Ethan Christopher Finlay (born August 6, 1990) is an American professional

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player who plays as a winger for

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club

Austin FC Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q2 ...

Career

College and amateur

Born in

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

, Finlay's family moved across the U.S. during his childhood and he grew up in

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

and

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

where he played high school soccer for

Marshfield, Wisconsin Marshfield is a city in northwest Wood and southwest Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 10, Highway 13 and Highway 97. The largest city in Wood County, its population was 18,929 at t ...

as well as youth soccer for FC Milwaukee. Finlay played

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Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...

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.

Professional

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selected Finlay in the first round (No. 10 overall) of the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 p ...

. Finlay made his debut during a 2–0 loss at

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, coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured

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in the 12th minute on March 10, 2012. 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 The 2015 Major League Soccer season featured 20 total clubs (17 based in the United States, 3 based in Canada). The regular season was held from March 6 through to October 25, whereas the MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 28 and ended with MLS ...

, finishing the season with 10 goals and 13 assists On August 9, 2017, Finlay was traded to

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in exchange for $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money for the 2017

season, $250,000 in Target Allocation Money for the 2018 MLS season and $75,000 in General Allocation Money for the 2018 MLS season. On December 20, 2021, Finlay signed as a free agent on two-year deal

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

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, his country of birth, or

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, through his Canadian father. He was

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for the United States in the March 29, 2016,

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versus

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Finlay, Ethan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Duluth, Minnesota People from Marshfield, Wisconsin All-American men's college soccer players American people of Canadian descent American soccer players Austin FC players Creighton Bluejays men's soccer players Chicago Fire U-23 players Columbus Crew players Minnesota United FC players Association football forwards Soccer players from Wisconsin Columbus Crew draft picks USL League Two players Major League Soccer players Major League Soccer All-Stars United States men's international soccer players