Sean Maguire (footballer)

Sean Maguire
Personal information
Full name Sean Patrick Maguire[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994[2]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cork City
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2012 Waterford United 34 (14)
2013–2015 West Ham United 0 (0)
2014 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 18 (1)
2014–2015 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 33 (7)
2015 Dundalk 6 (0)
2015– Cork City 4 (4)
National team‡
2012 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015– Republic of Ireland U21 8 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:11, 23 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Sean Patrick Maguire (born 1 May 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland club Cork City

Club career

Waterford United

Maguire started his career at Waterford United, making his debut in July 2011 against Mervue United.[3] During his career at Waterford he scored 14 goals in 32 games.[4] Waterford's chairman, John O'Sullivan said of Maguire, "I'm a great fan of Lionel Messi at Barcelona. When I look at Seanie, he really reminds me of him."[5] Maguire finished as top scorer in 2012 in the League of Ireland First Division.[6]

West Ham United

In January 2013 he signed for West Ham United on a two and a half year contract.[5][6] In January 2014 he was an unused substitute in West Ham's 5–0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest.[7] He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2014-15 season.[8]

Sligo Rovers

In February 2014 he signed on loan for Sligo Rovers. Maguire made his debut for Sligo on 24 February in a 4–1 away win in the Setanta Cup against Crusaders.[9] His only goal for the club came on 27 July in a 2–0 home win against Limerick[10] The loan period which lasted until August 2014 and included two Europa League qualifying games against Rosenborg.[11][12][13]

Accrington Stanley

In September 2014, he joined Accrington Stanley on loan,[14] making his football league debut against Northampton Town on 20 September, scoring his first goal and Accrington's fifth in a 5–4 victory.[15][16] In December 2014, Maguire returned to West Ham at the end of the loan. He had scored four goals in 13 games.[17] On 24 December, although his return to West Ham had been announced, Accrington extended his loan until 18 January 2015.[18]

Cork City

On 9 December 2015, he signed for Cork City from Dundalk.[19] On 27 February Maguire scored in his first competitive game for City, in the 2016 President's Cup final against former club Dundalk.[20] A week later, Maguire scored twice in a 2-0 win over Bohemians on his league debut for Cork.[21]

International career

On 25 March 2015, Maguire was called up for Ireland's under-21 team for a match against Andorra under-21 team in Wexford on 26 March 2015.[22] Ireland won the game, 1–0 with Maguire making his debut as a substitute.[23]

Honours

Club

Dundalk
Sligo Rovers
Cork City

References

  1. ↑ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2014. (registration required (help)).
  2. 1 2 "Sean Maguire". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mervue Mar 2013: Parting Sorrow — Waterford United". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sean Maguire — Football Stats — West Ham — Age 20 – Soccer Base". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 Frank Keogh. "BBC Sport — West Ham sign Irish striker Sean Maguire from Waterford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "West Ham snap up Irish youngster Sean Maguire from Waterford — Football News — ESPN.co.uk". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Mandeep Sanghera. "BBC Sport — Nottingham Forest 5–0 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hammers confirm retained list". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Crusaders vs. Sligo Rovers – 24 February 2014 – Soccerway". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sligo Rovers vs. Limerick – 27 July 2014 – Soccerway". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Republic of Ireland — S. Maguire — Profile with news, career statistics and history — Soccerway". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sligo sign West Ham youngster Maguire". RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Maguire joins on loan from West Ham". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sean Maguire Joins on Loan". Accrington Stanley FC. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Three changes for Stanley". Accrington Stanley FC. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "BBC Sport — Northampton Town 4–5 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hitman Sean Maguire keen on Accrington Stanley return". Lancashire Telegraph. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Striker Sean Maguire extends Accrington Stanley loan stay". www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Sean Maguire signs for City". www.corkcityfc.ie. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sean Maguire makes his point as Cork City send early title warning". The Irish Times. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  21. ↑ "The former Dundalk striker was the difference between the two teams as he helped the Leesiders get off to a winning start at home". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  22. ↑ "Call-up for Maguire". Accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ireland Under-21s edge out Andorra". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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