Stephen McGinn

Stephen McGinn

Personal information
Full name	Stephen McGinn
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	15
Youth career
	St. Mirren Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	St. Mirren	75	(8)
2010–	Watford	38	(2)
International career‡
2009–	Scotland U21	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 9 March 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:29, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Stephen McGinn (born 2 December 1988) is a Scottish professional association football player currently playing for English Football League Championship side Watford.

Career

McGinn can play as either midfielder or striker. He started out at St. Mirren FCBC, (formerly the Football Club's Boys Club, now Youth Football Club) aged seven. He signed professional forms with St. Mirren in July 2006, making his debut as a substitute on 1 January 2007 against Inverness CT. His first full appearance was in a 5–1 loss to Celtic on 20 January 2007, also scoring his first goal.

St. Mirren

For the 2007–08 season, McGinn started on bench before making his first start of the season against Celtic at Parkhead on 8 December, he scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw. His second goal of the season came as the only goal against Hearts. He made his first ever Scottish Cup appearance against Dumbarton on 12 January 2008, coming on in the 88 minute.

McGinn was named in the starting XI for the 2008–09 season, making a start against Celtic on the opening day. On 5 October 2008 McGinn scored a vital goal against Rangers, where St Mirren won 1–0, the team's first home league win over Rangers in 22 years.

McGinn started the 2009–10 season on bench in the Scottish League Cup game but then went on to score on his first start of the season in a 2–1 loss to Hibernian on 15 August 2009. McGinn continued his fine start to the season with a brace against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, where The Buddies came from behind to win 2–1.

Watford

McGinn signed for Watford on 15 January 2010, for an undisclosed fee. He was named on the bench for the first time on 23 January in a 3–2 loss to Blackpool. McGinn made his first Watford appearance as a substitute against Newcastle United on 27 February 2010.

He is one of the worst players to ever play for Watford.

Career statistics

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International career

McGinn has also represented Scotland at U-21 level, marking his debut with a goal in the 5–2 win against Albania in April '09.

External links

• Stephen McGinn at Soccerbase