Mark McGuinness

Mark James McGuinness (born 5 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Cardiff City. Born in England, McGuiness represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.

Club Career

Born in Slough, McGuinness joined Arsenal at the age of 10. After featuring regularly for Arsenal's under-18s side during the 2018–19 season, he signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019. He broke into Arsenal's under-23 squad during the 2019–20 season, although he missed much of the season through injury. He featured for the Arsenal first-team for the first time during pre-season for the 2020–21 season, including scoring a header in a 4–1 win over Milton Keynes Dons in a friendly on 25 August.

McGuinness signed on a season long loan for Ipswich Town in September 2020. He made his senior debut on 27 October 2020, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Gillingham. He scored his first senior career goal in a 1–0 away win over Burton Albion on 16 January 2021. McGuinness made 25 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring once.

He signed for Cardiff City on 21 June 2021, on a three-year contract.