John McGinn

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John McGinn
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 7
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 St Mirren 87 (4)
2015– Hibernian 50 (4)
International career‡
2013–2014 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2014– Scotland U21 6 (0)
2016– Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2016

John McGinn (born 18 October 1994) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Hibernian. McGinn, who previously played for St Mirren, has also represented the Scotland under-19 team and the Scotland under-21 team.

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 deal.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] He later went on to make his international debut for the under-19 side against Netherlands in a 2–1 defeat.[12] McGinn then captained the under-19's against Serbia in Stara Pazova.[13] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[14] McGinn later captained the under-21 team.[15]

McGinn received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Denmark.[16] He played for the whole of the 1–0 win and was awarded man of the match.[17]

Personal life

John is the third of four children to parents Stephen and Mary. He has a twin sister, Katie. His older brothers Stephen and Paul are also footballers.[18][19] All three brothers have been with St Mirren at some stage in their careers.[18] Their grandfather Jack McGinn is a former Celtic chairman and Scottish Football Association president.[20]

Career statistics

As of 13:15, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[21]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2012–13 22 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 27 1
2013–14 35 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 38 3
2014–15 30 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 0
Total 87 4 7 0 4 0 0 0 98 4
Hibernian 2015–16 36 3 7 0 5 1 4 1 52 5
2016–17 14 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 17 1
Total 50 4 7 0 6 1 6 1 69 6
Career total 137 8 14 0 10 1 6 1 167 10

Honours

St Mirren
Hibernian

References

  1. ^ "John Signs Contract Extension". saintmirren.net. St Mirren FC. 29 November 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. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ "St Mirren: Danny Lennon annoyed by capitulation to Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  6. ^ "McGinn pens new St Mirren deal". Eurosport. Yahoo!. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  7. ^ a b Murray, Keir (17 March 2013). "St Mirren 3–2 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ^ "St Mirren's John McGinn takes legal action over pole prank". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. ^ "MCGINN JOINS HIBERNIAN". Hibernian FC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Scotland call-up for Saints starlet McGinn". Paisley Daily Express. Trinity Mirror. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  12. ^ "McGinn plays for Scotland". Football.co.uk. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Danny's Diary – 19/04/2013". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Scotland: John McGinn and Jason Cummings tipped to step up". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Scotland: Six new call-ups for Czech Republic and Denmark friendlies". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  17. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 March 2016). "Scotland 1-0 Denmark: McGinn and Tierney shine on debuts". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  18. ^ a b "St Mirren: Paul McGinn joins two brothers in winning deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  19. ^ "McGinn brothers prepare to do battle". Sheffield Star. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  20. ^ Grahame, Ewing (26 November 2012). "St Mirren's John McGinn continues the family dynasty". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  21. ^ "J. McGinn". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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