.jpg) Azaz in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Isaac Azaz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-09-07)7 September 2000 (age 25)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Newport County (loan) | 42 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | →Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | →Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 26 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Middlesbrough | 67 | (17) |
| 2025– | Southampton | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:33, 25 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:15, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Finn Isaac Azaz (born 7 September 2000) is a professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forEFL Championship clubSouthampton. Born in England, he represents theRepublic of Ireland national football team.[3]
Azaz was a product of theWest Bromwich Albion academy and spent the 2020–21 season on loan atCheltenham Town. He moved toAston Villa in July 2021 and was immediately loaned out toNewport County for the 2021–22 season. He spent two loan spells withPlymouth Argyle before signing forMiddlesbrough in January 2024.
Born inWestminster, Azaz is of mixed Irish and Israeli heritage.[4][5]
His family moved toBirmingham when he was 15 months old. He attended Kings Heath Primary School andKing Edwards School, where he achieved nine A*s atGCSE,[6] and twoA-Levels in French and Business, which he completed as a scholar at West Bromwich Albion. He continued his studies in French and Spanish after his A levels, for his own personal development.[7]
Azaz joinedWest Bromwich Albion at the age of 9.[8]
Azaz moved on loan toCheltenham Town in August 2020.[8] He made his professional debut in September 2020 in anEFL Cup 1–0 win overPeterborough United, and his first professional goal came in the same competition in the same month in a second round 3–1 loss toChampionship sideMillwall.[9]
On 26 July 2021, Azaz joinedAston Villa and was immediately loaned out toNewport County for the 2021–22 season.[10][11] He made his Newport debut on 10 August 2021, in a 1–0 EFL Cup victory overIpswich Town, in which he provided an assist for the winning goal.[12] Azaz scored his first goal for Newport on 24 September 2021 in the 2–1 League Two defeat to Barrow.[13] Azaz was awarded theEFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2022 after three assists as his side picked up thirteen points from six matches.[14]
At the2022 EFL Awards, Azaz was awarded the League Two Young Player of the Season award[15] as well as being named in the League Two Team of the Season with teammateDom Telford.[16]
On 11 July 2022, Azaz signed a contract extension with Aston Villa,[17] and joinedPlymouth Argyle on a season-long loan.[18][19] Azaz made his first appearance for Plymouth on 30 July 2022, scoring a debut goal in 1–0 victory overBarnsley.[20] On 25 October, Azaz suffered a "serious" ankle injury during a 2–1 victory overShrewsbury Town which was expected to keep him sidelined for over two months.[21] Azaz made his return to the Plymouth starting line-up on 21 January 2023 - with two assists in a 4–2 league victory over Cheltenham Town.[22]
On 2 August 2023, Azaz signed another contract extension with Aston Villa and re-joined Plymouth Argyle on another season-long loan.[23][24] The loan was terminated in January 2024 after Azaz was recalled by Villa.[25]
On 5 January 2024, Azaz signed forEFL Championship clubMiddlesbrough for an undisclosed fee.[26][27]
Having registered five goals and four assists in six matches, Azaz was namedEFL Championship Player of the Month for November 2024.[28]
On 29 August 2025, Azaz joinedSouthampton on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of £12 million, plus potential add-ons.[29] He made his debut for the club on 30 August in a 2–2 away draw withWatford.[30][31] On 8 November, Azaz scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory againstSheffield Wednesday.[32]
Azaz was called up theRepublic of Ireland under-21 side for the first time in September 2022.[33] He made his under-21 debut on 27 September 2022, in a 0–0 draw againstIsrael in aUEFA Under-21 Championship qualification play off that Ireland lost in a penalty shootout.[34] His first call up to the seniorRepublic of Ireland squad came in March 2024, ahead of their friendly games againstBelgium andSwitzerland.[35] He made his senior debut for the country on 26 March 2024, coming off the bench in a 1–0 defeat againstSwitzerland at theAviva Stadium.[36][37]On 20 March 2025, he scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland in a 2–1 away win againstBulgaria in the2024–25 UEFA Nations League relegation play-offs.[38] He was named theFAI Young International Player of the Year for 2024.[39]
In October 2025, Azaz was headbutted by Armenia captainTigran Barseghyan in a World Cup qualifying match.[40]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2020–21[9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2020–21[9] | League Two | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 2021–22[41] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[42] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[43] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2021–22[41] | League Two | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2022–23[42] | League One | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2023–24[43] | Championship | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 7 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2023–24[43] | Championship | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25[44] | Championship | 45 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 12 | |
| 2025–26[45] | Championship | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 67 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17 | ||
| Southampton | 2025–26[45] | Championship | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| Career total | 209 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 46 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | |||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 March 2025 | Stadion Hristo Botev,Plovdiv, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Nations League relegation playoff[46] |
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