John McGinn received an international call-up when he was selected as part of a Scotland under-19 squad for a training camp in Turkey.
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McGinn is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa, where he is captain, and the Scotland national team.
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| Full name | John McGinn | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
McGinn previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels.
He made his full international debut in March 2016, representing Scotland at UEFA Euro 2020.
McGinn started his career as a youth player at St Mirren playing for the club’s Ralston Academy.
He broke into the first team in pre-season of the 2012–13 season, representing the club against English opposition Carlisle United and Accrington Stanley.
In the same summer he also helped the under-20 side to victory in Kilbirnie Ladeside pre-season tournament, picking up joint player of the tournament with Jack Smith.
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McGinn received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Denmark. He played for the whole of the 1–0 win and was awarded man of the match.
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | St Mirren | 87 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Hibernian | 101 | (12) |
| 2018– | Aston Villa | 148 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Scotland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | Scotland | 51 | (14) |
McGinn scored his first goal for Scotland in September 2019, during a Euro 2020 qualification match with Russia.
McGinn scored the first hat-trick in his career in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino on 13 October 2019, with all his goals coming in the first half.
Two goals against Kazakhstan meant that McGinn finished with a total of 7 goals in the Euro 2020 qualifying group.
With regular captain Andrew Robertson suspended, McGinn captained Scotland during a 1–0 win against the Czech Republic on 14 October 2020.
McGinn scored three goals for Scotland in March 2021 during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches: a bicycle kick in a 2–2 draw against Austria and two in a 4–0 win against the Faroe Islands.
In September of that year he played the whole match in Vienna as Scotland defeated Austria 1–0; his brother Paul was introduced as a substitute in the second half, and they became only the third siblings to play together for the national team since the end of World War II.
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McGinn won his 50th cap for Scotland on 24 September 2022, in a 2–1 win against Republic of Ireland.
During that same international period he again captained the team, as Andrew Robertson was absent due to injury.
- Position : Midfielder
Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa, where he is captain, and the Scotland national team.
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders.
As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments.
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McGinn started his career as a youth player at St Mirren playing for the club’s Ralston Academy. He broke into the first team in pre-season of the 2012–13 season, representing the club against English opposition Carlisle United and Accrington Stanley, According to John mcginn Transfermarkt.
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Aston Villa | ||
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In the same summer he also helped the under-20 side to victory in Kilbirnie Ladeside pre-season tournament, picking up joint player of the tournament with Jack Smith.
McGinn made his competitive début against SPL champions Celtic in a 5–0 defeat, coming off the bench as a 78th-minute substitute.
On 29 November 2012, McGinn signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at St Mirren Park until summer 2015.
McGinn played the first 81 minutes of the 2013 Scottish League Cup Final, as St Mirren won the League Cup by winning 3–2 against Hearts.
In April 2015, McGinn was “speared” in the thigh with a training pole thrown by St Mirren club captain Steven Thompson during a training session prank gone wrong.
The resulting injury meant that McGinn missed the remainder of the season, and in turn he took legal action against the club.
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McGinn signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa on 8 August 2018 despite interest from Celtic. He made his debut for Villa in a 3–2 win against Wigan Athletic on 11 August, during which he provided an assist for the opening goal and his inswinging corner forced an own goal in the second half.
McGinn scored his first goal in English football on 22 September, a swerving 25-yard volley in a 2–1 home defeat against Sheffield Wednesday which was later named EFL Championship goal of the season.
Despite consistent performances at his new club, which saw McGinn quickly become a new fan favourite, Villa began the season poorly, which eventually lead to the sacking of Steve Bruce as manager of the club in October 2018.
Brentford manager Dean Smith was appointed as the new manager, and McGinn continued to be a key player in the Villa starting 11 for the new manager.
The midfielder picked up his first goal under the new manager in a 3–0 win against Derby County and then picked up his first brace for the club in a 3–1 win over Nottingham Forest in March 2019.
McGinn’s good form continued, scoring goals against Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday as Villa’s form picked up heading into the final stages of the season.
After picking up the club’s Players’ Player of the Season and Supporters’ Player of the Season awards, McGinn scored the winner in the Championship Playoff Final to promote Aston Villa to the Premier League after 3 years in the Championship.