Jump to content

Edward McGinty

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edward McGinty
Personal information
Full name Edward Joseph McGinty[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
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) 35 (0)
International career
2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2020 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sligo Rovers, on loan from EFL Championship club Oxford United. 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]

Born in Scotland, McGinty was a Republic of Ireland youth international.[11] On 16 November 2020, he made his Republic of Ireland under-21 debut against Iceland in a Under-21 European Championship qualifier, but they were beaten 2–1.[12]

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played on 24 May 2024[3]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sligo Rovers 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2018 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
2019 21 0 4 0 0 0 — — 25 0
2020 18 0 3 0 — — — 21 0
2021 33 0 0 0 — 0[b] 0 — 33 0
2022 19 0 — — 2[b] 0 — 21 0
Total 97 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 107 0
Oxford United 2022–23 League One 3 0 3 0 2 0 — 2[c] 0 10 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 3 0 2 0 — 2 0 10 0
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division 17 0 — — — — 17 0
Career Total 117 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 134 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Edward McGinty at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b "Edward McGinty: Oxford United sign goalkeeper from Sligo Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Roberts, James (21 July 2022). "Oxford United sign Irish goalkeeper". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Oxford United 2 Swansea City 2". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ Roberts, James (10 August 2022). "Ed McGinty reflects on 'strange' debut after going from zero to hero". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Games played by Edward McGinty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Ed McGinty Joins Sligo On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Edward McGinty". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ 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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_McGinty&oldid=1255010142"