| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finley Jude William Back | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2025 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Colchester United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:38, 31 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Finley Jude William Back (born 25 September 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or defensive midfielder.
Back joined the Nottingham Forest 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 EFL Cup fixture against Bradford City. His league debut followed on 18 August 2021 against Blackburn Rovers.
On 14 July 2022, Back joined EFL League Two club Carlisle United 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 Carlisle United on another season long loan for the newly promoted EFL League One team.
On 3 February 2025, Back ended his 14-year association with Forest and signed with EFL League One side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee.
Fin is the son of Neil Back MBE, who is a former international rugby union player for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC and Leicester Tigers.
Fin was educated at Ratcliffe College in Leicestershire.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2024–25 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2025–26 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career totals | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
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