Edward McGinty

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Edward McGinty
Personal information
Full name Edward Joseph McGinty [1]
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Sligo Rovers 97 (0)
2022– Oxford United 3 (0)
2024–Sligo Rovers (loan) 17 (0)
International career
2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2020 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Sligo Rovers on loan from EFL Championship club Oxford United, as a goalkeeper. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.

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Club career

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

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

Club

As of match played on 24 May 2024 [3]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sligo Rovers 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 1000000010
2018 5000001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2019 2104000250
2020 18030210
2021 330000 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
2022 1902 [lower-alpha 2] 0210
Total970700020101070
Oxford United 2022–23 League One 3030202 [lower-alpha 3] 0100
2023–24 0000000000
Total30302020100
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division170170
Career Total11701002020301340
  1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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  3. 1 2 Edward McGinty at Soccerway
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  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.
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  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.