Marcus McGuane

Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane (/məˈɡweɪn/ mə-GWAYN;[4] born 2 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Oxford United on loan from Nottingham Forest.

Marcus McGuane
Personal information
Full name Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane[1]
Birth name Marcus Samuel Michael Agyei-Tabi[2]
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999[3]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 18
Youth career
2005–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Arsenal 0 (0)
2018–2020 Barcelona B 24 (0)
2018–2020 Barcelona 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Telstar (loan) 14 (1)
2020– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2020– → Oxford United (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 England U17 8 (0)
2016–2017 England U18 8 (0)
2017–2018 England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:58, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Early life

McGuane was born in London.

Club career

Arsenal

McGuane is a product of Arsenal's Hale End Academy having joined at the under-6 level.[5][6] He was the captain of the Arsenal under-18s and a regular for the under-23 side.[6] On 28 September 2017, McGuane was named on the bench for Arsenal's UEFA Europa League match against BATE Borisov. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Reiss Nelson as Arsenal won 4–2.[7]

Barcelona

On 30 January 2018, McGuane signed with FC Barcelona, being assigned to their B-team in the Spanish second tier.[8] On 7 March 2018, McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the Supercopa de Catalunya Final (Catalan Super Cup Final), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Aleix Vidal. In doing so, McGuane became the first English player to represent Barça in 29 years, after Gary Lineker.[9]

On 2 September 2019, McGuane joined Eerste Divisie side Telstar on a season-long loan deal.[10]

Nottingham Forest

On 26 February 2020, McGuane returned to England with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a two-and-a-half year deal, initially joining their Under-23's squad.[11]

Oxford United

McGaune joined Oxford United on a season-long loan on 15 August 2020.[12]

International career

McGuane was eligible for both England and the Republic of Ireland at international level, qualifying for England through birth and the Republic of Ireland through his maternal grandparents who were born in Port Laoise and Cork.[2] McGuane is also of Ghanaian descent.[13]

McGuane represented the Republic of Ireland at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, including an appearance against England on 13 May 2015.[14]

However, in November 2015, McGuane made his first appearance for England under-17s against Germany,[15] going on to appear for England at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 December 2019 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2017–18 Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
Barcelona B 2017–18 Segunda División 80–––80
2018–19 Segunda División B 160–––160
Total 240–––260
Telstar (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 14120––161
Career total 381200020421
  1. Appearances in the 2017–18 Europa League

References
  1. "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 3. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Agyei-Tabi Marcus". FAI. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Marcus McGuane". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. MyPersonalFootballCoach.com (23 June 2017), MyPersonalFootballCoach.com, retrieved 17 November 2017
  5. "Marcus McGuane agrees pro contract". Arsenal FC. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. Watts, Charles (28 September 2017). "Who is Marcus McGuane? The story of the Arsenal wonderkid wanted by Manchester United & Juventus". football london. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. "BATE Borisov 2-4 Arsenal". Soccerway. 28 September 2017.
  8. "Agreement with Arsenal for the transfer of Marcus McGuane". FC Barcelona. 30 January 2018.
  9. "Barcelona: Marcus McGuane first Englishman to play for club since Gary Lineker". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018.
  10. "TELSTAR HUURT FC BARCELONA SPELER" (in Dutch). SC Telstar. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2020/february/marcus-mcguane-joins-nottingham-forest/
  12. https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2020/august/marcus-mcguane-signs/
  13. "Marcus McGuane ditches Arsenal for Barcelona". footy-ghana.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  14. "England 1 – 0 Republic of Ireland". FAI. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  15. "England 2 – 1 Germany". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  16. "ENGLAND UNDER-17S SQUAD NAMED FOR EURO CHAMPIONSHIP". The Football Association. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  17. Marcus McGuane at Soccerway
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