Harry Maguire

Jacob Harry Maguire (born 5 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Manchester United, whom he captains, and the England national team.

For the Irish sailor, see Harry Maguire (sailor).

Harry Maguire
Maguire playing for England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jacob Harry Maguire[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2011 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sheffield United 134 (9)
2014–2017 Hull City 54 (2)
2015 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2019 Leicester City 69 (5)
2019– Manchester United 38 (1)
National team‡
2012 England U21 1 (0)
2017– England 26 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

Born in Sheffield, he came through the youth system at Sheffield United before graduating to the first team in 2011. He totalled 166 professional games for the Blades and was their Player of the Year three consecutive times, also featuring in the PFA Team of the Year for League One as many times. In 2014, he transferred to Hull City for £2.5 million, who loaned him to Wigan Athletic in 2015. He joined Leicester City in 2017 for an initial fee of £12 million. Two years later, he moved to Manchester United for a fee believed to be £80 million, a world-record amount for a defender.

Maguire played one match for England under-21 in 2012. In October 2017, he made his senior debut, and he was chosen for the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.

Early and personal life

Maguire was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire[5] and was raised in the nearby village of Mosborough.[6] His brothers, Joe and Laurence, are also footballers.[7] He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary School in Spinkhill[8] and St Mary's Roman Catholic High School in Chesterfield.[9] He is engaged to Fern Hawkins.[10] On 3 April 2019, Maguire revealed on his Instagram page that Hawkins had given birth to their first child, a daughter named Lillie Saint Maguire.[11]

Club career

Sheffield United
Maguire playing for Sheffield United in 2011

After coming through the youth system at Sheffield United, and with the team struggling against relegation, Maguire was promoted to the first-team squad, making his debut after coming on as a half-time substitute and winning the man of the match award in a home match against Cardiff City in April 2011.[12] He made four further appearances that season but could not prevent the club from being relegated to League One.[13][14]

Having cemented his place in the first team Maguire scored his first goal for the Blades in a 2–0 win at Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2011–12 League One season.[15] Having been ever present from the start of the season Maguire was handed an extended deal in October to keep him at Bramall Lane until 2015.[16] He continued in great form as the Blades pushed for promotion from League One and was rewarded at the end of the season when he was named as both "Player of the Year" and "Young Player of the Year" by the club.[17] The BBC's Match of the Day magazine selected Maguire in its League One Team of The Year for 2011–12.[17]

Maguire went into the following season as first choice in the centre of defence and his good form continued as he scored a brace in a Football League Trophy tie in a 4–1 victory over Notts County at Meadow Lane on 17 October 2012.[18] By the end of February 2013 Maguire had made his 100th start for the Blades in a 0–0 draw against Leyton Orient at Bramall Lane at the age of just 19.[19]

On 21 June 2014, it was revealed that United had offered Maguire an improved contract amid interest from Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers in signing Maguire with United already rejecting a £1 million and an improved £1.5 million bid from Wolves.[20]

Hull City
Maguire following Hull City's victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the 2016 Championship play-off Final

On 29 July 2014, Maguire joined Hull City in a deal worth £2.5 million, signing a three-year contract.[21] He made his debut for the Tigers on 21 August in the UEFA Europa League play-off round first leg away to Lokeren of Belgium, a 1–0 defeat.[22] He did not make his Premier League debut until 20 December, when he replaced the injured Curtis Davies for the final 13 minutes of a home loss by the same score against Swansea City.[23]

After making only six appearances across all competitions at Hull, Maguire joined Wigan Athletic of the Championship on a one-month loan deal on 10 February 2015.[24] A week later, he debuted in a 1–0 win at Reading.[25] On 28 February, he scored a header from Jermaine Pennant's cross in a 3–1 win away to Blackpool.[26] Having played as many games in his month-long loan as he had for Hull in the first half of the season, Maguire's stay at the DW Stadium was extended until the end of the season.[27]

While Maguire was out on loan, Hull had been relegated to the Championship. On 28 May 2016, they won promotion back with a 1–0 play-off final win over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley Stadium, with him replacing goalscorer Mohamed Diamé in the final minute.[28]

In 2016–17, manager Mike Phelan made Maguire into a first-team regular.[29] Maguire scored his first goal for Hull in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Bristol City on 25 October 2016.[30] Maguire captained Hull City in their league victory against Middlesbrough on 5 April 2017 and scored his first Premier League goal in the 4–2 win.[31] In a season that ended with relegation, he was voted Hull's Player of the Year by both the fans and the players.[32]

Leicester City

On 15 June 2017, Maguire signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a five-year contract for an initial £12 million fee, potentially rising to £17 million with add-ons.[33] He made his debut on 11 August as the season began with a 4–3 loss at Arsenal,[34] and eight days later he scored his first goal for the Foxes, heading in Riyad Mahrez's corner to conclude a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium.[35] He played in every minute of the 2017–18 season and was awarded player of the season, as well as players' player of the season at the club's end of season awards.[36]

Amid speculation about a transfer to Manchester United for a potential world record fee for a defender, Maguire's Leicester manager Claude Puel confirmed on transfer deadline day of 9 August 2018 that Maguire would stay at the club, his only travel to Manchester being to face United with the Leicester squad in the fixture the evening after.[37]

Manchester United

In July 2019, Manchester United made a £70 million bid for Maguire, a year after the club backed down from a deal because the same fee was considered too high.[38] They made an improved bid, believed to be £80 million, which was accepted by Leicester on 2 August. The fee surpassed the £75 million Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018, making Maguire the world's most expensive defender.[39] The transfer was completed on 5 August, with Maguire signing a six-year contract with the option of a further year.[40] He made his United debut in their opening match of the Premier League season, a 4–0 home victory over Chelsea on 11 August, and received the Man of the Match award.[41]

On 17 January 2020, he was named as the new club captain by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær following Ashley Young's departure to Inter Milan.[42] Nine days later, he opened up a 6–0 FA Cup win against Tranmere Rovers by scoring his first goal for United.[43] He scored his first Premier League goal for United on 17 February 2020 against Chelsea in a 2–0 away win.[44] On 27 June, after the 3 month delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United's FA Cup run resumed with a quarter-final tie against Norwich City which finished 2–1, Maguire scoring the winning goal deep into extra time.[45] Maguire played a significant part in Manchester United's successful 2019-20 Premier League campaign, which saw them finish in third place, their second-highest league finish since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson. Maguire played in every minute of United's 38 game Premier League campaign, becoming the first outfield player to do so for the club since 1995.[46]

International career
Maguire during training with England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Maguire was called up to the England national under-21 team for the first time in November 2012 for a friendly against Northern Ireland.[47] Danny Wilson stated "He has got a fantastic maturity for his age, he takes everything in his stride and nothing fazes him. I don't expect this call-up to either because he is such a level headed character."[48] Maguire duly made his England under-21 debut as a substitute in the 60th minute, coming on for Liverpool's Andre Wisdom in a 2–0 win against Northern Ireland Under-21s at Bloomfield Road.[49]

On 24 August 2017, England manager Gareth Southgate included Maguire in his squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Malta and Slovakia.[50] He made his debut when starting in England's 1–0 away win over Lithuania, which was the team's final match in their successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[51]

Maguire was named in the 23-man England squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[52] He assisted Harry Kane's winner against Tunisia on 18 June 2018 in England's World Cup opener. England won 2–1.[53] Maguire scored his first England goal on 7 July 2018 with a 30th-minute header from Ashley Young's cross in a 2–0 win over Sweden in the quarter-final.[54]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2010–11[13] Championship 500000——50
2011–12[55] League One 4414020—6[lower-alpha 1]0561
2012–13[56] League One 4434010—4[lower-alpha 2]2535
2013–14[57] League One 4158110—2[lower-alpha 3]0526
Total 134916140—12216612
Hull City 2014–15[58] Premier League 3010101[lower-alpha 4]0—60
2015–16[59] Championship 2204050—2[lower-alpha 5]0330
2016–17[60] Premier League 2921061——363
Total 542601211020753
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2014–15[58] Championship 161————161
Leicester City 2017–18[61] Premier League 3823030——442
2018–19[62] Premier League 3130010——323
Total 6953040——765
Manchester United 2019–20[63] Premier League 38152309[lower-alpha 4]0—553
Career total 3111830323110014238824
  1. Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  2. Two appearances and two goals in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International
As of match played 17 November 2019[64]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 201730
2018131
2019100
Total261
As of match played 17 November 2019. England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Maguire goal.[64]
List of international goals scored by Harry Maguire
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 July 2018Cosmos Arena, Samara, Russia10 Sweden1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup[54]

Honours

Hull City

  • Football League Championship play-offs: 2016[65]

England

Individual

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