Draft:Finn Linder
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| Submission declined on 26 June 2023 by SportingFlyer (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines for sports persons and athletes). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by SportingFlyer 17 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 26 October 2022 by Bogger (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by Bogger 2 years ago.
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| Submission declined on 29 July 2022 by Greenman (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines for sports persons and athletes). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Greenman 2 years ago. | |
Comment: Primary sources doesn't determine notability. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 07:49, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I don't think he passes notability guidelines yet - lots of sources but I don't know what specifically passes WP:GNG as significant coverage. SportingFlyer T·C 17:41, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Linder | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2020 | Calgary Blizzards | ||
| 2017–2020 | Whitecaps FC Alberta Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | Whitecaps FC Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 - | Whitecaps FC 2 | 44 | (2) |
| 2024- | → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 1 | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | New Zealand U20 | 3 | |
| 2023– | New Zealand U23 | 1 | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Finn Linder (born 6 May 2004) is a Canadian-born New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Whitecaps FC 2 in the MLS Next Pro, a men's professional soccer league affiliated with Major League Soccer.
Early life
[edit]Linder was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and played youth football with Calgary Blizzard SC. During his time there he travelled to Wigan Athletic F.C. as a trialist.[1] He was named to Team Alberta in both 2017 and 2018 where he made the team of distinction.[2] He then joined the Whitecaps FC Alberta Academy Centre [3] playing with them from 2017 to 2020 attending a number of High Performance Player Combines,[4] before moving to the official Whitecaps FC Academy in 2020.[5] In 2022, he started his professional career with Whitecaps FC 2. [6]
Club career
[edit]In March 2022, Linder signed a contract with Whitecaps FC 2.[7] He made his professional debut on 6 June 2022 against Real Monarchs. He scored his first goal on 12 June against local rivals Tacoma Defiance.[8] The 2022 season saw Linder start 12 games as one of the youngest players on the roster. Linder's contract was renewed [9] at the end of the 2022 season for 2023.[10] The 2023 season saw Linder miss games for international duty and injury. He underwent surgery in October 2023 for a dislocated shoulder suffered during the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Despite these setbacks Linder's contract[11] was renewed for the 2024 season. Linder has been identified as a player to watch. [12]
Linder signed a short-term loan agreement[13] [14]with Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of their match against Ryan Reynolds Wrexham A.F.C , where he played the full 90 minutes.[15] [16]He was loaned to Vancouver Whitecaps three times [17] [18]for Leagues Cup, where he made his official first team debut, in a substitute appearance against Club Tijuana[19]
Linder played the second most minutes during the 2024 season for Whitecaps FC 2 and his contract was renewed for the upcoming 2025 season.
International Career
[edit]Linder is eligible for Canada through birth, and New Zealand through parentage. In March 2023, he was named in the New Zealand U23 squad[20] [21] for two games against China U23 in preparation for the OFC Olympic qualifying campaign. He was named to the New Zealand U20 squad[22] for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina [23][24] and made his international debut against the host nation in the group stage. [25][26][27]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of October 12, 2024[28]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 23 | – | – | – | 23 | |||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Adm-Bliz4 (23 August 2017). "Blizzard Boys Train at Wigan FC Academy in UK". Calgary Blizzard Soccer Club. Calgary Blizzard SC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Alberta Players of Distinction" (PDF). Alberta Soccer. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Academy boys and rex girls players selected for 2017-18". Alberta Soccer.
- ^ "Day 3-5 Whitecaps FC Youth Combine Recap". Alberta Soccer. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Timko, Brandon. "Alberta players proving their mettle in Whitecaps FC BMO MLS Academy". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ McColl, Michael (16 March 2022). "Whitecaps FC 2 are back - Get to know the new squad (Part Two)". Away from the numbers.
- ^ "WFC2 add five teenagers from Whitecaps FC BMO Academy". Whitecaps FC. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "MATCH RECAP: Tacoma Defiance Draws 2-2 with Whitecaps FC 2 in British Columbia". Sounders FC Communications. 12 June 2022.
- ^ JACQUES, JOHN (18 November 2022). "Antoniuk, Lee Named Amongst Whitecaps FC 2 Releases". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Wilkins, Caleb (19 September 2022). "WFC2-Year End Reports". Eighty Six Forever.
- ^ "WFC2 roster update: Ndakala and Coupland signed to new contracts".
- ^ Wilkens, Caleb (26 October 2023). "WFC2 Year End Report Cards". The Third Sub.
- ^ "Finn Linder loaned to the Whitecaps 1st team". Obelisq. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Six WFC2 players signed to MLS short-term agreements". Whitecaps FC. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Bovalina scores a thunderbolt". Whitecaps FC. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham AFC defeats hometown Whitecaps 4-1 in Vancouver". Lethbridge News Now. 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 defender Finn Linder and midfielder Eliot Goldthorp to second MLS short-term agreements". Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 defender Finn Linder to third MLS short-term agreement". 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Moving onto the next round". Whitecaps FC. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Linder, Herdman called up to New Zealand U-23 national team". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Men's U-23 squad named for home games against China". New Zealand Football. 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Get to know the Men's U-20 team". New Zealand Football. 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Squad named for men's FIFA U-20 World Cup". New Zealand national football team. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Junior-all-whites-call-up-overseas-based-talent". Radio New Zealand. 1 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "U-20s defeated by hosts Argentina". New Zealand Football. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Jay Herdman, Juan Castilla headline top performances during FIFA U-20 World Cup group stage". MLS NEXT Pro News. 29 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Robinson, Nick (29 May 2023). "AOTEAROA AT THE 2023 MEN'S U20 WORLD CUP: COMPLETE FUSTIGATION VS ARGENTINA".
- ^ Finn Linder at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Finn Linder at Soccerway
Category:2004 births
Category:Living people
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:New Zealand association footballers
Category:New Zealand men's youth international footballers
Category:Canadian soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Calgary
Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:Whitecaps FC 2 players Category:Whitecaps FC Academy players