Ronan Finn

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Personal information
Ronan Finn
Full name	Ronan Finn
Date of birth	December 21, 1987 (age 19)
Place of birth	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height	5ft 10"
Nickname	Finner, Ro
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	UCD AFC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-present	UCD AFC	21 (1)
National team²
2007-present	Republic of Ireland U21	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ronan Finn, born in Dublin on 21 December 1987, is a footballer, currently playing with Eircom League side UCD.

[edit] Club career

[edit] UCD

Ronan was signed by UCD in 2005 and went straight into the U-21 team. He was one of the star performers in the side and was a catalyst for the club winning a second straight Dr. Tony O'Neill U-21 League Championship, scoring the winning goal in the final against Shelbourne. His impressive displays earned him a call-up to the first team squad towards the end of the season. He made his UCD debut in a 1-0 defeat against Longford Town in November 2005. He made his home debut the following week against Shamrock Rovers, again as a substitute. He rounded off an eye-catching performance with his first senior goal for UCD.

Finn started the 2006 season back in the U-21s. He continued to impress and it was obvious that another call-up to the first team was not long away. He regularly began to make the match day squad from the beginning of June, making a couple of brief substitute appearances. However he got his chance to impress as he was handed his first senior start away to Sligo Rovers in August. Finn was the most outstanding player on the pitch, terrorising the Sligo defence with his dribbling skills and defence splitting passes which earned him the man-of-the-match award. This was enough to convince UCD manager Pete Mahon to make him one of the first names on the teamsheet for the remainder of the season.

Finn repaid his manager's trust in him and continued to be a thorn in any side that he came up against. He made he made his FAI Cup debut in the third round against Limerick FC and scored his first goals of the season, scoring twice in a 3-1 win. His displays did not go unnoticed and he was nominated for the PFAI Young Player of the Year award and also won the UCD Supporters' New Player of the Year with a landslide victory.

2007 is shaping up to be a big year for Finn, with many tipping him to be UCD's one-to-watch for the upcoming season.

[edit] International career

Ronan has been called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the annual Madeira Cup tournament in 2007. He won his first cap when he came on as a half-time substitute against Madeira.

Preceded by Stephen Hurley	UCD Supporters' New Player of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Incumbent

University College Dublin A.F.C. - Current Squad
GK Quigley \| GK Gregg \| DF A. Mahon \| DF Kenna \| DF McNally \| DF McMillan \| DF Gallagher \| DF McDonnell \| MF Crowley \| MF Bolger \| MF McFaul \| MF King \| MF Doyle \| MF Oprea \| MF Finn \| MF McWalter \| MF C. Byrne \| ST P. Byrne \| ST Sammon \| ST Moran \| ST Purcell \| Manager: P. Mahon