Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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defensive midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

for

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

Career

Nottingham Forest

Back joined the

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

academy at the age of eight-years old. He went on to earn a professional contract with the club on 4 October 2019 after impressing with the club's under-18's. Back extended his deal with Forest on 13 July 2021. Back made his professional debut for Forest on 11 August 2021, starting in an

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fixture against

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

. His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

Carlisle United (loan)

On 14 July 2022, Back joined

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club

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

on a season-long loan deal, which was cut short due to a hamstring injury that required surgery. On 24 July 2023, Back signed for

on another season long loan for the newly promoted

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team.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 3 February 2025, Back ended his 14 year association with Forest and signed with

side

for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

Fin is the son of

Neil Back Neil Antony Back Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 16 January 1969) is a former international rugby union footballer for England national rugby union team, England and the British & Irish Lions who also played ...

MBE, who is a former international

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player for

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and the

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who also played for

Nottingham RFC Nottingham Rugby Club is a rugby union club based in Nottingham, England. The club's first team currently plays in the RFU Championship, the second tier of English Rugby. The first XV are nicknamed The Archers, in reference to the famous Robin ...

and

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...

. Fin was educated at

Ratcliffe College Ratcliffe College is a coeducational Catholic private boarding and day school near the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, approximately from Leicester, England. The college, situated in of parkland on the Fosse Way about si ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

Career statistics

Honours

Nottingham Forest *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Back, Fin 2002 births Living people People educated at Ratcliffe College Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Leicester 21st-century English sportsmen