Fin Stevens

Finley John Stevens (born 10 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League One club Leyton Orient and the Wales national team.

Stevens is a graduate of the Arsenal Academy and began his senior career in non-League football with Worthing. He began his professional career with Brentford in 2020. After four years on the fringe of the first team, he transferred to German club St. Pauli in 2024. After making just three substitute appearances in two seasons, Stevens transferred back to English football with Leyton Orient in 2026. Stevens has been capped by Wales at international level.

Club career Early years

Stevens began his career in the Arsenal Academy at the age of six. He progressed to U16 level, before being released at the end of the 2018–19 season and entering the youth system at Isthmian League Premier Division club Worthing. Stevens quickly broke into the first team squad and made 20 appearances during the abandoned 2019–20 season, scoring one goal. A number of players on international duty saw Stevens called into the first team squad on the opening day of the 2020–21 season and he remained an unused substitute during an EFL Cup first round shoot-out victory over Wycombe Wanderers. Three weeks later, he made his debut for the club as a substitute for Saïd Benrahma after 79 minutes of a 3–0 fourth round victory over West London rivals Fulham. Stevens failed to appear during Brentford's three 2021 playoff matches, but he won a promotion medal by virtue of being an unused substitute during the Final victory over Swansea City.

2021–22 season Stevens trained with the first team group during the 2021–22 pre-season and was named in each matchday squad during the period. He was a frequent inclusion in the first team group and on the substitutes' bench during the regular season. Following two cup appearances, Stevens made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Sergi Canós after 76 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Southampton on 11 January 2022.

2022–23 season and loan to Swansea City Stevens began the 2022–23 season behind new signing Aaron Hickey, Mads Roerslev and stand-in Kristoffer Ajer in the right back pecking order. Following just a single EFL Cup start during the opening month of the season, He made just five substitute appearances before being recalled on 1 January 2023. During the second half of the 2022–23 season, Stevens made four appearances during the B team's Premier League Cup-winning campaign. Predominantly a member of the starting lineup, Stevens made 43 appearances during a season which,

Stevens began the 2024–25 pre-season with the Brentford first team squad, before departing the club in July 2024. He made 10 appearances during his four seasons at the Community Stadium. reported to be between €600,000 and €1 million. While a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench, Stevens played just 71 minutes across two appearances during the 2024–25 season and spent three months out of the matchday squad. As a player from a non-EU country, Stevens was not eligible to play for the club's reserve team. Stevens was an unused substitute on 10 occasions during the 2025–26 season and made just one appearance, as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to RB Leipzig in the penultimate match of the season, Stevens transferred out of the club in June 2026.

Leyton Orient On 23 June 2026, Stevens transferred to League One club Leyton Orient and signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

International career Because of his Cardiff-born grandfather, Stevens was contacted by Wales under-21 manager Paul Bodin in January 2021, about the possibility of pledging his international allegiance to Wales. In March 2021, Stevens was called into the Wales under-21 squad for a training camp and friendly match versus Republic of Ireland under-21. Ahead of the under-21 team's first match of the 2022–23 season, Stevens was named captain of the squad by incoming manager Matt Jones.

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International

Honours Brentford EFL Championship play-offs: 2021

Brentford B Premier League Cup: 2022–23

Oxford United EFL League One play-offs: 2024

Individual Brentford B Mary Halder Award: 2020–21