Edward McGinty
Personal information
Full name Edward Joseph McGinty[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 21
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)
International career
2018 Republic of Ireland U19
2020–2021 Republic of Ireland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

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

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]

International career

McGinty was an Irish youth international.[10] 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.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Edward McGinty at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 "Edward McGinty: Oxford United sign goalkeeper from Sligo Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "A sort of homecoming beckons for shootout hero Ed McGinty as Sligo set sights on Motherwell". Independent.ie. 15 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Oxford United sign Irish goalkeeper". Oxford Mail.
  7. ↑ "Oxford United 2 Swansea City 2". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ed McGinty reflects on 'strange' debut after going from zero to hero". Oxford Mail.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Edward McGinty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Edward McGinty". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. ↑ 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.
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