Stephen McGinn
Scottish footballer (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen McGinn (born 2 December 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Falkirk, where he is also club captain.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk (captain) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2006 | 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) |
2015–2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | (1) |
2017–2020 | St Mirren | 93 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Hibernian | 5 | (1) |
2021 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Kilmarnock | 35 | (1) |
2022– | Falkirk | 47 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 13 October 2013 (UTC) |
He began his career with St Mirren in his native Scotland, before moving south of the border to sign for English Championship side Watford where he spent three and a half years but was on the sidelines for over a year due to a knee injury and was loaned to Shrewsbury Town upon his return to fitness. He moved to Sheffield United in June 2013, leaving the club in February 2015. After a short stint with Dundee, McGinn then had 18 months with Wycombe Wanderers.
McGinn returned to St Mirren in January 2017 and helped them win promotion in 2017–18. He left St Mirren during the 2020 close season, and played for Hibernian and Morton during the 2020–21 season. He signed for Kilmarnock in June 2021.
He has also represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level.