scots football player

John McGinn ( bear 18 October 1994 ) is a scots master football player 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 besides represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his full external debut in March 2016, representing Scotland at UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

St Mirren [edit ]

McGinn started his career as a youth actor at St Mirren playing for the cabaret ‘s Ralston Academy. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He broke into the first base team in pre-season of the 2012–13 season, representing the club against English opposition Carlisle United and Accrington Stanley. [ 6 ] In the lapp summer he besides helped the under-20 side to victory in Kilbirnie Ladeside pre-season tournament, picking up joint musician of the tournament with Jack Smith. [ 7 ] McGinn made his competitive début against SPL champions Celtic in a 5–0 kill, coming off the judiciary as a 78th-minute stand-in. [ 8 ]

On 29 November 2012, McGinn signed a new three-year abridge, keeping him at St Mirren Park until summer 2015. [ 9 ] McGinn played the foremost 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 “ spear ” in the second joint with a prepare punt thrown by St Mirren club captain Steven Thompson during a educate school term prank gone faulty. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The result injury meant that McGinn missed the remainder of the season, and in turn he took legal carry through against the club. [ 13 ]

Hibernian [edit ]

On 31 July 2015, McGinn joined Hibernian on a four-year contract. [ 14 ] Hibernian paid St Mirren a development tip for McGinn and promised them 30 % of any future transfer fee. [ 15 ] McGinn was part of the Hibernian team that won the 2015–16 scots Cup, the clubhouse ‘s first victory in the rival for 114 years. [ 16 ] In the pursue temper, McGinn helped them win forwarding to the scots Premiership. [ 17 ] Hibs rejected three offers from EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest for McGinn during August 2017. [ 15 ] [ 18 ] McGinn scored both of the Hibs goals in a 2–2 draw at Celtic on 30 September, [ 19 ] and the first gear goal in a 2–1 gain at Rangers on 3 February 2018. [ 20 ] McGinn was one of four players nominated for the 2017–18 PFA Scotland Players ‘ Player of the Year award. [ 21 ] Celtic made three offers for McGinn during July 2018, but these were all rejected by Hibernian. [ 22 ] During this period of transfer meditation, McGinn continued to play regularly for Hibs and scored the winning goal in a Europa League qualifier against Asteras Tripolis. [ 23 ] McGinn visited Aston Villa ‘s train land on 7 August to discuss a potential transportation, [ 24 ] which was completed the follow day. [ 23 ]

Aston Villa [edit ]

McGinn signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa on 8 August 2018 [ 25 ] despite interest from Celtic. He made his introduction for Villa in a 3–2 acquire against Wigan Athletic on 11 August, during which he provided an assist for the open goal and his inswinging corner forced an own finish in the moment one-half. [ 26 ] McGinn scored his inaugural finish in English football on 22 September, a swerving 25-yard volley in a 2–1 home frustration against Sheffield Wednesday [ 27 ] which was belated named EFL Championship goal of the season. Despite coherent performances at his new club, which saw McGinn promptly become a new winnow favorite, Villa began the season ailing, which finally lead to the sack of Steve Bruce as coach of the baseball club in October 2018. [ 28 ] Brentford director Dean Smith was appointed as the new coach, [ 29 ] and McGinn continued to be a key musician in the Villa starting 11 for the new director. The midfielder picked up his first goal under the new coach in a 3–0 gain against Derby County [ 30 ] and then picked up his first brace for the club in a 3–1 succeed over Nottingham Forest in March 2019. [ 31 ] McGinn ‘s good shape continued, scoring goals against Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday as Villa ‘s class picked up heading into the final stages of the season. After picking up the golf club ‘s Players ‘ Player of the Season and Supporters ‘ Player of the Season awards, [ 32 ] McGinn scored the winner in the Championship Playoff Final to promote Aston Villa to the Premier League after 3 years in the Championship. [ 33 ] On 8 August 2019, McGinn signed a five-year narrow with the clubhouse. [ 34 ] He scored the beginning goal of Aston Villa ‘s tax return to the Premier League in the first base game of the season, in a 3–1 away frustration to Tottenham Hotspur on 10 August 2019. [ 35 ] On 21 December 2019, McGinn suffered a fracture ankle in a 3–1 home get the better of to Southampton and was expected to be out for up to three months. [ 36 ] The break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic mean that McGinn returned later in the same season, and he featured in all of Villa ‘s remaining games as they achieved Premier League survival. [ 37 ] On 11 December 2020, John McGinn signed a raw five-year contract at Aston Villa, which sees him extend his stay until 2025. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Following the departure of club captain Jack Grealish, McGinn was announced as the fresh vice-captain on 14 August 2021. [ 40 ] He scored in Aston Villa ’ s league opener, a 3–2 get the better of against Watford. [ 41 ]

International career [edit ]

McGinn received an external call-up when he was selected as depart of a Scotland under-19 police squad for a coach clique in Turkey in January 2013. [ 42 ] He late went on to make his external debut for the under-19 side against Netherlands in a 2–1 get the better of. [ 43 ] McGinn then captained the under-19s against Serbia in Stara Pazova. [ 44 ] On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. [ 45 ] McGinn late captained the under-21 team. [ 46 ] McGinn received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Denmark. [ 47 ] McGinn played for the solid of the 1–0 acquire and was awarded serviceman of the pit. [ 48 ]

McGinn scored his first goal for Scotland in September 2019, during a Euro 2020 qualification match with Russia. [ 49 ] 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. [ 50 ] Two goals against Kazakhstan meant that McGinn finished with a sum of 7 goals in the Euro 2020 qualifying group. [ 51 ] With regular captain Andrew Robertson suspended, McGinn captained Scotland during a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic on 14 October 2020. [ 52 ] McGinn scored three goals for Scotland in March 2021 during the 2022 FIFA World Cup reservation matches : a bicycle complain in a 2–2 puff against Austria and two in a 4–0 win against the Faroe Islands. [ 53 ] In September of that class he played the whole match in Vienna as Scotland defeated Austria 1–0 ; [ 54 ] his brother Paul was introduced as a substitute in the second gear half, and they became lone the third siblings to play together for the national team since the end of World War II. [ 55 ]

personal life [edit ]

Raised in Clydebank where he attended St Peter the Apostle High School, [ 56 ] John is the third gear of four children to parents Stephen and Mary. [ 5 ] He has a match sister, Katie, and his older brothers Stephen and Paul are besides professional footballers. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] All three brothers have been with both St Mirren and Hibernian at some stage in their careers. [ 57 ] [ 59 ] Their grandfather Jack McGinn is a former Celtic chair and Scottish Football Association president of the united states. [ 60 ]

career statistics [edit ]

cabaret [edit ]

As of match played 11 December 2021[61][62]

International [edit ]

As of 15 November 2021[61][73]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2016 2 0
2017 3 0
2018 8 0
2019 8 7
2020 8 0
2021 13 4
Total 42 11
Scores and results list Scotland’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGinn goal.[74]

Honours [edit ]

St Mirren
Hibernian
Aston Villa
Individual

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