| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Joseph McGinty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1999 | ||
| 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) | 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 English club Oxford United, as a goalkeeper. 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References[edit]
- ^ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Edward McGinty at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Edward McGinty: Oxford United sign goalkeeper from Sligo Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberts, James (21 July 2022). "Oxford United sign Irish goalkeeper". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Oxford United 2 Swansea City 2". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Roberts, James (10 August 2022). "Ed McGinty reflects on 'strange' debut after going from zero to hero". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Edward McGinty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Ed McGinty Joins Sligo On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Edward McGinty". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ 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.