Paul McGinn

McGinn's current-season form is up 940% on last season (Season 5→52), while his Rating climbed 11→18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Motherwell · 4th	33	0	0	7.16	18	52
2024/25	Motherwell · 8th	12	1	0	6.75	11	5
2023/24	Motherwell · 3rd	30	1	0	6.82	22	16
2022/23	Motherwell · 3rd	36	0	0	6.92	27	44
2021/22	Hibernian · 3rd	25	3	3	6.93	28	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

P. McGinn is a 35-year-old central defender at Motherwell, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 52, top 5% of Premiership centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18, ranking 62nd of 69 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (84.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGinn.

Judged on this season alone, McGinn graded 52 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 15 clean sheets and 2.686 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 52). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 17th of 19 of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 35 McGinn is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — McGinn is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky

Current potential17th of 19 centre-backs · Premiership Current seasonTop 6% centre-backs · Premiership 1st-best centre-back in the Premiership 62nd in the Premiership · potential 17th-highest potential centre-back in the Premiership

Ratingi

17th of 19 centre-backs

52.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

84.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.69

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Motherwell finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 84.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18, McGinn carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 19. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %84.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.686

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.125

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 35, McGinn sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McGinn's projected Rating — 18 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles47

Interceptions23

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

MotherwellJun 2022 – nowFree

HibernianJan 2020 – Jun 2022

ST MirrenJul 2018 – Jan 2020Free

PPartickAug 2017 – Jul 2018Free

ChesterfieldJul 2016 – Aug 2017Free

DundeeJul 2014 – Jul 2016Free

DDumbartonFeb 2013 – Jul 2014Free

ST MirrenSept 2012 – Feb 2013Free

QQueen's Parkuntil Sept 2012

About P. McGinn

Paul McGinn is a 35-year-old centre-back who plays for Motherwell, born on October 22, 1990 in Glasgow, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Motherwell currently sit 4th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, P. McGinn has made 33 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,882 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

P. McGinn's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Motherwell face ST Mirren away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. McGinn at 18 with a Season form score of 52.1, ranking 62nd of 69 centre-backs in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, P. McGinn has totalled 509 club appearances with 17 goals and 5 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 38 appearances for Hibernian.

P. McGinn's career has also included time at Hibernian, ST Mirren, PPartick, Chesterfield, Dundee, DDumbarton and QQueen's Park.

On the international stage, P. McGinn has represented Scotland — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Motherwell finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points