Barry Maguire (born 27 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Motherwell. Maguire is a product of the Motherwell Academy and spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Queen of the South.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Maguire | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Motherwell | 38 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Scotland U21 | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 14 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Motherwell
On 7 April 2018, Maguire debuted for Motherwell, playing 73 minutes in a 0–0 draw away to St Johnstone.[1]
On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with the Steelmen until the end of the 2018–19 season.[2]
Queen of the South
On 1 January 2019, Maguire signed a loan deal with Dumfries club Queen of the South until 31 May 2019.[3] On 16 February 2019, Maguire was sent-off after conceding a penalty in the 40th minute of a league match versus Dundee United at Palmerston. The Doonhamers lost the match 1–0 as Nicky Clark subsequently converted the spot-kick.[4]
International career
In March 2019, Maguire debuted for the Scotland under-21 team against Mexico under-22s.[5] He scored his first goal at under-21 level on 25 March 2019, against Sweden.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 14 August 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- ^ "St Johnstone 0-0 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Barry Maguire signs new deal". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Premiership Defender Joins". Queen of the South F.C. 1 January 2019.
- ^ Mann, Charlie (16 February 2019). "Queen of the South 0–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21s narrowly defeated by Sweden". Scottish Football Association. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "B.Maguire". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
- Barry Maguire at Soccerbase
- Barry Maguire at Soccerway
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