Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
| 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| 2016–2017 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Sligo Rovers | 97 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Oxford United | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sligo Rovers (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2025– | Shamrock Rovers | 53 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:36, 27 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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]
On 9 January 2025, McGinty signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers on a multi-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[11][12][13]
International career
editMcGinty was born in Scotland to Irish parents, and holds dual citizenship.[14] He is an Ireland youth international.[15] 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.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 25 May 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | 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[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | – | — | 2[d] | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Oxford United | 2022–23 | League One | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[e] | 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 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2025 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 14[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 189 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 226 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
- ↑ Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ 2 appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League campaign; 12 appearances in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League campaign
- ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
References
edit- ↑ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Ed McGinty Joins Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- 1 2 Edward McGinty at Soccerway
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Ed McGinty is a Hoop!". Shamrock Rovers F.C. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ Rice, Liam (9 January 2025). "Goalkeeper makes permanent U's exit". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ↑ "Oxford United: Stephan Negru recalled from loan as goalkeeper Ed McGinty departs". BBC Sport. 9 January 2025.
- ↑ https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/i-know-i-am-able-to-do-it-.-.-.-im-not-in-any-rush-sligo-goalkeeper-ed-mcginty-happy-to-wait-for-ireland-call/a/129677853.html
- ↑ "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.