Ellie Finneran

**Last statistical update: 16:00, 14 July 2023 (UTC)**

**Ellena Finneran** is a footballer who played for **Hashtag United** (women).

Indian Hills Community College
Whilst attending the Indian Hills Community College, Finneran represented their football team. She debuted in a 12–0 victory at home to Lincoln College on 24 August 2016. She assisted Olivia Pargeon in her next appearance as they won by two goals away to Iowa Lakes Community College. By the conclusion of 2016–17, the defender had appeared 19 times for the *Warriors*. In the subsequent 2017–18, Finneran opened her campaign with an assist in consecutive matches versus Oakton Community College and Iowa Lakes Community College. She got one further assist, in October against Metropolitan Community College - Maple Woods, whilst featuring 16 times.

Newberry College
Finneran attended Newberry College between 2018 and 2019, again featuring for her college's football team. Her first appearance for the *Wolves* arrived on 31 August 2018 against Francis Marion University, which was the first of 16 appearances for the defender across the season. She assisted once in her time with them, notching it in her last match as they lost away to Shaw University on 4 November.

Graceland University
Between 2019 and 2020, Finneran represented Graceland University.

Cardiff Met
On 12 August 2020, Finneran headed to Wales to join Premier League side Cardiff Met. She remained for the entirety of the 2020–21 campaign, appearing 10 times for the club as they finished as runners-up behind Swansea City by one point.

### HTU

2020–21
In mid-2021, Finneran won the first women's Hashtag Academy series; defeating Emma Samways, who had to leave the competition prematurely due to illness.

2021–22
Finneran debuted in a pre-season match with Solihull Moors on 8 August 2021, prior to appearing competitively for the first time on 15 August as HTU won 3–1 versus Cambridge City at the Demcom Stadium. She notched the first of two assists for the club on 26 September in a 6–0 victory over Cambridge United, prior to getting the second in January 2022 as they lost to AFC Wimbledon. In April, *The Tags* won the Essex Senior Cup but Finneran didn't feature in the competition due to her status as a contracted player; having won the academy series.

At the conclusion of the season, having appeared 28 times for the club, Finneran departed HTU.

### Post-HTU

London Bees
August 2022 saw Finneran join London Bees of the National League - Southern Division. She made her bow off the bench in a win away to Billericay Town, having replaced Erica Cunningham after 45 minutes on 21 August. The defender went on to play 25 times for *The Bees* across 2022–23 as they placed 9th, whilst also notching 1 goal in the process; versus Ipswich Town on 22 January 2023.

Billericay Town
On 14 July 2023, Finneran completed a move to fellow National League - Southern Division team Billericay Town.

## Personal Life

Finneran attended Indian Hills Community College (2016–2018), Newberry College (2018–2019) and Graceland University (2019–2020). She has worked as a personal trainer, a sales assistant, a barista, a teacher and a customer assistant; having also volunteered at a soup kitchen. Since September 2020, Finneran has worked within the Essex FA.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (28)
* List of appearances of Ellie Finneran

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ellena Finneran player stats" .
2. ↑ "Happy Birthday" , 18 December 2019.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ellie Finneran" .
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Indian Hills CC Athletics" .
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Ellie Finneran - Women's Soccer" .
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Ellena Finneran - Football Development Officer - Essex County Football Association Limited" .
7. ↑ "Time to shine" , 24 August 2019.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Our first signing of the season.... Finneran joins the Archers" , 12 August 2020.
9. ↑ "Cardiff Met’s Ellie Finneran earns move to Hashtag United" , 15 June 2021.
10. ↑ "NEW SIGNING & COUNTY CUP DRAMA!! - Hashtag United vs Harlow Town - Women's Football Gameday VLOG #31" , 27 February 2022.
11. ↑ "𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙄𝙀 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝙉𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙉🔵 We are delighted to announce that defender @finneran\_ellies has signed for 23/24! Ellie joins having previously played for London Bees and Hashtag United🤝" , 14 July 2023.