Paul McGinn

Defender · 35 years old · Scotland

Current teams

Motherwell

Position Defender

Age 35

Nationality Scotland

Birthday 1990-10-22

Place of birth Glasgow

Country of birth Scotland

Length 175 cm

Weight 66 kg

Next match

Premiership

Motherwell

19:45

Aberdeen

Tuesday 15 September 2026
Fir Park, Motherwell

Last match

Career statistics Paul McGinn

Full career · 2022 - 2025

Matches 79 73 in the starting XI

Minutes played 6,568 83 per match

Goals 2 0.03 per 90 minutes

Assists 0 0.00 per 90 minutes

Goals + assists 2 3,284 minutes per contribution

FN rating 6.97 average

Minutes per goal 3,284

Cards 9 / 1 657 minutes per card

Captain 39 matches

Unused substitute 2 matches

FN rating over the last matches

Success rates across the whole career

Shots on target 45.5%

Goals per shot 9.1%

Successful dribbles 72.7%

Duels won 57.9%

Starts 92.4%

Scoring minutes bingo card Paul McGinn

Paul McGinn has scored in 12/90 minutes of play, since the first goal on 2015-02-21.

Stoppage time counts towards the minute on the clock: a goal at 45+2 fills square 45.

Stats Paul McGinn

Match	Competition	Date	FN rating	Min	Pos	G	A	Sh	SoT	Pas	KP	Pas+	Tkl	Blk	Int	Du	Du+	Dri	Dri+	Foul	Foul+			Off	Sav	GC	Pen+	Pen-	PenSv
Ø Average					-
Falkirk - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-05-02	7.7	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	46	-	37	-	2	-	7	7	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-04-26	5.6	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	46	-	41	2	-	2	9	3	1	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-04-11	5.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	47	1	38	1	-	1	7	2	-	-	2	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Falkirk ©️	Premiership	2026-04-04	6.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	72	-	63	3	-	1	15	5	-	-	4	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Hibernian ©️	Premiership	2026-03-21	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	54	-	47	2	1	1	9	7	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Celtic - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-03-14	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	80	-	73	2	1	1	5	4	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-03-07	6.5	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	87	-	80	-	-	-	8	1	-	-	2	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Dundee Utd ©️	Premiership	2026-02-28	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	61	-	47	3	2	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Mirren - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-02-21	7.2	62	Defender	-	0	-	-	47	-	46	-	-	1	4	2	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Aberdeen ©️	Premiership	2026-02-15	7.7	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	49	1	35	2	-	-	10	7	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Rangers ©️	Premiership	2026-02-11	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	56	1	49	2	1	-	13	10	2	2	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Livingston - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-01-31	7.6	90	Defender	-	0	1	1	71	1	67	3	-	1	9	5	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Kilmarnock ©️	Premiership	2026-01-24	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	2	1	97	1	93	-	-	1	5	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2026-01-10	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	75	-	67	2	-	2	6	5	1	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - ST Mirren ©️	Premiership	2026-01-03	8.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	55	-	45	4	1	-	17	13	2	2	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Celtic ©️	Premiership	2025-12-30	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	52	-	50	-	-	1	3	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-12-27	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	84	-	76	1	-	1	6	3	-	-	1	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Dundee ©️	Premiership	2025-12-20	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	74	1	69	-	-	2	7	1	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee Utd - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-12-13	7.3	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	57	-	51	1	-	2	9	5	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Livingston ©️	Premiership	2025-12-06	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	71	1	67	1	1	-	9	5	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Falkirk - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-12-03	7.7	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	66	1	56	1	1	1	10	6	1	-	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Heart OF Midlothian ©️	Premiership	2025-11-29	7.6	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	66	1	62	1	-	-	5	4	-	-	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Hibernian ©️	Premiership	2025-11-25	7.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	105	-	99	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Kilmarnock - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-11-22	7.5	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	55	-	50	1	1	-	8	3	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Aberdeen - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-11-09	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	87	1	82	3	1	-	9	8	1	1	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Dundee Utd ©️	Premiership	2025-10-29	7.5	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	56	-	43	1	1	2	11	8	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Livingston - Motherwell (sub)	Premiership	2025-10-25	6.9	30	Defender	-	0	-	-	33	-	29	2	-	1	4	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Falkirk ©️	Premiership	2025-10-18	7.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	88	1	78	1	1	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Celtic - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-10-05	5.9	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	47	-	45	1	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Kilmarnock ©️	Premiership	2025-08-30	6.7	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	94	-	88	-	-	1	9	4	-	-	1	3	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-08-23	6.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	47	-	39	2	-	1	11	5	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Mirren - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-08-09	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	63	-	58	3	-	-	17	8	1	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Rangers ©️	Premiership	2025-08-02	7.5	90	Defender	-	0	2	1	38	-	35	2	2	-	5	4	2	2	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2025-01-11	6.5	33	Defender	-	0	-	-	18	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Kilmarnock - Motherwell (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-08	6.9	32	Defender	-	0	1	-	8	-	5	1	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Aberdeen (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-05	6.3	10	Defender	-	0	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - Motherwell (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-02	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Rangers (sub)	Premiership	2024-12-29	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2024-10-05	6.7	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	26	-	21	2	1	-	13	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - ST Mirren ©️	Premiership	2024-09-28	6.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	38	1	28	-	1	-	5	3	-	-	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Aberdeen - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2024-09-14	6.6	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	36	-	29	3	1	-	12	6	2	1	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2024-08-31	6.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	27	-	18	2	1	1	9	4	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Heart OF Midlothian ©️	Premiership	2024-08-25	7.9	90	Defender	1	0	1	1	33	-	24	2	1	1	8	6	2	2	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - Motherwell ©️	Premiership	2024-08-10	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	41	-	30	-	2	2	4	1	-	-	-	-	0	0	1	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Ross County (sub)	Premiership	2024-08-03	6.7	10	Defender	-	0	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-05-19	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	1	1	63	-	50	1	-	1	11	7	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-05-15	6.5	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	56	1	48	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Ross County - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-05-11	7.9	90	Defender	1	-	2	1	38	1	30	2	-	-	10	7	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Livingston	Premiership	2024-05-04	7.0	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	42	1	34	1	1	1	4	3	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Aberdeen - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-04-27	7.0	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	25	-	19	1	1	1	7	5	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Hibernian	Premiership	2024-04-13	6.3	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	42	-	30	-	-	1	8	4	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-04-06	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	34	-	30	3	1	-	7	6	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - ST Mirren	Premiership	2024-03-30	6.6	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	54	-	46	2	-	-	8	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Aberdeen	Premiership	2024-03-16	7.3	90	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	36	2	28	1	2	1	8	6	-	-	-	3	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-03-02	7.0	90	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	11	-	3	1	1	1	9	4	-	-	2	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Livingston - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-02-28	7.0	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	59	-	48	3	1	-	13	8	-	-	2	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Celtic	Premiership	2024-02-25	6.3	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	29	-	17	3	-	1	8	5	1	1	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-02-17	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	26	-	20	2	2	-	10	8	1	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Aberdeen - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-02-14	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	45	1	29	3	-	3	13	9	1	1	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Ross County	Premiership	2024-02-06	6.3	77	Defender	-	-	-	-	21	-	16	1	-	1	7	3	-	-	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Kilmarnock	Premiership	2024-02-03	6.6	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	30	1	16	2	-	-	19	10	-	-	1	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-01-27	6.2	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	69	-	51	1	-	1	17	7	2	-	2	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-01-02	6.7	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	23	-	19	1	2	1	10	3	-	-	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Livingston	Premiership	2023-12-30	6.6	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	35	-	14	-	-	-	19	16	-	-	-	5	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Rangers (sub)	Premiership	2023-12-24	6.6	45	Defender	-	-	-	-	15	-	10	2	-	-	6	3	1	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Mirren - Motherwell (sub)	Premiership	2023-12-16	-	1	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Kilmarnock - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-11-04	7.2	79	Midfielder	-	-	1	1	31	1	18	2	1	1	26	11	3	2	3	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Aberdeen	Premiership	2023-11-01	6.5	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	51	-	37	4	-	-	13	9	-	-	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Ross County	Premiership	2023-10-28	6.7	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	37	2	23	1	-	2	13	7	-	-	2	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Livingston - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-10-07	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	46	-	31	3	1	4	17	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Celtic	Premiership	2023-09-30	6.6	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	26	-	19	2	-	2	8	5	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-09-24	6.7	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	51	-	40	2	-	3	12	5	1	1	3	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-09-03	6.2	69	Defender	-	-	-	-	18	-	11	1	-	-	5	3	-	-	2	-	2	1	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Kilmarnock	Premiership	2023-08-26	7.9	90	Defender	-	-	2	-	51	1	34	4	2	4	24	16	1	1	3	3	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Hibernian	Premiership	2023-08-13	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	40	-	30	3	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-08-05	7.3	90	Defender	-	-	1	1	43	-	35	2	1	1	13	10	3	3	1	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Dundee Utd	Premiership	2023-05-28	7.2	90	Defender	-	-	1	-	39	-	29	2	1	1	8	5	-	-	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Livingston - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-05-24	6.5	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	65	-	55	2	-	2	10	2	-	-	3	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Ross County	Premiership	2023-05-20	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	2	2	43	-	31	1	-	3	11	4	-	-	3	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Motherwell	Premiership	2023-05-13	6.9	90	Defender	-	-	-	-	32	-	24	1	-	2	7	4	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - Kilmarnock	Premiership	2023-05-06	7.3	90	Defender	-	-	1	-	34	1	16	1	-	-	15	13	1	1	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-

Legend

Min Minutes played

Pos Position

G Goals

A Assists

Sh Shots

SoT Shots on target

Pas Passes

KP Key passes

Pas+ Accurate passes

Tkl Tackles

Blk Blocked shots

Int Interceptions

Du Duels

Du+ Duels won

Dri Dribbles

Dri+ Successful dribbles

Foul Fouls committed

Foul+ Fouls drawn

Yellow cards

Red cards

Off Offside

Sav Saves

GC Goals conceded

Pen+ Penalties scored

Pen- Penalties missed

PenSv Penalties saved

sub Substitute

Stats per match and per 90 minutes

Statistic	Season 2025			Full career
	Total	per match	per 90	Total	per match	per 90
Matches	33	-	-	79	-	-
Minutes played	2,882	87.3	-	6,568	83.1	-
Attacking
Goals	-	-	-	2	0.03	0.03
Assists	0	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Goals + assists	0	0.00	0.00	2	0.03	0.03
Shots	8	0.24	0.25	22	0.28	0.30
Shots on target	3	0.09	0.09	10	0.13	0.14
Dribbles	11	0.33	0.34	33	0.42	0.45
Successful dribbles	8	0.24	0.25	24	0.30	0.33
Offside	-	-	-	2	0.03	0.03
Passing
Passes	2,126	64.42	66.39	3,717	47.05	50.93
Key passes	11	0.33	0.34	24	0.30	0.33
Accurate passes	1,905	57.73	59.49	3,071	38.87	42.08
Defending
Tackles	47	1.42	1.47	118	1.49	1.62
Interceptions	23	0.70	0.72	65	0.82	0.89
Blocked shots	16	0.48	0.50	40	0.51	0.55
Duels	260	7.88	8.12	707	8.95	9.69
Duels won	152	4.61	4.75	409	5.18	5.60
Dribbled past	8	0.24	0.25	28	0.35	0.38
Discipline
Fouls committed	13	0.39	0.41	48	0.61	0.66
Fouls drawn	16	0.48	0.50	61	0.77	0.84
Yellow cards	4	0.12	0.12	9	0.11	0.12
Red cards	0	0.00	0.00	1	0.01	0.01
Penalties
Penalties scored	0	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Penalties missed	0	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0.00

Season by season

Competition	M	St	Min	G	A	G+A	Min/G			Ø
Season 2025
Premiership	33	32	2,882	-	0	0	-	4	0	7.16
Season 2024
Premiership	10	7	625	1	0	1	625	1	0	6.78
Season 2023
Premiership	31	29	2,611	1	0	1	2,611	4	1	6.82
Season 2022
Premiership	5	5	450	-	-	-	-	0	0	6.96
Full career	79	73	6,568	2	0	2	3,284	9	1	6.97

Transfers Paul McGinn

Transfer date	Old club	New club	Type	Amount
2022-06-22	Hibernian	Motherwell	Free	€ 0
2020-01-31	ST Mirren	Hibernian	Transfer	-
2018-07-01	Partick	ST Mirren	Free	€ 0
2017-08-31	Chesterfield	Partick	Free	€ 0
2016-07-01	Dundee	Chesterfield	Free	€ 0
2014-07-01	Dumbarton	Dundee	Free	€ 0
2013-02-01	ST Mirren	Dumbarton	Free	€ 0
2012-09-19	Queen's Park	ST Mirren	Free	€ 0

upcoming matches

2026-09-15 Tuesday 19:45

Planned

Motherwell

Aberdeen

2026-09-19 Saturday 15:00

Planned

Dundee

Motherwell

played matches

2023-05-06 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

Motherwell 2

Kilmarnock 2

2023-05-13 Saturday 15:00

Won 😎

ST Johnstone

Motherwell P

2023-05-20 Saturday 15:00

Won 😀

Motherwell 3 P

Ross County 2

2023-05-24 Wednesday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Livingston 2

Motherwell

Bio

Paul McGinn is a 35 year old football player from Schotland who mostly plays as a defender. The last game Paul played was Falkirk - Motherwell on 2026-05-02.