Finley Craske
Personal information
Full name Finley Thomas Craske[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003[2]
Place of birth Wadebridge, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2020 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Plymouth Argyle 3 (0)
2021 → Tiverton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Plymouth Parkway (loan) 23 (1)
2022 → Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
2023 → Truro City (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Torquay United 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:48, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Finley Thomas Craske (born 27 January 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Torquay United.

Early life

Craske attended Ivybridge Community College in Ivybridge, Devon.[3][4]

Career

He joined the academy of Plymouth Argyle at under-9 level.[4] He signed a full-time apprenticeship at the club in summer 2019,[5] and made his professional debut on 10 November 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 EFL Trophy victory over Newport County.[6] He made his league debut for the club on 9 May 2021 as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to Gillingham on the final day of the season.[7] Craske signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2022.[8]

In September 2021, Craske joined Southern League Premier Division club Tiverton Town on a one-month loan deal.[9] In November 2021, Craske joined Southern League Division One South club Plymouth Parkway on a one-month work experience loan deal.[10] This move was later extended before Craske was recalled in February 2022.[11]

On 1 August 2022, Craske joined National League club Yeovil Town on a season-long loan deal.[12] In January 2023, Craske joined Truro City on loan until the end of the season.[13]

He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2020–21[15] League One 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[16] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2022–23[17] League One 2000003[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 3000006090
Tiverton Town (loan) 2021–22[18] Southern League
Premier Division South		 1000—0010
Plymouth Parkway (loan) 2021–22[18] Southern League
Division One South		 23100—5[lower-alpha 2]0281
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 2000—0020
Truro City (loan) 2022–23[18] Southern League
Premier Division South		 190——2[lower-alpha 3]0210
Torquay United 2023–24[2] National League South 2000—0020
Career total 5010000130631
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Devon Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Southern League Premier Division South play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Finley Craske at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Cowdery, Rick (24 July 2017). "Up for the Cup". www.pafc.co.uk. Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Finley Craske — Defender — U18 Team — Plymouth Argyle". www.pafc.co.uk. Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "New Apprentice Recruits". www.pafc.co.uk. Plymouth Argyle F.C. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Errington, Chris (11 November 2020). "Academy trio Crocker, Craske and Mitchell make Argyle debuts". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Errington, Chris (9 May 2021). "Worrying injury for Kell Watts in Argyle's season-ending defeat". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Fin turns pro". www.pafc.co.uk. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Finley and Ethan go on work experience". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Craske joins Parkway on work experience". www.pafc.co.uk. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Ollie stays at Truro as Fin's recalled". www.pafc.co.uk. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "TRANSFER : Finley Craske signs on loan for the season". www.ytfc.net. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Craske Joins Truro On Loan". www.pafc.co.uk. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Law, Craske and Pursall to Depart". www.pafc.co.uk. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Finley Craske in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Finley Craske in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Finley Craske in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 "Fin Craske Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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