#7Midfielders

John McGinn

ScotlandAge31Central Midfield

Market Value€13.00m

Aston Villa· Premier League

Played

Goals

Assists

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23g

90min blocks

FIFA AttributesEA FC

Aston Villa

81Overall

81Potential

-Value

-Wage

Pace69

Shooting77

Passing78

Dribbling80

Defending77

Physical83

Height178cmWeight68kgPreferred FootLeftWeak Foot★★★☆☆Skill Moves★★☆☆☆

Pace

Acceleration69

Sprint Speed69

Shooting

Positioning-

Finishing76

Shot Power84

Long Shots77

Volleys75

Penalties55

Passing

Vision79

Crossing76

FK Accuracy61

Short Passing81

Long Passing80

Curve76

Dribbling

Agility77

Balance85

Reactions81

Ball Control80

Dribbling81

Composure77

Defending

Interceptions79

Heading Accuracy57

Def Awareness79

Stand Tackle82

Slide Tackle75

Physical

Jumping74

Stamina92

Strength79

Aggression86

Goalkeeper

Diving9

Handling13

Kicking12

GK Positioning10

Reflexes12

Position

Midfield - Central Midfield

Main Position

Central Midfield

Date of Birth

1994-10-18(31)

Height

1,78

Preferred Foot

left

Place of Birth

Glasgow

Citizenship

Scotland

Contract & Agent

Joined

2018-08-08

Contract Until

2028-06-30

Last Extension

2025-11-05

Agent

EAA ✓

Market Value

€13.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-03

International

Scotland

Honours

Europa League winnerScottish cup winnerScottish league cup winnerScottish Second League Champion

Career Achievements

McGinn has won the Europa League with Aston Villa, as well as the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup with Hibernian. He also won the Scottish Second League Championship with St Mirren early in his career.

Biography

John McGinn is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Aston Villa in the Premier League. Born in Glasgow, he began his career at St Mirren before moving to Hibernian, where he helped the club win the Scottish Cup in 2016. He later joined Aston Villa in 2018 and has since become a key player for both club and country.

Playing Style

McGinn is known for his high energy, box-to-box style, combining strong physical presence with excellent ball-carrying ability. He is a tenacious tackler and has a knack for arriving late in the box to score crucial goals, though his passing can sometimes be inconsistent. His leadership and work rate make him a vital cog in midfield, often driving his team forward with relentless pressing and determination.

Market Value History

Season Stats (Premier League)

All seasons (83)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	Premier League	30	5	5	5	0	2158
25/26	International Friendlies	3	0	0	0	0	128
25/26	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	65
25/26	UEFA Europa League	12	5	2	3	0	716
25/26	EFL Cup	1	0	1	0	0	90
24/25	UEFA Nations League A	4	2	0	1	0	293
24/25	Premier League	34	1	4	7	0	2231
24/25	International Friendlies	2	0	0	1	0	149
24/25	FA Cup	4	0	0	0	0	257
24/25	UEFA Champions League	10	3	2	1	0	739
24/25	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	79
23/24	UEFA Conference League	12	3	3	2	0	892
23/24	Premier League	35	6	5	9	1	3010
23/24	International Friendlies	6	0	1	1	0	426
23/24	FA Cup	3	0	0	0	0	232
23/24	UEFA Conference League Qualifying	2	0	0	0	0	135
23/24	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	45
22/23	UEFA Nations League B	6	2	2	0	0	483
22/23	Premier League	34	1	3	7	0	2698
22/23	International Friendlies	1	1	0	0	0	90
22/23	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
22/23	European Qualifiers	8	3	2	1	0	696
22/23	EFL Cup	2	0	0	0	0	180
21/22	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	1	0	0	1	0	90
21/22	Premier League	35	3	4	8	0	3093
21/22	International Friendlies	2	1	1	0	0	180
21/22	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
21/22	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	6	0	1	1	0	540
2025	UEFA Nations League Play-off	2	0	0	0	0	180
2024	UEFA Euro	3	0	0	1	0	233
2021	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	9	4	1	1	0	769
2021	UEFA Euro	3	0	0	1	0	270
2016	Scottish Premiership Play-offs	4	0	0	1	0	360
20/21	UEFA Nations League B	6	0	0	1	0	418
20/21	Premier League	37	3	6	12	0	3330
20/21	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	90
20/21	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	European Qualifiers Play-offs	2	0	0	1	0	203
19/20	Premier League	28	3	3	3	0	2317
19/20	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
19/20	EFL Cup	2	0	0	1	0	75
18/19	UEFA Nations League C	2	0	1	0	0	180
18/19	Scottish Premiership	1	0	1	0	0	80
18/19	Championship Play-Offs	3	1	0	0	0	300
18/19	Championship	40	6	10	14	0	3464
18/19	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	140
18/19	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
18/19	European Qualifiers	8	7	2	1	0	554
18/19	UEFA Europa League Qualifying	3	2	1	1	0	270
18/19	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	Scottish FA Cup	1	0	0	1	0	90
17/18	Scottish Premiership Top Six Split	5	0	2	3	0	450
17/18	Scottish League Cup	7	1	2	2	0	610
17/18	Scottish Premiership	30	5	4	12	0	2688
17/18	International Friendlies	5	0	0	2	0	286
16/17	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	2	0	0	0	0	19
16/17	Scottish Challenge Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Scottish FA Cup	5	1	1	1	0	424
16/17	Scottish League Cup	1	0	0	1	0	90
16/17	Scottish Championship	29	4	9	4	0	2423
16/17	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	14
16/17	UEFA Europa League Qualifying	2	0	0	0	0	210
15/16	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	4	0	1	1	0	360
15/16	Scottish FA Cup	7	0	0	0	0	660
15/16	Scottish League Cup	5	1	1	1	0	428
15/16	Scottish Championship	36	3	8	3	1	2962
15/16	International Friendlies	1	0	0	1	0	90
14/15	Scottish FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0	151
14/15	Scottish League Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
14/15	Scottish Premiership	30	0	1	5	0	2650
14/15	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	76
13/14	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	3	0	1	0	0	268
13/14	Scottish FA Cup	2	0	0	2	0	167
13/14	Scottish League Cup	1	0	0	0	0	120
13/14	Scottish Premiership	35	3	4	7	0	2662
13/14	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	32
12/13	UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers	2	0	1	0	0	160
12/13	Scottish FA Cup	3	0	1	0	0	212
12/13	Scottish League Cup	2	0	0	0	0	157
12/13	Scottish Premiership	22	1	1	1	0	1389
12/13	International Friendlies	0	0	0	0	0	0

National Team Matches (105)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-06-06	Scotland	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2026-05-30	Curaçao	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Scotland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	20	0	0	0
2026-03-28	Japan	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	63	0	0	0
2025-11-18	Denmark	🏠	4:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-11-15	Scotland	✈	3:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1	1
2025-10-12	Belarus	🏠	2:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-10-09	Greece	🏠	3:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-09-08	Scotland	-	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-09-05	Scotland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-06-09	Scotland	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	59	0	0	0
2025-06-06	Iceland	🏠	1:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2025-03-23	Greece	🏠	0:3	UEFA Nations League Play-off	90	0	0	0
2025-03-20	Scotland	✈	0:1	UEFA Nations League Play-off	90	0	0	0
2024-11-18	Scotland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	0	1
2024-11-15	Croatia	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	23	1	0	0
2024-10-15	Portugal	🏠	0:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-10-12	Scotland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-09-08	Scotland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-09-05	Poland	🏠	2:3	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-06-23	Scotland	✈	1:0	UEFA Euro	76	0	0	0
2024-06-19	Scotland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	1
2024-06-14	Scotland	✈	5:1	UEFA Euro	67	0	0	0
2024-06-07	Finland	🏠	2:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2024-06-03	Scotland	✈	0:2	International Friendlies	90	0	1	0
2024-03-26	Northern Ireland	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	78	0	0	0
2024-03-22	Scotland	✈	4:0	International Friendlies	85	0	0	1
2023-11-19	Norway	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	79	1	1	0
2023-11-16	Scotland	✈	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-10-17	Scotland	✈	4:1	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0
2023-10-12	Scotland	✈	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-09-12	England	🏠	1:3	International Friendlies	82	0	0	0
2023-09-08	Scotland	✈	0:3	European Qualifiers	84	1	1	0
2023-06-20	Georgia	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-06-17	Scotland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-03-28	Spain	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	83	0	0	0
2023-03-25	Cyprus	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	1	0	0
2022-11-16	Scotland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	1	0	0
2022-09-27	Scotland	✈	0:0	UEFA Nations League B	90	0	0	0
2022-09-24	Republic of Ireland	🏠	2:1	UEFA Nations League B	90	0	0	0
2022-09-21	Ukraine	🏠	3:0	UEFA Nations League B	90	1	0	0
2022-06-14	Scotland	✈	1:4	UEFA Nations League B	64	1	1	0
2022-06-11	Scotland	✈	3:0	UEFA Nations League B	59	0	0	0
2022-06-08	Armenia	🏠	2:0	UEFA Nations League B	90	0	1	0
2022-06-01	Ukraine	🏠	1:3	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	1
2022-03-29	Scotland	✈	2:2	International Friendlies	90	1	0	0
2022-03-24	Poland	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	1	0
2021-11-15	Denmark	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Scotland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1	0
2021-10-12	Scotland	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-10-09	Israel	🏠	3:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	1
2021-09-07	Scotland	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-09-04	Moldova	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	65	0	0	0
2021-09-01	Scotland	✈	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-06-22	Croatia	🏠	1:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-18	Scotland	✈	0:0	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	1
2021-06-14	Czechia	🏠	0:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-06	Scotland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-06-02	Scotland	✈	2:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-03-31	Faroe Islands	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	2	0	0
2021-03-28	Scotland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	74	0	0	0
2021-03-25	Austria	🏠	2:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2020-11-18	Scotland	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League B	62	0	0	0
2020-11-15	Scotland	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League B	90	0	0	1
2020-11-12	Scotland	✈	5:6	European Qualifiers Play-offs	83	0	0	0
2020-10-14	Czechia	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League B	79	0	0	0
2020-10-11	Slovakia	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League B	89	0	0	0
2020-10-08	Israel	🏠	5:3	European Qualifiers Play-offs	120	0	0	1
2020-09-07	Scotland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League B	19	0	0	0
2020-09-04	Israel	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League B	79	0	0	0
2019-11-19	Kazakhstan	🏠	3:1	European Qualifiers	90	2	0	0
2019-11-16	Scotland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	1	1	1
2019-10-13	San Marino	🏠	6:0	European Qualifiers	70	3	0	0
2019-10-10	Scotland	✈	4:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-09-09	Belgium	🏠	0:4	European Qualifiers	3	0	0	0
2019-09-06	Russia	🏠	1:2	European Qualifiers	62	1	0	0
2019-06-11	Scotland	✈	3:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2019-06-08	Cyprus	🏠	2:1	European Qualifiers	79	0	1	0
2019-03-24	Scotland	✈	0:2	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2019-03-21	Scotland	✈	3:0	European Qualifiers	70	0	0	0
2018-11-20	Israel	🏠	3:2	UEFA Nations League C	-	0	0	0
2018-11-17	Scotland	✈	0:4	UEFA Nations League C	-	0	0	0
2018-10-14	Portugal	🏠	1:3	International Friendlies	67	0	0	0
2018-10-11	Scotland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League C	90	0	0	0
2018-09-10	Albania	🏠	2:0	UEFA Nations League C	90	0	1	0
2018-09-07	Belgium	🏠	0:4	International Friendlies	73	0	0	0
2018-06-03	Scotland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	35	0	0	0
2018-05-30	Scotland	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	63	0	0	0
2018-03-27	Scotland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2018-03-23	Costa Rica	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	8	0	0	0
2017-11-09	Netherlands	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2017-10-08	Scotland	✈	2:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-10-05	Slovakia	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-09-04	Malta	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-09-01	Scotland	✈	0:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	5	0	0	0
2017-06-10	England	🏠	2:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-03-26	Slovenia	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-03-22	Canada	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	14	0	0	0
2016-11-11	Scotland	✈	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-10-11	Scotland	✈	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	14	0	0	0
2016-10-08	Lithuania	🏠	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-09-04	Scotland	✈	1:5	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-06-04	Scotland	✈	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2016-05-29	Scotland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2016-03-29	Denmark	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1