John McGinn

John McGinn
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 7
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 St Mirren 87 (4)
2015–2018 Hibernian 101 (12)
2018– Aston Villa 8 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Scotland U21 6 (0)
2016– Scotland 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:35, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:16, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

John McGinn (born 18 October 1994) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Aston Villa and the Scotland national football team. McGinn previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his full international debut in March 2016.

Club career

St Mirren

McGinn started his career as a youth player at St Mirren playing for the club's Ralston Academy.[2] He broke into the first team in pre-season of the 2012–13 season, representing the club against English opposition Carlisle United and Accrington Stanley.[3] In the same summer he also helped the under-20 side to victory in Kilbirnie Ladeside pre-season tournament, picking up joint player of the tournament with Jack Smith.[4] McGinn made his competitive début against SPL champions Celtic in a 5–0 defeat, coming off the bench as a 78th-minute substitute.[5]

On 29 November 2012, McGinn signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at St Mirren Park until summer 2015.[6] McGinn played the first 81 minutes of the 2013 Scottish League Cup Final, as St Mirren won the League Cup by winning 3–2 against Hearts.[7]

In April 2015, McGinn was "speared" by St Mirren club captain Steven Thompson during a training session prank gone wrong. The resulting injury meant that McGinn missed the remainder of the season, and in turn took legal action against the club.[8]

Hibernian

On 31 July 2015, McGinn joined Hibernian on a four-year contract.[9] Hibernian paid St Mirren a development fee for McGinn and promised them 30% of any future transfer fee.[10] McGinn was part of the Hibernian team that won the 2015–16 Scottish Cup, the club's first victory in the competition for 114 years.[11] In the following season, McGinn helped them win promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[12]

Hibs rejected three offers from EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest for McGinn during August 2017.[10][13] McGinn scored both of the Hibs goals in a 2–2 draw at Celtic on 30 September,[14] and the first goal in a 2–1 win at Rangers on 3 February 2018.[15] McGinn was one of four players nominated for the 2017–18 PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award.[16]

Celtic made three offers for McGinn during July 2018, but these were all rejected by Hibernian.[17] During this period of transfer speculation, McGinn continued to play regularly for Hibs and scored the winning goal in a Europa League qualifier against Asteras Tripolis.[18] McGinn visited Aston Villa's training ground on 7 August to discuss a potential transfer,[19] which was completed the following day.[18]

Aston Villa

McGinn signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa on 8 August 2018.[20] He made his debut for Villa in a 3–2 win against Wigan Athletic on 11 August, during which he provided an assist for the opening goal and his inswinging corner forced an own goal in the second half.[21] McGinn scored his first goal in English football on 22 September, a swerving 25-yard volley in a 2–1 home defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.[22]

International career

McGinn received an international call-up when he was selected as part of a Scotland under-19 squad for a training camp in Turkey in January 2013.[23] He later went on to make his international debut for the under-19 side against Netherlands in a 2–1 defeat.[24] McGinn then captained the under-19s against Serbia in Stara Pazova.[25] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[26] McGinn later captained the under-21 team.[27]

McGinn received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Denmark.[28] McGinn played for the whole of the 1–0 win and was awarded man of the match.[29]

Personal life

John is the third of four children to parents Stephen and Mary. He has a twin sister, Katie, and his older brothers Stephen and Paul are also professional footballers.[30][31] All three brothers have been with St Mirren at some stage in their careers.[30] Their grandfather Jack McGinn is a former Celtic chairman and Scottish Football Association president.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 05:12, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[33][34]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 2213020—271
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 3532010—383
2014–15 Scottish Premiership 3002010—330
Total 8747040—984
Hibernian 2015–16 Scottish Championship 363705141525
2016–17[note 1] Scottish Championship 294511020375
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 3551071—436
2018–19[note 2] Scottish Premiership 10——3242
Total 101121311329313618
Aston Villa 2018–19 Championship 81———81
Career total196172011729324223

International

As of 11:08, 13 September 2018 (UTC)[33][35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201620
201730
201860
Total110

Honours

St Mirren
Hibernian

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by McGinn against Brondby IF on 14 July and 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by McGinn against NSI Runavik on 19 July and Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "John Signs Contract Extension". saintmirren.net. St Mirren FC. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Behan, Paul (23 October 2012). "A star is born in midfielder John McGinn". Paisley Daily Express. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Newport, Andy (1 August 2012). "Danny's high hopes for young star McGinn". Paisley Daily Express. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Under-20 Side Win Cup". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "St Mirren: Danny Lennon annoyed by capitulation to Celtic". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "McGinn pens new St Mirren deal". Eurosport. Yahoo!. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  7. 1 2 Murray, Keir (17 March 2013). "St Mirren 3–2 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "St Mirren's John McGinn takes legal action over pole prank". BBC Sport. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "MCGINN JOINS HIBERNIAN". Hibernian FC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. 1 2 McLauchlin, Brian (27 August 2017). "John McGinn: Hibs reject £750,000 Nottingham Forest approach for Scotland midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Hibernian 3–0 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ Pallatt, James (30 September 2017). "John McGinn has still NOT signed new Hibs deal... a look at the Nottingham Forest transfer target who got away". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Celtic 2-2 Hibernian: Neil Lennon lauds 'driving force' John McGinn". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rangers 1–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kris Boyd, John McGinn & Celtic's Scott Brown & James Forrest up for PFA award". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Celtic move for Hibernian's John McGinn with £2m bid". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  18. 1 2 Brown, Anthony (8 August 2018). "John McGinn can be regarded as one of Hibs' all-time greats". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Hibernian's John McGinn in transfer talks with Aston Villa". Sky Sports. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "John McGinn: Aston Villa sign Hibernian midfielder". BBC Sport. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "Aston Villa 3–2 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "WATCH: John McGinn's stunning volley". Sky Sports. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Scotland call-up for Saints starlet McGinn". Paisley Daily Express. Trinity Mirror. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "McGinn plays for Scotland". Football.co.uk. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  25. ↑ "Danny's Diary – 19/04/2013". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  26. ↑ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "Scotland: John McGinn and Jason Cummings tipped to step up". BBC Sport. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Scotland: Six new call-ups for Czech Republic and Denmark friendlies". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  29. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 March 2016). "Scotland 1-0 Denmark: McGinn and Tierney shine on debuts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  30. 1 2 "St Mirren: Paul McGinn joins two brothers in winning deal". BBC Sport. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  31. ↑ "McGinn brothers prepare to do battle". Sheffield Star. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  32. ↑ Grahame, Ewing (26 November 2012). "St Mirren's John McGinn continues the family dynasty". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  33. 1 2 "J. McGinn". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  34. ↑ John McGinn at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  35. ↑ John McGinn at the Scottish Football Association
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