John McGinn

John McGinn (born 18 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Scotland national 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.

John McGinn
McGinn playing for Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name John McGinn[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[3]
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 88 (10)
National team‡
2013–2014 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Scotland U21 9 (0)
2016– Scotland 29 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:51, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

St Mirren

McGinn started his career as a youth player at St Mirren playing for the club's Ralston Academy.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7] McGinn made his competitive début against SPL champions Celtic in a 5–0 defeat, coming off the bench as a 78th-minute substitute.[8]

On 29 November 2012, McGinn signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at St Mirren Park until summer 2015.[9] 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.[10]

In April 2015, McGinn was "speared" in the thigh with a training pole thrown by St Mirren club captain Steven Thompson during a training session prank gone wrong.[11] The resulting injury meant that McGinn missed the remainder of the season, and in turn took legal action against the club.[12]

Hibernian

On 31 July 2015, McGinn joined Hibernian on a four-year contract.[13] Hibernian paid St Mirren a development fee for McGinn and promised them 30% of any future transfer fee.[14] 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.[15] In the following season, McGinn helped them win promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[16]

Hibs rejected three offers from EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest for McGinn during August 2017.[14][17] McGinn scored both of the Hibs goals in a 2–2 draw at Celtic on 30 September,[18] and the first goal in a 2–1 win at Rangers on 3 February 2018.[19] McGinn was one of four players nominated for the 2017–18 PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year award.[20]

Celtic made three offers for McGinn during July 2018, but these were all rejected by Hibernian.[21] 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.[22] McGinn visited Aston Villa's training ground on 7 August to discuss a potential transfer,[23] which was completed the following day.[22]

Aston Villa

McGinn signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa on 8 August 2018[24] despite interest from Celtic. 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.[25] 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[26] which was later named EFL Championship goal of the season.

Despite consistent performances at his new club, which saw McGinn quickly become a new fan favourite, Villa began the season poorly, which eventually lead to the sacking of Steve Bruce as manager of the club in October 2018.[27] Brentford manager Dean Smith was appointed as the new manager,[28] and McGinn continued to be a key player in the Villa starting 11 for the new manager. The midfielder picked up his first goal under the new manager in a 3–0 win against Derby County[29] and then picked up his first brace for the club in a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest in March 2019.[30] McGinn's good form continued, scoring goals against Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday as Villa's form picked up heading into the final stages of the season. After picking up the club's Players' Player of the Season and Supporters' Player of the Season awards,[31] McGinn scored the winner in the Championship Playoff Final to promote Aston Villa to the Premier League after 3 years in the Championship.[32]

On 8 August 2019, McGinn signed a five-year contract with the club.[33] He scored the first goal of Aston Villa's return to the Premier League in the first game of the season, in a 3–1 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 10 August 2019.[34] On 21 December 2019, McGinn suffered a fractured ankle in a 3–1 home defeat to Southampton and was expected to be out for up to three months.[35] The break in the season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom meant that McGinn could return the same season, and he featured in all Villa's remaining games as they achieved Premier League survival.[36]

On 11 December 2020, John McGinn signed a new five-year contract at Aston Villa, which sees him extend his stay until 2025.[37][38]

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.[39] He later went on to make his international debut for the under-19 side against Netherlands in a 2–1 defeat.[40] McGinn then captained the under-19s against Serbia in Stara Pazova.[41] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[42] McGinn later captained the under-21 team.[43]

McGinn received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Denmark.[44] McGinn played for the whole of the 1–0 win and was awarded man of the match.[45]

McGinn scored his first goal for Scotland in September 2019, during a Euro 2020 qualification match with Russia.[46] McGinn scored the first hat-trick in his career in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino on 13 October 2019, with all his goals coming in the first half.[47] Two goals against Kazakhstan meant that McGinn finished with a total of 7 goals in the Euro 2020 qualifying group.[48]

With regular captain Andrew Robertson suspended, McGinn captained Scotland during a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic on 14 October 2020.[49]

Personal life

Raised in Clydebank, John is the third of four children to parents Stephen and Mary.[5] He has a twin sister, Katie, and his older brothers Stephen and Paul are also professional footballers.[50][51] All three brothers have been with both St Mirren and Hibernian at some stage in their careers.[50][52] Their grandfather Jack McGinn is a former Celtic chairman and Scottish Football Association president.[53]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021[54][55]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2012–13[56] Scottish Premier League 2213020—271
2013–14[57] Scottish Premiership 3532010—383
2014–15[58] Scottish Premiership 3002010—330
Total 8747040—984
Hibernian 2015–16[59] Scottish Championship 36370514[lower-alpha 3]1525
2016–17[60][note 1] Scottish Championship 29451102[lower-alpha 4]0375
2017–18[61] Scottish Premiership 3551071—436
2018–19[62][note 2] Scottish Premiership 10——3[lower-alpha 5]242
Total 101121311329313618
Aston Villa 2018–19[62] EFL Championship 40610—3[lower-alpha 6]1447
2019–20[63] Premier League 2830020—303
2020–21[64] Premier League 201000000201
Total 88101020319411
Career total 2732722117212432434
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Scottish Premiership Playoffs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

International appearances
As of 21 November 2020 (UTC)[54][65]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201620
201730
201880
201987
202080
Total297
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGinn goal.[66]
List of international goals scored by John McGinn
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 September 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Russia1–01–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
213 October 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland San Marino1–06–0
32–0
43–0
516 November 2019GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus2–12–1
619 November 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Kazakhstan1–13–1
73–1

Honours

St Mirren

Hibernian

Aston Villa

Individual

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.

See also

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