John McGinn, born on 18 October 1994 in Scotland, is a midfielder who primarily plays for Aston Villa. Standing at 5ft 10in (1.78m) and weighing 11st (70kg), he sports the number 7 jersey and has appeared for the Scotland national team.
The Scottish international exudes a current market value that borders approximately £13.5m, as stated on Transfermarkt.
McGinn started his professional journey with St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership as a trainee in July 2010. He made his first strides onto the pitch in the season of 2012 - 2013, flaunting one goal in 22 appearances. The following football year, McGinn was seen in action 35 times, netting three times in the process. The 2014 - 2015 season witnessed McGinn in 30 league matches.
In July 2015, the lad transferred to Hibernian in the same league for a transfer fee of about £170k. McGinn began his Hibernian journey with three goals in 36 appearances in the 2015 - 2016 season. He went on to feature in 29 matches, scoring four goals in the 2016 - 2017 season and paraded his skills in 35 matches, scoring five times in the 2017 - 2018 season. The 2018 - 2019 season marked the end of his Hibernian career with a singular appearance.
McGinn then switched leagues, moving to Aston Villa in the English Premier League in August 2018 for a fee of around £2.8m. He decorated the 2018 - 2019 season with six goals in 40 appearances, netted three times in 28 appearances in the subsequent season, and scored three goals in 37 appearances in the 2020 - 2021 season. The 2021 - 2022 season witnessed him score three goals in 35 appearances, the 2022 - 2023 season exhibited a single goal in 34 appearances. He enhanced the 2023 - 2024 season with six goals in 35 appearances and the 2024 - 2025 season saw him score once in 34 appearances. Currently, in the 2025 - 2026 season, he has graced the pitch 15 times, scoring one goal.
McGinn has also shown his mettle in various championships; FA Cup 2024 - 2025 for Aston Villa with three starts and one substitute appearance, League Cup 2025 - 2026 for Aston Villa with one start, World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026 for Scotland with six starts, Euro 2024 for Scotland with three starts, Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024 for Scotland, scoring three times in eight starts, Nations League 2024 - 2025 for Scotland, hitting the net twice in five starts and one substitute appearance, Conference League 2023 - 2024 for Aston Villa, contributing three goals in ten starts and two substitute appearances, and Europa League 2025 - 2026 for Aston Villa with two goals in two starts and two substitute appearances.
