Who is Finley Tapp? Love Island 2020 winner and former Oxford City footballer

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Finley Tapp has been crowned winner of the inaugural Winter Love Island series, alongside his partner Paige Turley.

The footballer entered the villa as a late bombshell, and backed himself to do well from the very beginning.

Here's all you need to know about the defender for Oxford Town - and why he should stay away from the grooming regime before a big date.

Who is Finley Tapp?

Finley is a 20-year-old recruitment consultant from Milton Keynes, but also turns out for a semi-professional football team too.

And it seems our semi-pro is not short of confidence, not only backing himself a solid 9/10 but also claiming to be "loud, outgoing and good looking" with great eyes.

And it seems Finn knew he would be around for the long haul from the start, proclaiming he was always looking to leave the villa with a partner on his arm.

Before entering the villa he said: "I’m a relationship kinda guy so I’m looking for a partner to come out of the villa with. I know I’ll make friends with the blokes in there too so I should be a good contender.

Is Finley on Instagram?

Obviously. Along with the usual shots of "Fin" posing in front of the camera at the beach or in the gym (just who is taking these photos?) are pictures of him playing football, as well as snaps from a trip to Gran Canaria in the summer of 2018.

Fans of pouts and smoulders will not be disappointed by his Instagram, and if you want to keep up you can follow him @finn_tapp.

What football team does Finley play for?

Finley turns out for semi-professional side Oxford City, who compete in the National League South.

A defender by trade, Finley signed for Oxford City in the summer from League Two side Milton Keynes Dons.

Still only 20, his playing career has been brief and he only signed a professional contract with the Dons in May 2018 after a decade at the club.

However, his playing time was limited and he was loaned to Staines Town during the first half of the 2018/2019 season, before he was later released by his parent club.​

What happened to Finley during Winter Love Island?

The late arrival chose to partner up with Paige Turley, who was left single after Ollie Williams quit the villa early on.

And their relationship was steady since early on - the pair shared a kiss just a day after Ollie left the show, and Finley then remained loyal to Paige whilst in Casa Amor, returning by himself to reunite with her.

They even stayed strong as Finley flip-flopped over his attraction to Rebecca Gormley, but despite this stuck together and were crowned winners in Sunday night's show.