Finn Azaz

Finn Isaac Azaz (born 7 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Newport County, on loan from Aston Villa, as a midfielder.[3]

Finn Azaz
Personal information
Full name Finn Isaac Azaz[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newport County
(on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2020 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 37 (1)
2021– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2021– → Newport County (loan) 41 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:24, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

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.

Career

Born in Westminster, Azaz joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 9.[4] He moved on loan to Cheltenham Town in August 2020.[4] He made his professional debut in September 2020 in an EFL Cup 1–0 win over Peterborough United, and his first professional goal came in the same competition in the same month in a second round 3–1 loss to Championship side Millwall.[5]

On 26 July 2021, Azaz joined Aston Villa and was immediately loaned out to Newport County for the 2021–22 season.[6][7] He made his Newport debut on 10 August 2021, in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory over Ipswich Town, in which he provided an assist for the winning goal.[8] Azaz scored his first goal for Newport on 24 September 2021 in the 2–1 League Two defeat to Barrow.[9] Azaz was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2022 after three assists as his side picked up thirteen points from six matches.[10]

At the 2022 EFL Awards, Azaz was awarded the League Two Young Player of the Season award[11] as well as being named in the League Two Team of the Season.[12]

Career statistics
As of 2 May 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2020–21[5] Premier League 0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2020–21[5] League Two 37131212[lower-alpha 1]0443
Aston Villa 2021–22[13] Premier League 0000000000
Newport County (loan) 2021–22[13] League Two 417102000447
Career total 7884141208810
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Cheltenham Town

Individual

References
  1. Finn Azaz at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Finn Azaz". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. Finn Azaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Lewis Freestone & West Brom's Finn Azaz join Cheltenham Town". 1 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Games played by Finn Azaz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. Club, Aston Villa Football. "Azaz joins Aston Villa and seals Newport loan". Aston Villa Football Club.
  7. "County sign Aston Villa midfielder on loan for the season". South Wales Argus.
  8. Cole, Rob (10 August 2021). "Ipswich Town 0-1 Newport County: Exiles' positive start to season continues with Carabao Cup win". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. Azaz first Newport goal
  10. "Finn Azaz earns EFL Young Player of the Month award". www.efl.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. "Aleksandar Mitrovic named Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". www.efl.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. "Games played by Finn Azaz in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. "Report & highlights: The Town are Champions". www.ctfc.com.
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