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.
Personal information | |||
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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) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
2020–2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:44, 24 March 2023 (UTC) |
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]
McGinty was an Irish youth international.[11] 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.[12]