Sean Maguire (footballer)

Sean Patrick Maguire (born 1 May 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Preston North End and internationally for Republic of Ireland.

Sean Maguire
Personal information
Full name Sean Patrick Maguire[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Waterford United 34 (14)
2013–2015 West Ham United 0 (0)
2014 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 18 (1)
2014–2015 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 33 (7)
2015 Dundalk 6 (0)
2016–2017 Cork City 51 (38)
2017– Preston North End 112 (21)
National team‡
2012 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Republic of Ireland U21 12 (3)
2017– Republic of Ireland 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:56, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Waterford United

Maguire started his career at Waterford United, making his debut in July 2011 against Mervue United.[3] During his career at Waterford he scored 14 goals in 32 games.[4] Waterford's chairman, John O'Sullivan said of Maguire, "I'm a great fan of Lionel Messi at Barcelona. When I look at Seanie, he really reminds me of him."[5] Maguire finished as top scorer in the 2012 League of Ireland First Division.[6]

West Ham United

In January 2013 he signed for West Ham United on a two and a half year contract.[5][6] In January 2014 he was an unused substitute in West Ham's 5–0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[7] He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2014–15 season.[8]

Sligo Rovers

In February 2014 he signed on loan for Sligo Rovers. Maguire made his debut for Sligo on 24 February in a 4–1 away win in the Setanta Cup against Crusaders.[9] His only goal for the club came on 27 July in a 2–0 home win against Limerick[10] The loan period which lasted until August 2014 and included two Europa League qualifying games against Rosenborg.[11][12][13]

Accrington Stanley

In September 2014, he joined Accrington Stanley on loan,[14] making his football league debut against Northampton Town on 20 September, scoring his first goal and Accrington's fifth in a 5–4 victory.[15][16] In December 2014, Maguire returned to West Ham at the end of the loan. He had scored four goals in 13 games.[17] On 24 December, although his return to West Ham had been announced, Accrington extended his loan until 18 January 2015.[18]

Cork City

After half a season at Dundalk, where he won a Leinster Senior Cup medal but didn't make the matchday squad for the FAI Cup Final, Maguire signed for Cork City on 9 December 2015.[19] On 27 February Maguire scored in his first competitive game for City, in the 2016 President's Cup final against former club Dundalk.[20] A week later, Maguire scored twice in a 2–0 win over Bohemians on his league debut for Cork.[21] He finished the season as the league's top scorer with 18 goals,[22] and he also scored the late winner as Cork beat Dundalk 1–0 in the FAI Cup.[23] On 3 June 2017 it was reported that Maguire had agreed a transfer to Preston North End by the end of July 2017.[24][25] On 6 July 2017, Maguire scored a hat-trick against Levadia Tallinn in the second leg of their first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League at Turners Cross to become Cork City's leading goalscorer in European competition.[26]

Preston North End

On 3 June 2017, City and Preston agreed a deal for Maguire to join Preston at the end of July.[27] He signed a three-year deal with the club, with Cork City describing the fee as "an appropriate but undisclosed compensation package."[28] Maguire made his competitive debut for Preston on the opening day of the Championship season, playing 74 minutes before being substituted, against Sheffield Wednesday.[29] His first competitive goal for Preston came against Barnsley on 9 September.[30] Maguire returned from a hamstring injury in March to score two goals off the bench as Preston beat Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 on 3 March.[31] He continued his comeback from injury with another goal from the bench against Bristol City FC as he netted the winner in a 2–1 win at Deepdale Stadium.[32]

International career

Despite being born in Luton, making him eligible to play either for England or the Republic of Ireland, Maguire opted to play for the Boys in Green, having grown up in Kilkenny, where his parents returned when he was a couple of months old.[33]

Youth

On 25 March 2015, Maguire was called up for Ireland's under-21 team for a match against Andorra under-21 team in Wexford on 26 March 2015.[34] Ireland won the game, 1–0 with Maguire making his debut as a substitute.[35]

Senior

Maguire was named in Ireland's preliminary 39-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Serbia in August 2017, however he was cut from the final squad.[36] He was again named in Ireland's preliminary squad for the final two qualifiers against Moldova and Wales, this time making the final squad.[37] Maguire made his debut for Ireland against Moldova in October 2017, coming on for Shane Long towards the end of the match.[38] Maguire scored his first goal for Ireland on 14 November 2019, in a 3–1 win against New Zealand.[39]

Honours

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk

Cork City

Individual

Career statistics
As of 29 December 2020[43]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waterford United 2011 League of Ireland First Division 811[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]0——91
2012 26131[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—4[lower-alpha 3]03213
Total 34142010—404114
West Ham United 2013–14 Premier League 000[lower-alpha 4]00[lower-alpha 5]0——00
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 1811[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 6]03[lower-alpha 7]0251
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15 EFL League Two 3370[lower-alpha 4]00[lower-alpha 5]0—0[lower-alpha 8]0337
Dundalk 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 604[lower-alpha 1]10[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 9]00[lower-alpha 10]0101
Cork City 2016 30183[lower-alpha 1]62[lower-alpha 2]06[lower-alpha 6]32[lower-alpha 11]14328
2017 21200[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 6]34[lower-alpha 12]33026
Total 51383630106647354
Preston North End 2017–18 EFL Championship 24100[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0——2510
2018–19 2631[lower-alpha 4]00[lower-alpha 5]0——273
2019–20 4450[lower-alpha 4]00[lower-alpha 5]0——445
2020–21 1830[lower-alpha 4]03[lower-alpha 5]1——214
Total 112211041——11722
Career total 254811179112613429999
  1. Appearances in FAI Cup
  2. Appearances in League of Ireland Cup
  3. Appearances in League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
  4. Appearances in FA Cup
  5. Appearances in EFL Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  8. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  9. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  10. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  11. 1 appearance, 1 goal in President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  12. 1 appearance, 1 goal in President of Ireland's Cup & 3 appearances, 2 goals in Munster Senior Cup

International goals
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first.[44]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland New Zealand2–13–1Friendly

International
As of match played 14 October 2020[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 201710
201840
201941
202030
Total121

See also

References
  1. Sean Maguire at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Sean Maguire". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. "Mervue Mar 2013: Parting Sorrow — Waterford United". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. "Sean Maguire — Football Stats — West Ham — Age 20 – Soccer Base". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. Frank Keogh (3 January 2013). "BBC Sport — West Ham sign Irish striker Sean Maguire from Waterford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. "West Ham snap up Irish youngster Sean Maguire from Waterford — Football News — ESPN.co.uk". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. Mandeep Sanghera. "BBC Sport — Nottingham Forest 5–0 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. "Hammers confirm retained list". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. "Crusaders vs. Sligo Rovers – 24 February 2014 – Soccerway". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. "Sligo Rovers vs. Limerick – 27 July 2014 – Soccerway". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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  14. "Sean Maguire Joins on Loan". Accrington Stanley FC. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. "Three changes for Stanley". Accrington Stanley FC. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  16. "BBC Sport — Northampton Town 4–5 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. "Hitman Sean Maguire keen on Accrington Stanley return". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  18. "Striker Sean Maguire extends Accrington Stanley loan stay". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  20. "Sean Maguire makes his point as Cork City send early title warning". The Irish Times. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  21. "The former Dundalk striker was the difference between the two teams as he helped the Leesiders get off to a winning start at home". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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  31. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/alex-neil-hails-sean-maguire-after-two-goal-comeback-1.3414408. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/super-sub-sean-maguire-fires-preston-to-vital-win-over-bristol-city-467958.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. "Sean Maguire:'If you take that second touch, defenders are going to go through you';— theguardian.com". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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  37. "Sean Maguire and Scott Hogan in Ireland's final World Cup qualifier squad". 2 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  38. Blake, Ben. "Murphy on the double and Maguire handed debut as Ireland tee up massive night in Cardiff". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  39. "Bright prospects and lesser lights impress as Ireland see off New Zealand in Aviva friendly". The 42. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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  42. "Cork City's Sean Maguire named March Player of Month". RTÉ Sport. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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  44. "Sean Maguire". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  45. "Maguire, Sean". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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