Barry Maguire (footballer, born 1998)

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.

Barry Maguire
Personal information
Full name Barry Maguire
Date of birth (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2017 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Motherwell 26 (0)
2018–2019 → Queen of the South (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2019– Scotland U21 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:03, 7 February 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 7 February 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18 3000000030
2018–19 2000004[lower-alpha 1]060
2019–20 7000200090
2020–21 14000002[lower-alpha 2]0160
Total 260002080360
Queen of the South (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 15130002[lower-alpha 3]0201
Career total 4113020100561
  1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "St Johnstone 0-0 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Premiership Defender Joins". Queen of the South F.C. 1 January 2019.
  4. Mann, Charlie (16 February 2019). "Queen of the South 0–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport.
  5. "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.
  6. "Scotland Under-21s narrowly defeated by Sweden". Scottish Football Association. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. "B.Maguire". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2018.


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