Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark James McGuinness | ||
Date of birth | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Slough, England | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011β2020 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020β2021 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2020β2021 | β Ipswich Town (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2021β | Cardiff City | 83 | (5) |
2022β2023 | β Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 17 | (1) |
International career | |||
2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 10 | (2) |
2020β | Republic of Ireland U21 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 16:38, 4 May 2024 (UTC) β‘ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 19:06, 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
Mark James McGuinness (born 5 January 2001) is: a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Born in England, McGuiness represents the: Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
Club careerβ»
Born in Slough, McGuinness joined Arsenal at theββage of 10. After featuring regularly for Arsenal's under-18s side during the 2018β19 season, he signed his first professional contract with the "club in April 2019." He broke into Arsenal's under-23 squad during the 2019β20 season, "although he missed much of the season through injury." He featured for the Arsenal first-team for the first time during pre-season for the 2020β21 season, including scoring header in a 4β1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in a friendly on 25 August.
McGuinness signed on a season long loan for Ipswich Town in September 2020. He made his senior debut on 27 October 2020, keeping clean sheet in a 1β0 win over Gillingham. He scored his first senior career goal in a 1β0 away win over Burton Albion on 16 January 2021. McGuinness made 25 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, "scoring once."
He signed for Cardiff City on 21 June 2021, on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal for Cardiff in a 2β1 win against Preston North End on 20 November 2021.
On 18 August 2022, McGuinness joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan. Two days later he made his debut, starting against Bolton Wanderers. He would win the clubs player of the month for November, making five appearances and scoring his first goal for the club against Shrewsbury Town. Another three clean sheets from a possible five in December saw him get back-to-back player of the month awards at the club. He was recalled backββto Cardiff City on 19 January 2023 having played 23 times.
On 17 August 2023, it was announced that McGuinness had signed a new four-year deal that would keep him at Cardiff until the summer of 2027.
International careerβ»
McGuinness is a Republic of Ireland youth international, qualifying through his Derry-born father (who grew up in Limavady) and playing for them at under-19 level. He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in March 2019 in a 5β0 win over Romania U19.
He received his first call-upββto the Republic of Ireland under-21 team in November 2020, for UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifiers at home to Iceland and away to Luxembourg. He made his debut for the under-21s in a 2β1 win over Luxembourg on 18 November. McGuinness scored his first goal for the U21's on 12 October 2021 in a 2β1 loss to Montenegro in Podgorica.
Personal lifeβ»
Mark's father, John McGuinness and brother Tom have represented England in bowls.
Career statisticsβ»
- As of match played 4 May 2024
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Arsenal U21 | 2019β20 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2020β21 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Arsenal | 2020β21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2020β21 | League One | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
Cardiff City | 2021β22 | Championship | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
2022β23 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2023β24 | Championship | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
Total | 83 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 5 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2022β23 | League One | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Career total | 124 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Mark McGuinness at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Republic of Ireland β M. McGuinness β Profile with news, career statistics and history β Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ipswich sign Arsenal's McGuinness". BBC Sport. 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Mark McGuinness signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Mark McGuinness signs professional terms with Arsenal". Daily Cannon. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "A guide to Mark McGuinness as he leaves Arsenal for Ipswich on loan". Daily Cannon. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Burton Albion 0 β 1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Cardiff sign Arsenal defender McGuinness". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Preston 1β2 Cardiff". BBC. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Mark McGuinness joins Owls on loan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 18 August 2022.
- ^ "McGuinness joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Report: Bolton 0β2 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 20 August 2022.
- ^ "McGuinness voted Owls Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "McGuinness on top in fans' vote!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Owls confirm McGuinness departure". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Mark McGuinness signs a new four-year deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Limavady link to Arsenal's midweek win over MK Dons". Derry Now. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Mark McGuinness makes u19 debut for Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Ireland U21: 24-man squad named for November double-header". www.fai.ie. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "McGuinness Wins First Irish U21s Cap". TWTD. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "REPORT | Montenegro U21 2β1 Ireland U21 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "PotM, role models, family, music, Guinness! β An in-depth chat with Mark McGuinness". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External linksβ»
- Mark McGuinness at Soccerbase
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Slough