Barry Maguire

Barry Maguire (born 27 October 1989) is an Irish-Dutch professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Geylang International.[2]

For the Scottish footballer, see Barry Maguire (footballer, born 1998). For the American singer-songwriter, see Barry McGuire.

Barry Maguire
Maguire at training with Utrecht in the 2007–08 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989
Place of birth Tiel, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2006 Theole
Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Den Bosch 66 (6)
2008–2011 Utrecht 50 (0)
2011–2013 VVV-Venlo 46 (6)
2013–2015 Den Bosch 66 (9)
2015–2017 Sarpsborg 08 3 (1)
2017–2018 TEC 13 (6)
2018 Limerick 25 (4)
2019– Geylang International 21 (5)
National team‡
2005 Republic of Ireland U16[1] 1 (0)
2007 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 Netherlands U19 9 (2)
2008–2009 Netherlands U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:48, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Youth career

Maguire started to play football at amateur club Theole, in his native town of Tiel. Here he was scouted by FC Den Bosch.

Club career

FC Den Bosch

At the age of 16, he joined FC Den Bosch's first squad.[3]

FC Utrecht

Maguire moved on to FC Utrecht in 2008.[3] He scored Utrecht's fourth goal in their 4–0 win over Celtic in their Europa League play-off win in August 2010.[4]

The development of a long-lasting injury to his back which also affected his left calf muscle caused Maguire to miss games and eventually have to move to less challenging leagues, in the hope of regaining his fitness.

Sarpsborg 08 FF

He joined Norwegian team Sarpsborg 08 FF in the summer of 2015.[5]

Limerick

Maguire moved from local club TEC to Limerick in February 2018.[6] During his time at the club, which was struggling to avoid relegation for most of the season, he managed to become the one of the team's highest scorers, with most of his goals coming from late runs into the box. He scored three goals but failed to save his team from relegation.[7]

Geylang International

In January 2019 it was announced that Maguire had joined Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.[8] Maguire won the 2020 Singapore Premier League Goal of the Year award for his stunning outside-foot curler, after brilliantly controlling a cross-field pass in the 2-1 win over the Young Lions in August.[9]

International career

Maguire represented the Republic of Ireland Under-16 and the Netherlands Under-19 teams, since his father is Irish,[3] Maguire can still represent either the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland at senior competitive level.[3]

On 27 January 2009, Barry Maguire was called up to the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad for the first time,[10] but he rejected the invitation the following day.[11] In September 2010 he declared himself eager to represent Ireland.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 January 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 29200000030322 [12]
2007–08 Eerste Divisie 37430000030434 [12]
Total 66630000060756 –
Utrecht 2008–09 Eredivisie 27010000010290 [12]
2009–10 Eredivisie 7000000040110 [12]
2010–11 Eredivisie 160210091–272 [12]
Total 50021009150662 –
VVV-Venlo 2011–12 Eredivisie 23410000040284 [12]
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 22200000010232 [12]
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 10000000–10 [12]
Total 46610000050526 –
Den Bosch 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 32310000020353 [12]
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 346100000–356 [12]
Total 66920000020709 –
Sarpsborg 08 2015 Tippeligaen 31100000–41 [13]
SV TEC 2016–17 Derde Divisie 136000000–136 [12]
Limerick 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 25412100020296 [13]
Geylang International 2019 Singapore Premier League 215600000–275 [13]
2020 Singapore Premier League 00000000–00 [13]
Total 000000000000 –
Career total 29037163109120033641 –
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    References
    1. "Dutch ace Maguire is keen to go Green". Evening Herald. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
    2. Barry Maguire nieuwe aanwinst TEC‚ stadtiel.nl, 10 January 2017
    3. Irish must play green card Irish Independent, 16 July 2008
    4. FC Utrecht 4 - 0 Celtic (agg 4 - 2) BBC Sport, 26 August 2010
    5. Karlsen, Pål Andre (28 July 2015). "Maguire klar for Sarpsborg 08". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 25.
    6. Cuneen, Andrew (25 February 2018). "Limerick FC agree deal with Dutch Youth International". Limerick Leader.
    7. "Dutch-Irishman Barry Maguire joins Singapore Premier League side Geylang International after leaving Limerick". ExtraTime.ie. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
    8. Kinsella, Colm (22 January 2019). "Limerick FC star signs for top Singapore club". Limerick Leader.
    9. hermes (1 November 2019). "Football: Player of the Year award 'surreal', says Faris Ramli". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
    10. "Givens names strong squad for U-21 friendly v Germany". Football Association of Ireland. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
    11. "Maguire wijst Ierland af". De Telegraaf. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
    12. "Barry Maguire » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
    13. Barry Maguire at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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