Edward McGinty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Joseph McGinty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sligo Rovers (on loan from Oxford United) | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| 2016–2017 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Sligo Rovers | 97 | (0) |
| 2022– | Oxford United | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:44, 24 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Sligo Rovers on loan from English club Oxford United, as a goalkeeper. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
Club career[edit]
Born in Motherwell,[3] McGinty played youth football in his native Scotland for Celtic and Hibernian before joining Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2016.[4][5]
He moved to English club Oxford United in July 2022 on a three-year contract.[2][4][6] He made his debut for Oxford on 9 August 2022 in an EFL Cup win over Championship side Swansea City, making a crucial save in the penalty shootout to help his side to the win.[7][8] He made his Football League debut in a 3–0 defeat on 26 December 2022 against Ipswich Town.[9] On 24 January 2024 he was loaned back to Sligo Rovers.[10]
International career[edit]
McGinty was an Irish youth international.[11] On 16 November 2020, he made his Ireland under-21 debut against Iceland in the Under-21 European Championship qualifier, but they were beaten 2–1.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Edward McGinty at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Edward McGinty: Oxford United sign goalkeeper from Sligo Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ McDonnell, Daniel (15 July 2022). "A sort of homecoming beckons for shootout hero Ed McGinty as Sligo set sights on Motherwell". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Roberts, James (21 July 2022). "Oxford United sign Irish goalkeeper". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Oxford United 2 Swansea City 2". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Roberts, James (10 August 2022). "Ed McGinty reflects on 'strange' debut after going from zero to hero". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Edward McGinty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Ed McGinty Joins Sligo On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Edward McGinty". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Fallon, John (16 November 2020). "'Devastating' Iceland defeat leaves Ireland's Euro dreams in tatters". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Footballers from Motherwell
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers