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{{infobox football biography 2
| playername = Niall McGinn
| image = [[File:1-Niall McGinn.jpg|200px]]
| fullname = Niall McGinn
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| cityofbirth = [[Donaghmore]]
| countryofbirth = [[Northern Ireland]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1987|7|20|df=y}}
| currentclub = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| clubnumber = 14
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| youthyears =
| youthclubs =
| years1 = 2005–2008
| years2 = 2008–2009
| years3 = 2009–
| clubs1 = [[Dungannon Swifts F.C.|Dungannon Swifts]]
| clubs2 = [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]]
| clubs3 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| caps1 = 42
| goals1 = 4
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 6
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalyears2 = 2009
| nationalyears3 = 2008–
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland national under-23 football team|Northern Ireland U23]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland B national football team|Northern Ireland B]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 1
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| nationalcaps3 = 10
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===Celtic===
===Celtic===
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McGinnthe 2010/11 season with a goal against St Johnstone in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. He then eague|2006-07]]
McGinn signed for Celtic on 1 January 2009.<ref name="McGinn seals transfer to Celtic">{{cite news
| title = McGinn seals transfer to Celtic
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7786475.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 16 December 2008
| accessdate = 16 December 2008}}</ref>

On 12 September 2009 McGinn made his first team debut for Celtic against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. Although the game ended in a 1–1 draw, McGinn was awarded the official Man of the Match award.

On 31 October 2009 McGinn scored his first goal for Celtic coming on as a 66th minute substitute in a 3–0 win over Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.
Niall scored his second goal for Celtic against [[Hamilton Academical]] on 26 December 2009 by driving a right footed shot into the top corner. He scored his first goal in the [[Scottish Cup]] and his third of the 2009/10 season to put Celtic 1–0 ahead against [[Greenock Morton]] on 19 January 2010.

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McGinn played and scored his in his first game of the 2010/11 season with a goal against St Johnstone in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. He then scored 2 goals 3 days later, again against St Johnstone in the SPL.

==International career==
McGinn's performances for Derry City lead to him featuring in the [[Northern Ireland national under-23 football team|Northern Ireland under-23 team]].

In November 2008, McGinn received his first call-up to the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] senior squad by manager [[Nigel Worthington]] for the series of international friendlies<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1107/northernireland.html McGinn gains first senior call-up] RTÉ Sport, 7 November 2008; Retrieved 16 November 2008</ref> and he gained his first cap coming on as a substitute against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] on 19 November.<ref>[http://www.irishfa.com/the-ifa/news/4428/northern-ireland-0-2-hungary/ NORTHERN IRELAND 0–2 HUNGARY] Irish FA, 19 November 2008, Retrieved 23 November 2008</ref> He was the first Derry City player to play for the senior Northern Ireland team in 19 years.<ref>Aidan Fitzmaurice [http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/irish/mcginn-aims-to-end-19-years-of-derry-exclusion-1535217.html McGinn aims to end 19 years of Derry exclusion] Herald.ie, 12 November 2008; Retrieved 23 November 2008</ref> Although disappointed in the result, Nigel Worthington is quoted as saying of McGinn:
{{cquote|He was the one bright spark in our side. He did what he is good at – he kept it simple. He ran at players when he had the opportunity and was not afraid.<ref>[http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_4522772,00.html Worthington fumes after defeat]{{deadlink|date=October 2010}} TeamTalk, Retrieved 23 November 2008</ref> }}

McGinn again impressed when called up to the senior squad for the friendly against [[Israel national football team|Israel]] at [[Windsor Park]] on 12 August 2009. The match ended 1–1, and McGinn came on as a second half substitute. Again, his individual perfmormance was praised by manager [[Nigel Worthington]]:
{{cquote|Niall McGinn did terrifically well – he got us up the pitch and used his pace and ability.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8198628.stm NI winger impresses Worthington] BBC Sport, 12 August 2009; Retrieved 14 August 2009</ref> }}

==Awards==
McGinn's fine season with Derry City in 2008 was publicly recognised when he won the 2008 [[PFAI]] [[PFAI Young Player of the Year|Young Player of the Year]] award.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/1117/faheyk.html Fahey named PFAI Player of the Year] RTÉ Sport, 17 November 2008, Retrieved 23 November 2008</ref>

In January 2010 McGinn was awarded the ''George Best Breakthrough Award'' for 2009 in recognition of his impressive performances for club and country.<ref>[http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_280110093705.aspx McGinn nets top football award] Celtic FC, 29 January 2010</ref>

==Career statistics==

{{updated|20 November 2010}}

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Dungannon Swifts F.C.|'''Dungannon Swifts''']]
|[[Irish Premier League|2005-06]]
||1||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||1||0
|-
|[[Irish Premier League|2006-07]]
||23||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||23||0
||23||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||23||0
|-
|-

Revision as of 10:21, 17 December 2010

{{| nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 20 November 2010 | ntupdate = 17 November 2010 }} Niall McGinn (born 20 July 1987 in Donaghmore) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Celtic as a winger.

Club career

Derry City

McGinn was signed by Derry City manager Stephen Kenny in January 2008 for an undisclosed fee from Dungannon Swifts in the Carnegie Premier League, who in turn signed him from Donaghmore Celtic, who moulded this young man into the player he is today, although no recognition was ever given.[1] His decision to sign a professional football contract meant that McGinn retired from playing Gaelic football for Donaghmore and Tyrone U-21s.[1] A very promising young talent, McGinn mainly plays on the left or right side of midfield but he can also be employed as a secondary striker.

During 2008 he attracted interest from Chelsea, Celtic and Championship sides Ipswich Town and Swansea City.[2]

Celtic

McGinnthe 2010/11 season with a goal against St Johnstone in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. He then eague|2006-07]] ||23||0||-||-||-||-||-||-||23||0 |- |2007-08 ||18||4||-||-||-||-||-||-||18||4 |- ! colspan="1" | Total !42!!4!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!-!!42!!4 |- |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Derry City |2008 ||31||6||13||4||-||-||-||-||44||10 |- ! colspan="1" | Total !31!!6!!13!!4!!-!!-!!-!!-!!44!!10 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Celtic |2009–10 ||14||2||1||1||0||0||5||0||20||3 |- |2010–11 ||5||2||0||0||1||1||0||0||6||3 |- ! colspan="1" | Total !19!!4!!1!!1!!1!!1!!5!!0!!26!!6 |- ! colspan="2" | Career Totals !92||14||14||5||1||1||5||0||112||20 |}

References

  1. ^ a b PLAYER PROFILES – Niall McGinn Derry City FC, Retrieved 16 November 2008
  2. ^ Chelsea scouting City's McGinn Derry Journal Online, 14 October 2008, Retrieved 23 November 2008

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