John McGinn, born on 18 October 1994 (age 31), is a Scotland midfielder whose senior career has been shaped most clearly by Aston Villa. He wears the number 7 shirt and has become a long-term Premier League presence rather than a passing Scottish export.
His earlier career in Scotland gave him the platform, but Villa is where the bulk of the work has been done. Across nine seasons with the club, McGinn has made 273 league appearances and scored 28 league goals. His most productive league campaign came in 2018–19, when he scored six times in 40 appearances.
He remains central to Villa’s side in 2025–26. This season he has made 30 Premier League appearances, scoring five goals, and has also played once in the FA Cup and 12 times in the Europa League, adding five more goals there. In all competitions for Villa, he has 43 appearances and 10 goals this season.
McGinn has also continued to feature for Scotland, with one World Cup appearance, one goal, and six European World Cup qualifying appearances this season. His current market value is around £13m, according to Transfermarkt.
By this stage, his career is not hard to place: Scottish beginnings, a sustained spell at Aston Villa, and continuing international relevance. He is still playing regularly at a level where sentiment does not buy many minutes.
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