| Edward McGinty | |
| Fullname: | Edward Joseph McGinty[1] |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Motherwell, Scotland |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Sligo Rovers (on loan from Oxford United) |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | Celtic |
| Youthclubs2: | Hibernian |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sligo Rovers |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Sligo Rovers |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Oxford United |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Sligo Rovers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:46, 28 May 2023 (UTC) |
Edward Joseph McGinty (born 5 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sligo Rovers, on loan from club Oxford United. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
Born in Motherwell, McGinty played youth football in his native Scotland for Celtic and Hibernian before joining Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2016.[3] [4]
He moved to English club Oxford United in July 2022 on a three-year contract.[5] 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.[6] [7] He made his Football League debut in a 3–0 defeat on 26 December 2022 against Ipswich Town. On 24 January 2024 he was loaned back to Sligo Rovers.[8]
Born in Scotland, McGinty was a Republic of Ireland youth international.[9] 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.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | 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 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 97 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 0 | |||
| Oxford United | 2022–23 | League One | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 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 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Career Total | 117 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 0 | |||