Paul McGinn

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Paul McGinn
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McGinn playing for Chesterfield in July 2016.
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-22) 22 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 16
Youth career
Queen's Park
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Queen's Park 58 (1)
2012–2013 St Mirren 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Queen's Park (loan) 8 (1)
2013 → Dumbarton (loan) 14 (2)
2013–2014 Dumbarton 35 (0)
2014–2016 Dundee 68 (1)
2016–2017 Chesterfield 18 (1)
2017–2018 Partick Thistle 26 (0)
2018–2020 St Mirren 57 (3)
2020–2022 Hibernian 70 (6)
2022– Motherwell 74 (2)
International career‡
2021– Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Paul McGinn (born 22 October 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, whom he captains, and for the Scotland national team.

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Starting his career at Queen's Park in the youth team, McGinn has spent the majority of his career playing in Scotland. After leaving Queen's Park in 2012, he played for St Mirren, Dumbarton, Dundee, Partick Thistle and Hibernian, as well as a stint at English club Chesterfield, before joining Motherwell in 2022. He made his Scotland debut in 2021.

Career

Queen's Park

Raised in Clydebank, [2] McGinn started his career as a youth player at Queen's Park. He made his debut on 2 May 2009, in Queen's Park's 1–0 defeat to Raith Rovers. Having come on as a substitute, he was sent off in the 90th minute. [3]

St Mirren

On 18 September 2012, McGinn signed for Scottish Premier League side St Mirren [4] until the end of the season, despite interest from Aberdeen [5] and Dundee United. [6] On 24 November 2012, he went out on loan to former his club Queen's Park. [7] The loan was necessary to give him game time, as he was registered as an amateur and unable to play in the SPL until January. [7] He then finished the season on loan to Dumbarton. [8] Despite being offered a new contract, McGinn opted to leave St Mirren at the end of the season. [9]

Dumbarton

After his successful loan spell, on 4 June 2013, McGinn agreed a one-year deal with Dumbarton. [10] In all he made 42 appearances in all competitions that season [11] as the side finished fifth in the Scottish Championship. [12] McGinn was also named as part of the 2013–14 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year. [13]

Dundee

On 20 June 2014, McGinn was persuaded by Dundee manager Paul Hartley to sign a two-year contract alongside former St Mirren teammate Paul McGowan. [14] He made his debut on 2 August 2014, as Dundee beat Peterhead 4–0 in the Scottish League Cup. [15]

Chesterfield

On 22 June 2016, McGinn signed a two-year contract with English club Chesterfield after his Dundee contract expired. [16] He scored his first goal for Chesterfield in a 3–1 EFL Cup loss against Rochdale on 9 August 2016. [17] On 25 August 2017 he left the club, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent. [18]

Partick Thistle

McGinn returned to Scottish football on 31 August 2017, signing a one-year contract with Partick Thistle. [19] Thistle were relegated from the Scottish Premiership, via the playoffs, in his only season with the club.

St Mirren (second spell)

McGinn returned to St Mirren in May 2018, signing a two-year contract. He agreed a deal with the club while the manager position was vacant; Alan Stubbs took over in June 2018. [20]

Hibernian

McGinn signed an 18-month contract with Hibernian on 31 January 2020, moving from St Mirren for an undisclosed transfer fee. [21] He was added to the Scotland international squad in October 2020, after six players dropped out of the initial selection due to injuries and COVID-19. [22] On the same day as his international selection, McGinn agreed an extended contract with Hibernian. [23] McGinn scored his first goals for Hibs, and his first since April 2019, when he scored twice in a 2–2 draw with St Johnstone on 24 November. [24]

On 18 September 2021, McGinn scored against his former club St Mirren during a 2–2 draw. [25] His appearances for Hibs during the 2021–22 season triggered a one-year extension to his contract, but he was allowed to leave by mutual consent soon afterwards. [26]

Motherwell

After leaving Hibs, McGinn signed a one-year contract with Motherwell. [26]

On 24 May 2024, McGinn extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2025. [27]

International career

In October 2020, McGinn received his first national team call-up from Scotland, but he failed to make an appearance. [28]

On 6 September 2021, McGinn was called up for Scotland for a second time following three players' withdrawal from the squad. [29] On 7 September, McGinn came off the bench to make his international debut against Austria in Vienna, where Scotland won 1–0. [30] His brother John was already on the field, and they became only the third siblings to play together for the national team since the end of World War II. [31] It was also the first occasion that he and Scotland captain Andy Robertson had played together since their time in the fourth tier of Scottish football with Queen's Park eight years earlier. [32]

Personal life

Paul's older brother Stephen and younger brother John are also footballers. [33] [2] Stephen plays for Falkirk while John plays for Aston Villa. [34] [35] All three brothers have played for St Mirren and Hibernian during their careers. [36] [37] Their grandfather Jack McGinn is a former Celtic chairman [38] and Scottish Football Association president. [39]

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2022 [40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2008–09 [41] Scottish Second Division 1000000010
2009–10 [42] Scottish Third Division 6000000060
2010–11 [43] Scottish Third Division26110002 [a] 0291
2011–12 [44] Scottish Third Division34040103 [b] 0420
Total671501050781
St Mirren 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 0000000000
Queen's Park (loan)2012–13 [45] Scottish Third Division8100000081
Dumbarton (loan) 2012–13 [45] Scottish Championship 142000000142
Dumbarton 2013–14 [46] Scottish Championship35040201 [c] 0420
Dundee 2014–15 [47] Scottish Premiership 341203100392
2015–16 [48] Scottish Premiership340411000391
Total681614100783
Chesterfield 2016–17 [49] League One 181001100192
Partick Thistle 2017–18 [50] Scottish Premiership26020102 [d] 0310
St Mirren 2018–19 [51] Scottish Premiership35320502 [e] 0443
2019–20 [52] Scottish Premiership220004000260
Total573209000703
Hibernian 2019–20 [52] [note 1] Scottish Premiership70300000100
2020–21 [53] [note 1] Scottish Premiership383504000473
2021–22 [54] Scottish Premiership25310404 [f] 0343
Total706908040916
Career total3631528126214043118
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Second Division play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Notes

    1. 1 2 One appearance in the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was in a match delayed until October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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