John McGinn

John McGinn (born 18 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Aston Villa, whom he captains, and the Scotland national team. Having grown up in a footballing family, McGinn started his career with St Mirren. He won the Scottish League Cup in 2013 with them, during his first season as a first team player. McGinn moved to Hibernian in 2015, and with them he won the Scottish Cup in 2016 and promotion in 2017. He moved to English football in August 2018, signing for Aston Villa. McGinn scored the winning goal as Villa won the play-off final and promotion to the Premier League in his first season with the club, and he went on to score the first goal in their first season back in the Premier League since 2016. He was appointed team captain in July 2022. Having represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels, McGinn made his full international debut in March 2016. He has since made over 50 appearances for Scotland, and represented them at UEFA Euro 2020.