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Finn Azaz

Finn Isaac Azaz (born 7 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team. Azaz was a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy and spent the 2020–21 season on loan at Cheltenham Town. He moved to Aston Villa in July 2021 and was immediately loaned out to Newport County for the 2021–22 season. He spent two loan spells with Plymouth Argyle before signing for Middlesbrough in January 2024.

Infobox

2022
Republic of Ireland U21
Full name
Finn Isaac Azaz
Date of birth
(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000
Place of birth
Westminster, England
Height
1 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Attacking midfielder
Current team
Southampton
Number
10
2009–2020
West Bromwich Albion
Years
Team
2020–2021
→ Cheltenham Town (loan)
2021–2024
Aston Villa
2021–2022
→ Newport County (loan)
2022–2023
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2023–2024
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2024–2025
Middlesbrough
2025–
Southampton
2024–
Republic of Ireland

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
Club
West Bromwich Albion
Season
2020–21
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
0
Total
0
Cheltenham Town (loan)
Cheltenham Town (loan)
Club
Cheltenham Town (loan)
Season
2020–21
League
League Two
League
37
League
1
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
1
League Cup
2
League Cup
1
Other
2
Other
0
Total
44
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Club
Aston Villa
Season
2021–22
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
0
Total
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
0
Other
0
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Newport County (loan)
Newport County (loan)
Club
Newport County (loan)
Season
2021–22
League
League Two
League
42
League
7
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
0
Total
45
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Club
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Season
2022–23
League
League One
League
34
League
8
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
4
Other
0
Total
39
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Club
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
26
League
7
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
28
Total
7
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Club
Middlesbrough
Season
2023–24
League
Championship
League
20
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
20
Other
4
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Championship
League
45
League
12
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
46
Total
12
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Championship
League
2
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
0
Other
2
Total
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
67
League
17
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
68
Other
17
Southampton
Southampton
Club
Southampton
Season
2025–26
League
Championship
League
41
League
10
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
2
Other
0
Total
47
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
237
League
50
League
8
League
2
FA Cup
8
FA Cup
1
League Cup
8
League Cup
0
Other
271
Other
53
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
West Bromwich Albion
2020–21
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Cheltenham Town (loan)
2020–21
League Two
37
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
44
Aston Villa
2021–22
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
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
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Newport County (loan)
2021–22
League Two
42
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
45
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2022–23
League One
34
8
0
0
1
0
4
0
39
Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2023–24
Championship
26
7
0
0
2
0
—
28
7
Middlesbrough
2023–24
Championship
20
4
0
0
—
—
20
4
2024–25
Championship
45
12
0
0
1
0
0
0
46
12
2025–26
Championship
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Total
67
17
0
0
1
0
0
0
68
17
Southampton
2025–26
Championship
41
10
4
1
0
0
2
0
47
Career total
237
50
8
2
8
1
8
0
271
53
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
National team
Republic of Ireland
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
5
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
7
Apps
1
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
2
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
14
Apps
1
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Republic of Ireland
2024
5
0
2025
7
1
2026
2
0
Total
14
1
List of international goals scored by Finn Azaz · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
20 March 2025
Venue
Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Opponent
Bulgaria
Score
1–1
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Nations League relegation playoff
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
20 March 2025
Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1–1
2–1
UEFA Nations League relegation playoff

References

  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  3. Finn Azaz at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
    http://www.enfa.co.uk
  4. 11v11
    https://www.11v11.com/players/finn-azaz-256471/
  5. Finn Azaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
    https://int.soccerway.com/players/finn-azaz/453137/
  6. The Athletic
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5332722/2024/03/20/finn-azaz-middlesbrough-plymouth-aston-villa/
  7. Irish Mirror
    https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/aston-villa-loanee-steven-gerrard-26209742
  8. Express & Star
    https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/west-bromwich/2017/08/24/baggies-trainee-scoops-10-gcses/
  9. The Pilgrim: Matchday Programme of Plymouth Argyle F
  10. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53624520
  11. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=100081&season_id=153
  12. Aston Villa Football Club
    https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/Azaz-joins-Villa-and-seals-Newport-loan/
  13. South Wales Argus
    https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19470281.newport-county-sign-finn-azaz-loan-aston-villa/
  14. Wales Online
    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ipswich-town-0-1-newport-21279548
  15. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58592440
  16. www
    https://www.efl.com/news/2022/february/finn-azaz-earns-efl-young-player-of-the-month-award/
  17. www
    https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/aleksandar-mitrovic-named-sky-bet-championship-player-of-the-season/
  18. www
    https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/football-manager-efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-announced/
  19. Aston Villa Football Club
    https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/11/villa-duo-head-out-on-loan/
  20. www
    https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/azaz-comes-aboard
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