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Born: 20 July 1987, Donaghmore
Height: 5.08 ft (1.73m)
Weight: 11.08 st (73kg)
Position: Winger
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps, 1 B Cap (2009), 1 Under-23 Cap (2007).
Club Honours: (with Derry) Football League of Ireland Cup Winner 2008; (with Aberdeen) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2016/17; League Cup Winner 2013/14, Runner-Up 2016/17.
Awards: PFAI Young Player of the Year 2008; SPL Player of the Month October 2012; Scottish Premiership Plater of the Month September 2015.
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Teams |
Seasons |
Signed |
Fee |
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
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Donaghmore.Celtic |
- |
- |
Youth |
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Dungannon Swifts |
- |
-03 |
Youth |
42 |
- |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
(1) |
0 |
12 |
- |
0 |
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Derry City |
2008 |
Jan-08 |
Undis |
24 |
(9) |
6 |
6 |
(0) |
0 |
2 |
(2) |
4 |
7 |
(0) |
0 |
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08/9-11/2 |
Dec-08 |
£200k |
12 |
(16) |
4 |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
1 |
(1) |
1 |
1 |
(4) |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Brentford |
11/2 |
Jul-11 |
Loan |
27 |
(10) |
5 |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
12/3-16/7 |
Jun-12 |
Free |
165 |
(14) |
58 |
12 |
(2) |
4 |
12 |
(1) |
1 |
16 |
(0) |
4 |
|
|
|
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Gwangju |
2017 |
Jul-17 |
Free |
4 |
(3) |
0 |
1 |
(0) |
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Aberdeen |
17/8-21/2 |
Jan-18 |
Free |
67 |
(33) |
13 |
13 |
(5) |
4 |
5 |
(2) |
1 |
8 |
(2) |
1 |
|
|
|
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Dundee |
21/2-22/3 |
Jan-22 |
Free |
9 |
(10) |
1 |
2 |
(0) |
1 |
4 |
(1) |
2 |
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Glentoran |
22/3-date |
Jan-23 |
Free |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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£200k |
350 |
(95) |
91 |
36 |
(8) |
10 |
24 |
(7) |
9 |
26 |
(7) |
5 |
20 |
(1) |
0 |
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Biography:
A highly-rated winger with Derry City, Niall McGinn was linked with a move across the water, with Chelsea, Celtic and Swansea City among the potential suiters. An all-round sportsman, he also played Gaelic football for Donaghmore and Tyrone Under-21s. He won Ulster and All-Ireland championships with Tyrone minors.
A product of the successful Dungannon Swifts youth set-up, McGinn signed his first professional contract in 2007 after helping the reserves to successes in the Bob Radcliffe Cup, George Wilson Cup and Reserve League during the 2005/06 season. In January 2008 he transferred to Derry City and in September he scored twice in a 6-1 rout of Wexford Youths in the League Cup Final. His season was rounded off with the PFAI Young Player of the Year award.McGinn's continued good form, primarily on the right-wing, saw him included in the Northern Ireland squad for an international friendly against Hungary in November 2008. McGinn was thus the first Derry player to earn a call-up to the Northern Ireland squad since Liam Coyle in 1989. He impressed during his second-half appearance despite a disappointing 2-0 defeat.
On 16 December 2008 McGinn sealed a move to Celtic for a fee in the region of £200,000. He joined up with ex-Candystripes teammate Pat McCourt at Parkhead. A match-day regular at Celtic Park through the 2009/10 and first half of 2010/11, McGinn appeared to fall from the firstteam picture due to injury. He joined League One side Brentford on a season-long loan deal for 2011/12 and was released the following summer.
McGinn remained in Scotland, signing for Aberdeen. Dons' manager Craig Brown stated that he saw McGinn as a forward, and his faith was rewarded with a good early-season goal scoring run. That form also transferred to the international stage as he scored his first Northern Ireland goal in a famous 1-1 draw in Portugal. His performances through the 2012/13 season saw him shortlisted for the SPFA Player of the Year award. In 2013/14 he won his first major honour in Scotland as Aberdeen defeated Inverness on penalties in the League Cup Final at Celtic Park.
2016/17 brought Aberdeen runners-up spots in the Scottish League, Cup and League Cup as McGinn was heavily linked with a move away from Pittodrie. He made a surprise move to Korean side, Gwangju, becoming the first Irish footballer to play in the country. His time in South Korea was ultimately frustrating as he struggled to settle with a club who were doomed to relegation from the K League. In December he agreed a three-and-a-half year deal to return to Aberdeen.
Irish FA
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Club |
Season |
Div |
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
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D'n Swifts |
05/06 |
NIR-1 |
1 |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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D'n Swifts |
06/07 |
NIR-1 |
23 |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
|
D'n Swifts |
07/08 |
NIR-1 |
18 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
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Derry City |
2008 |
IRL-1 |
24 |
(9) |
6 |
6 |
(0) |
0 |
2 |
(2) |
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
(0) |
0 |
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Celtic |
08/09 |
SCO-1 |
0 |
(0) |
0 |
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Celtic |
09/10 |
SCO-1 |
6 |
(11) |
2 |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
(4) |
0 |
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|
|
Celtic |
10/11 |
SCO-1 |
6 |
(5) |
2 |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
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Celtic |
11/12 |
SCO-1 |
0 |
(0) |
0 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Bentford |
11/12 |
ENG-3 |
27 |
(10) |
5 |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
01/12 |
SCO-1 |
33 |
(2) |
20 |
3 |
(0) |
1 |
2 |
(0) |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Aberdeen |
13/14 |
SCO-1 |
35 |
(1) |
13 |
3 |
(1) |
1 |
4 |
(0) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
14/15 |
SCO-1 |
34 |
(2) |
5 |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
2 |
(0) |
0 |
6 |
(0) |
2 |
|
|
|
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Aberdeen |
15/16 |
SCO-1 |
33 |
(3) |
10 |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
6 |
(0) |
2 |
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Aberdeen |
16/17 |
SCO-1 |
30 |
(6) |
10 |
4 |
(1) |
2 |
3 |
(1) |
1 |
4 |
(0) |
0 |
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|
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Gwangju |
2017 |
KOR-1 |
4 |
(3) |
0 |
1 |
(0) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
17/18 |
SCO-1 |
10 |
(1) |
2 |
3 |
(2) |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Aberdeen |
18/19 |
SCO-1 |
22 |
(5) |
5 |
3 |
(2) |
3 |
2 |
(1) |
0 |
2 |
(0) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
19/20 |
SCO-1 |
22 |
(6) |
6 |
4 |
(1) |
0 |
1 |
(1) |
0 |
6 |
(0) |
1 |
|
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|
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Aberdeen |
20/21 |
SCO-1 |
12 |
(13) |
0 |
3 |
(0) |
1 |
1 |
(0) |
1 |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
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Aberdeen |
21/22 |
SCO-1 |
1 |
(8) |
0 |
|
|
|
1 |
(0) |
0 |
0 |
(1) |
0 |
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Dundee |
21/22 |
SCO-1 |
8 |
(7) |
1 |
2 |
(0) |
1 |
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Dundee |
22/23 |
SCO-2 |
1 |
(3) |
0 |
|
|
|
4 |
(1) |
2 |
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|
|
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|
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Glentoran |
22/23 |
NIR-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Glentoran |
23/24 |
NIR |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
350 |
(95) |
91 |
36 |
(8) |
10 |
24 |
(7) |
9 |
26 |
(7) |
5 |
8 |
(1) |
0 |
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| (courtesy of Roy Cathcart) |
19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR. sub
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR. sub
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR. sub
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ sub
14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ
14-11-2009 Serbia........ H L 0-1 FR
03-03-2010 Albania....... A L 0-1 FR
08-10-2010 Italy......... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands. A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2010 Morocco....... H D 1-1 FR
09-02-2011 Scotland...... N L 0-3 CNC
24-05-2011 Rep of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC sub
27-05-2011 Wales......... N L 0-2 CNC
10-08-2011 Faroe Island.. H W 4-0 ECQ sub
02-09-2011 Serbia........ H L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Estonia....... A L 1-5 ECQ
11-10-2011 Italy......... A L 0-3 ECQ sub
02-06-2012 Netherlands... A L 0-6 FR. sub
16-10-2012 Portugal...... A D 1-1 WCQ 1 Goal
14-11-2012 Azerbaijan.... H D 1-1 WCQ
06-02-2013 Malta......... A D 0-0 FR
26-03-2013 Israel........ H L 0-2 WCQ
14-08-2013 Russia........ H W 1-0 WCQ
06-09-2013 Portugal...... H L 2-4 WCQ
10-09-2013 Luxembourg.... A L 2-3 WCQ
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan.... A L 0-2 WCQ sub
15-10-2013 Israel........ A D 1-1 WCQ
15-11-2013 Turkey........ A L 0-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus........ A D 0-0 FR
30-05-2014 Uruguay....... A L 0-1 FR
04-06-2014 Chile......... A L 0-2 FR. sub
07-09-2014 Hungary....... A W 2-1 ECQ sub 1 Goal
Still active.
Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland A L 0-3 FR
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
11-12-2007 Belgium A L 1-2 ICT
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
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