Paul McGinn, born on 22 October 1990 (age 35), is a Scottish central defender with Motherwell, where he wears squad number 16. His current market value is around £85,000, according to Transfermarkt.
McGinn’s early senior development was shaped by loan football, the sort of route that tends to strip out any romantic ideas fairly quickly. He built a career from there as a reliable domestic defender rather than a headline act, with his most productive league season coming at St Mirren in 2018-2019, when he scored three goals in 35 appearances.
At Motherwell, he remains part of the first-team furniture rather than a fading name on the squad list. In 2025-2026, he made 33 league appearances and one Scottish Cup appearance, giving him 34 appearances in all competitions for the season.
McGinn’s career has been a steady Scottish Premiership one: developed through loans, productive at St Mirren, and still involved regularly at Motherwell in his mid-thirties.
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