![]() McGinn playing for the Scotland Under 21s
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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St Mirren | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
St Mirren Boys Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | St Mirren | 74 | (7) |
2010–2013 | Watford | 38 | (2) |
2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Sheffield United | 30 | (0) |
2015 | → Dundee (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Dundee | 12 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | (1) |
2017– | St Mirren | 9 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:38, 13 October 2013 (UTC) |
Stephen McGinn (born 2 December 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club St Mirren.
Born in Glasgow, he began started his career with St Mirren in his native Scotland, before moving south of the border to sign for English Championship side Watford. He spent three and a half years at Watford but spent over a year of that on the sidelines following a knee injury, before being loaned to Shrewsbury Town on his return to fitness. He moved to Sheffield United in June 2013, leaving the club in February 2015, when he signed for Dundee. He has also represented Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level.
McGinn started out at St Mirren FCBC (formerly the Football Club's Boys Club, now Youth Football Club), aged seven. He signed professional forms with St Mirren in July 2006, making his debut as a substitute on 1 January 2007 against Inverness CT. His first full appearance was in a 5–1 loss to Celtic on 20 January 2007, also scoring his first goal.
For the 2007–08 season, McGinn started on bench before making his first start of the season against Celtic at Parkhead on 8 December, he scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw. His second goal of the season came as the only goal against Hearts. He made his first ever Scottish Cup appearance against Dumbarton on 12 January 2008, coming on in the 88 minute.