PLAYER PROFILE · SHEFFIELD UTD · DEFENDER
ONE BOOKING FROM A BAN
On 4 yellow cards. A 5th booking in the Championship triggers a one-match suspension.
McGuinness Sheffield
In and out of the side, starting 27 of 54 games last season.
DefenderRepublic of Ireland · #25 · Age 25FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
0.04 / 90
ASSISTS
1
0.04 / 90
AVG RATING
6.87
avg
APPS
33
27 starts
MINUTES
2,372
72 / game
SHOTS
23
0.7 / game
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  Luton Sheffield Utd | 33 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2,372 | 6.87 |
| 2024/25 |  Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 7.70 |
| 2023/24 | Cardiff | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2,614 | 6.90 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 106 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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SwaS
BriS
HulS
WatS
BlaS
PreS
DerStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
80 days ago
Started vs Derby
NEXT MATCH · IN 25 DAYS
vs Birmingham
Sat 17:30 · CHA
OVERVIEW
McGuinness plays as a defender for Sheffield Utd. McGuinness wears the number 25 shirt for Sheffield Utd.
Last season McGuinness played 33 times across Luton and Sheffield Utd, starting 27 of them, with 6 substitute appearances, averaging 72 minutes a match across all competitions. He scored 1 goal and made 1 assist in that time. Recently he has started every one of the last 5 Sheffield Utd matches. McGuinness is one booking away from a suspension. Sheffield Utd's next match is against Birmingham in the CHA on Sat 15 Aug, 17:30.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2025/26
Championship
46% 21/46
League One
67% 4/6
FA Cup
100% 1/1
League Cup
100% 1/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
AUG 2024 · PERMANENT
Cardiff → Luton
11.7M
JAN 2023 · PERMANENT
Sheffield Wednesday → Cardiff
N/A
NEXT UP · vs BIRMINGHAM · IN 25 DAYS
Will McGuinness start against Birmingham?
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