Barry Maguire (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barry Paul Maguire[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Motherwell | 59 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hamilton Academical | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 24 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Barry Paul Maguire (born 27 April 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical. 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. He broke into the Motherwell first team over the next few seasons, before going on loan in the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at Dundee, with whom he would win the Scottish Championship. Maguire also spent time on loan with English side Kidderminster Harriers.
Club career
[edit]Motherwell
[edit]On 7 April 2018, Maguire debuted for Motherwell, playing 73 minutes in a 0–0 draw away to St Johnstone.[2]
On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with the Steelmen until the end of the 2018–19 season.[3]
On 5 January 2022, Maguire signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024.[4]
Queen of the South (loan)
[edit]On 1 January 2019, Maguire signed a loan deal with Dumfries club Queen of the South until 31 May 2019.[5] 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.[6]
Dundee (loan)
[edit]On 26 January 2023, Maguire joined Scottish Championship club Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[7] He would make his debut and first start two days later in a 3–0 victory over league leaders Queen's Park.[8] Maguire would start the majority of games for Dundee after coming in and would help the Dark Blues clinch the Scottish Championship title at the end of the season.[9]
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
[edit]On 18 August 2023, Maguire joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan until January 2024.[10][11] Maguire returned to his parent club at the end of the loan deal.[12]
In May 2024, Motherwell confirmed that Maguire would depart the club upon the expiry of his contract.[13]
Hamilton Academical
[edit]On 12 June 2024, Maguire joined Motherwell's local rivals and Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal.[14] Maguire made his competitive debut for Accies on 16 July in a Scottish League Cup group stage game against Stirling Albion.[15]
International career
[edit]In March 2019, Maguire debuted for the Scotland under-21 team against Mexico under-22s.[16] He scored his first goal at under-21 level on 25 March 2019, against Sweden.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 December 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Motherwell U20 | 2016–17 | SPFL Reserve League | – | – | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | – | – | – | – | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Dundee (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 109 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 150 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
Honours
[edit]Dundee
References
[edit]- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BARRY MAGUIRE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Premiership Defender Joins". Queen of the South F.C. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Mann, Charlie (16 February 2019). "Queen of the South 0–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Barry signs". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Dundee v Queen's Park". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "BARRY MAGUIRE JOINS KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS ON LOAN". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Barry Maguire lands at Harriers". harriers.co.uk. Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Barry Maguire returns to Motherwell from Kidderminster Harriers loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Club, Motherwell Football; Gibson, Scott (24 May 2024). "2023/24 end of season squad update". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "BARRY MAGUIRE BECOMES OUR SECOND SUMMER SIGNING - Hamilton Accies". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical vs Stirling Albion: League Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Barry Maguire at Soccerbase
- Barry Maguire at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Footballers from Bellshill
- Queen of the South F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen