Stephen McGinn

Stephen McGinn

McGinn playing for the Scotland Under 21s
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Wycombe Wanderers
Number	4
Youth career
	St. Mirren Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	St. Mirren	74	(7)
2010–2013	Watford	38	(2)
2013	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	18	(2)
2013–2015	Sheffield United	30	(0)
2015	→ Dundee (loan)	1	(0)
2015	Dundee	12	(1)
2015–	Wycombe Wanderers	8	(0)
International career‡
2007	Scotland U19	1	(0)
2009–2010	Scotland U21	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 23 October 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Stephen McGinn (born 2 December 1988) is a Scottish footballer who is currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers as a midfielder.

Born in Glasgow, he began started his career with St. Mirren in his native Scotland, before moving south of the border to sign for English Championship side Watford. He spent three and a half years at Watford but spent over a year of that on the sidelines following a knee injury, before being loaned to Shrewsbury Town on his return to fitness. He moved to Sheffield United in June 2013, leaving the club in February 2015, when he signed for Dundee. He has also represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level.

Career

St. Mirren

McGinn 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.

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, he 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. He continued his season with a brace against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, where The Buddies came from behind to win 2–1.

Watford

McGinn signed for Watford in January 2010, for an undisclosed fee. He made his first Watford appearance as a substitute against Newcastle United on 27 February 2010,and finished the season making two starts and seven sub appearances.

The following season McGinn established himself as a first-team regular for Watford, missing just four games between August and the end of February, before damaging his knee ligaments in a 1–1 draw against Doncaster Rovers. He was ruled out for the rest of the season and underwent knee surgery. McGinn returned to fitness a year later, playing 45 minutes in a reserve game, insisting afterwards that he felt good and stronger than when he got injured.

In July 2012, McGinn signed a new contract to keep him at Vicarage Road for another year, with a one-year option held by the Hornets to extend the deal.

Having failed to make an appearance for Watford during the first half of the following season, in January McGinn signed for Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of April. He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 2–1 home loss to Sheffield United on 9 February. In June 2013, Watford announced that McGinn's contract would not be renewed and that he was due to be released as a free agent.

Sheffield United

Following his release from Watford, McGinn signed for League One side Sheffield United in June 2013, agreeing a two-year contract with the option of a third year. McGinn made his debut for the Blades in the opening fixture of the following season, in a 2–1 home win against Notts County. Having been allowed to join Dundee on loan on 30 January 2015, McGinn's contract was then cancelled by Sheffield United on 2 February 2015.

Dundee

On 30 January 2015, McGinn moved on loan to Dundee for the rest of the season. He joined his younger brother Paul at the Dens Park club. On 2 February 2015, he signed permanently for Dundee after his Sheffield United contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 4 August 2015, McGinn joined League Two side, Wycombe Wanderers after a successful trial with the club. He signed a two-year contract, live on Sky Sports News HQ's 92Live programme.

International career

McGinn played for Scotland under-19s in a goalless draw against Slovakia in 2007, and marked his debut for the under-21s by scoring in a 5–2 win against Albania in April 2009. He went on to make a total of 8 appearances at under-21 level.

Career statistics

As of 31 July 2015.

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St. Mirren	2006–07	Scottish Premier League	4	1	0	0	0	0	—		4	1
	2007–08		25	2	3	0	0	0	–		28	2
	2008–09		28	1	3	0	1	0	—		32	1
	2009–10		18	3	1	0	3	1	—		22	4
	Total		75	7	7	0	4	1	0	0	86	8
Watford	2009–10	Championship	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2010–11		29	2	2	0	2	0	—		33	2
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		38	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	42	2
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2012–13	League One	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
Sheffield United	2013–14	League One	30	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	38	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	0
	Total		30	0	7	0	2	0	3	0	42	0
Dundee	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	13	1	1	0	0	0	–		14	1
Career total			174	12	17	0	8	1	3	0	202	13

Personal life

Stephen's younger brothers John and Paul McGinn are also footballers, with John currently playing for Stephen's former club St. Mirren and Paul for Dundee. McGinn's grandfather, Jack McGinn, is a former Celtic chairman and Scottish Football Association president.

External links

• Stephen McGinn career statistics at Soccerbase
• Sheffield United FC Official Player Profile

• Includes 1 appearance not recorded on Soccerbase or Soccerway.
• Note: McGinn made 1 appearance after signing on loan before signing permanently on 2 February 2015.