Mark McGuinness

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.

Mark McGuinness
Personal information
Full name Mark James McGuinness[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 24 (1)
2021– Cardiff City 66 (5)
2022–2023 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 17 (1)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (2)
2020– Republic of Ireland U21 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Slough, McGuinness joined Arsenal at the age of 10.[3] After featuring regularly for Arsenal's under-18s side during the 2018–19 season, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019.[4][5] He broke into Arsenal's under-23 squad during the 2019–20 season, although he missed much of the season through injury.[5] He featured for the Arsenal first-team for the first time during pre-season for the 2020–21 season, including scoring a header in a 4–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in a friendly on 25 August.[6]

McGuinness signed on a season long loan for Ipswich Town in September 2020.[3] He made his senior debut on 27 October 2020, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Gillingham.[7] He scored his first senior career goal in a 1–0 away win over Burton Albion on 16 January 2021.[8] McGuinness made 25 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring once.[7]

He signed for Cardiff City on 21 June 2021, on a three-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal for Cardiff in a 2–1 win against Preston North End on 20 November 2021.[10]

On 18 August 2022, McGuinness joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan.[11][12] Two days later he made his debut, starting against Bolton Wanderers.[13] 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.[14] Another three clean sheets from a possible five in December saw him get back-to-back player of the month awards at the club.[15] He was recalled back to Cardiff City on 19 January 2023 having played 23 times.[16]

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.[17]

International career

McGuinness is a Republic of Ireland youth international,[3] qualifying through his Derry-born father (who grew up in Limavady)[18] and playing for them at under-19 level.[2] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland under-19 side in March 2019 in a 5–0 win over Romania U19.[19]

He received his first call-up to 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.[20] He made his debut for the under-21s in a 2–1 win over Luxembourg on 18 November.[21] McGuinness scored his first goal for the U21's on 12 October 2021 in a 2–1 loss to Montenegro in Podgorica.[22]

Personal life

Mark's father, John McGuinness and brother Tom have represented England in bowls.[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2019–20[24] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[7] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000002020
Arsenal 2020–21[7] Premier League 0000000000
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[7] League One 241100000251
Cardiff City 2021–22[25] Championship 343100000353
2022–23[26] Championship 190000000190
Total 533100000543
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2022–23[26] League One 17130202[lower-alpha 1]0241
Career total 9455020401055
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy.

References
  1. Mark McGuinness at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Republic of Ireland – M. McGuinness – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "Ipswich sign Arsenal's McGuinness". BBC Sport. 22 September 2020.
  4. "Mark McGuinness signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "Mark McGuinness signs professional terms with Arsenal". Daily Cannon. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "A guide to Mark McGuinness as he leaves Arsenal for Ipswich on loan". Daily Cannon. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. "Burton Albion 0 – 1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. "Cardiff sign Arsenal defender McGuinness". BBC Sport.
  10. "Preston 1–2 Cardiff". BBC. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. "Mark McGuinness joins Owls on loan". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 18 August 2022.
  12. "McGuinness joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Report: Bolton 0–2 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 20 August 2022.
  14. "McGuinness voted Owls Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  15. "McGuinness on top in fans' vote!". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  16. "Owls confirm McGuinness departure". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  17. "Mark McGuinness signs a new four-year deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  18. "Limavady link to Arsenal's midweek win over MK Dons". Derry Now. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  19. "Mark McGuinness makes u19 debut for Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  20. "Ireland U21: 24-man squad named for November double-header". www.fai.ie. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  21. "McGuinness Wins First Irish U21s Cap". TWTD. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  22. "REPORT | Montenegro U21 2–1 Ireland U21 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  23. "PotM, role models, family, music, Guinness! – An in-depth chat with Mark McGuinness". www.youtube.com.
  24. "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  25. "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  26. "Games played by Mark McGuinness in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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