Fin Roa Conchie

DOB 10/8/03

Fin Conchie signed his first pro contract in August 2023, joining the Wellington Phoenix on a three-year deal.

The central midfielder joined the Phoenix academy in 2019 from Melville United AFC in Waikato, where he attended St Peter’s School Cambridge.

Conchie made his way through the ranks at the academy and made his debut for the reserves in the 2021 Central League. He went on to make 11 appearances in the league, starting four matches.

He featured in all five of the Phoenix reserves matches in the 2021 South Central Series and cemented himself as a regular in 2022, when he started 17 of the reserves’ 18 matches in the Central League.

Conchie went on to start five of New Zealand’s six matches at the 2022 OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Tahiti to help the Junior All Whites secure a place at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

At the World Cup, he played every minute of New Zealand’s four matches and provided the assists for all three of the Junior All Whites goals, two of which were against Asian champions Uzbekistan.

He also featured in both of New Zealand U22’s games against China U-24s in March 2023, starting the second game in Wellington.

> 2023-24 season

Fin Conchie made his A-League debut during the opening game of the 23-24 season against Western Sydney Wanderers and ended the year with 11 appearances, two of which were starts.

He was particularly involved in February, where he appeared in all five matches for the month.

His breakout season led to a maiden All Whites callup for the OFC Nations Cup, where he made his first international appearance off the bench against the Solomon Islands.

Conchie was also named in the New Zealand squad for the Paris Olympics, where he made one appearance against France.