 and 2011. Ethan finished his career in the top 5 all time in Bluejay scoring, and leading the Bluejays to the 2011 NCAA Final Four in Alabama. During his time at Creighton, Finlay was a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy finalist (3), finishing second in the voting for College Soccer's player of the Year award in 2012, the first ever player from Wisconsin to be a finalist for college soccer's most prestigious honor. Finlay was a NSCAA All-American First Team 2011, NSCA Academic National player of the Year 2011, College Soccer News All-American First Team 2011 and was Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011. Finlay was elected as the Fred Ware Award winner in 2011 as Nebraska's College Athlete of the Year.[1]
Professional
Columbus Crew selected Finlay in the first round (No. 10 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.[2] Finlay made his debut during a 2–0 loss at Colorado Rapids, coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Dilly Duka in the 12th minute on March 10, 2012.[3] Ethan scored his first MLS goal vs the Portland Timbers in a 3–3 tie in May 2014.
Finlay had a breakout year in the 2015 Major League Soccer season, finishing the season with 10 goals and 13 assists[4]
On August 9, 2017, Finlay was traded to Minnesota United in exchange for $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money for the 2017 Major League Soccer season, $250,000 in Target Allocation Money for the 2018 MLS season and $75,000 in General Allocation Money for the 2018 MLS season.[5]
International
Finlay made his international debut for the United States men's national soccer team on January 31, 2016, in an international friendly against Iceland. In his second game with United States men's national soccer team, Finlay recorded an assist on the USA's game-winning goal against Canada. Finlay was eligible to represent the United States, his country of birth, or Canada, through his Canadian father.[6] He was cap-tied for the United States in the March 29, 2016, qualifier versus Guatemala.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs[lower-alpha 1] | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Fire Premier | 2010 | PDL | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 15 | 3 | |||
| Columbus Crew SC | 2012 | MLS | 15 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 11 | |||
| 2015 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 40 | 14 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 34 | ||
| Minnesota United | 2017 | MLS | 11 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 230 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 54 | ||
- All appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
References
- "Ethan Finlay - 2008".
- "SoccerAmerica – Crew banks on Ethan Finlay to boost offense 01/15/2012".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "By Season". MLSsoccer.com.
- "Loons Acquire U.S. International, Minnesota-Born Ethan Finlay". 9 August 2017.
- King, Andrew. "Columbus Crew's Ethan Finlay receiving national team interest, but tight-lipped over which nation is inquiring". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- Ethan Finlay at Soccerway
- Ethan Finlay at Major League Soccer