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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Patrick Joseph Maguire[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-16)16 January 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cove Rangers | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Aberdeen | 131 | (16) |
| 2010 | →Kilmarnock (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Derby County | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Sheffield Wednesday | 79 | (18) |
| 2013 | →Coventry City (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Rotherham United | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | →Oxford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Oxford United | 63 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | Bury | 24 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Sunderland | 101 | (22) |
| 2021–2022 | Lincoln City | 34 | (4) |
| 2023 | Ayr United | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Eastleigh | 84 | (20) |
| 2025– | Cove Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Scotland U21 | 11 | (6) |
| 2011 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2011 | |||
Christopher Patrick Joseph Maguire (born 16 January 1989) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forScottish League One sideCove Rangers. He made two international appearances forScotland in 2011.
Maguire made his debut for Aberdeen on 7 May 2006, coming on as a substitute in their final match of the2005–06 season, where he set upJohn Stewart for the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against SPL championsCeltic. His first starting appearance in the senior team was on 26 December againstKilmarnock, where he also scored his first senior goal in the sixth minute.
The following season, Maguire scored some vital goals, including a 94th-minute winner in a thrilling 4–3 match againstInverness CT on 29 March 2008 and a brace in the 2–1 win overFalkirk five days later. On 16 July 2008, Maguire signed a three-year contract extension with the Dons.[2]
In February 2009, having been regularly kept out of the starting eleven by first-choice striking pairDarren Mackie andLee Miller, Maguire requested to go out on loan in search of regular first-team football. After this request was promptly turned down, Maguire scored two goals in Aberdeen's 5–0Scottish Cup victory overEast Fife.[3]
During the January transfer window in 2010, Maguire moved on loan toKilmarnock, reuniting him with former Aberdeen bossJimmy Calderwood.[4] On his debut againstCeltic, he scored the only goal of the game to give Kilmarnock their first league win in eight games.[5] Maguire's form after signing saw him win theScottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for February 2010.[6] He scored 4 goals in 14 games to help Kilmarnock stay in the Scottish Premier League.
On 1 June 2011, it was announced Maguire would sign forEnglish Championship sideDerby County on the expiration of his Aberdeen contract, having agreed a three-year deal with Derby.[7] The transfer was formally completed on 29 June when Derby agreed a compensation package with Aberdeen, speculated to be in the region of £400,000.[8] Maguire's first start, and first goal, came on 29 October, in a 3–1 win overPortsmouth.[9] He was subsequently praised for his patience and work ethic by first-team coachAndy Garner, having been kept out of the team by the form of fellow strikersJamie Ward,Theo Robinson andSteve Davies.[10] However, he failed to cement a place in the first team, finding himself behind strikersTheo Robinson,Steve Davies,Jamie Ward and youth productCallum Ball. Maguire scored a hat-trick against Pinxton in a 4–0 win during the quarter-final of theDerbyshire Senior Cup.[11]
On 9 March 2012, Maguire joined Championship strugglersPortsmouth on a month-long emergency loan.[12] He wore the number 22 shirt during his time at Fratton Park. Maguire scored his first Portsmouth goal in his side's 4–1 victory overBirmingham City atFratton Park on 20 March 2012.[13] Maguire received praise from Portsmouth managerMichael Appleton for his role in a 2–0 win againstHull City on 27 March 2012[14] and hoped for an extension to his loan.[15] After one month atPompey, the club extended Maguire's loan until the end of the season.[16] Maguire impressed for Portsmouth where he scored 3 goals in 11 appearances, and picked up the club's Player of the Month award in the game against parent club Derby County (a game which Maguire was ineligible to play in) on 21 April 2012,[17] a game which saw Portsmouth relegated in a 2–1 defeat.[18]
On 22 May 2012, Maguire was transfer-listed by Derby.[19]Sheffield Wednesday, newly promoted to the Championship, had two bids rejected to buy Maguire in May 2012[20] but on 21 June 2012, they announced that Maguire had joined them on a three-year deal.[21] He made his Owls debut in the 4–2 League Cup win overOldham Athletic on 13 August. However Maguire had to wait until 16 March 2013 for another league appearance in the 0–2 defeat againstCardiff City. When right midfielderMichail Antonio was brought down and injured, Maguire came on as substitute. Maguire made his second league appearance, again as substitute, in the 2–1 victory against South Yorkshire rivalsBarnsley. Maguire made a fourth appearance for the Owls in a 3–2 victory overBlackburn Rovers, replacingJermaine Johnson in the 84th minute. Maguire came on as substitute and grabbed a late six-yard goal in the 92nd minute in his first goal for the Owls againstMillwall in 2–1 away victory on 9 April 2013.
Maguire scored his first goal of the2014–15 season againstMillwall, a 57th-minute free-kick with the game ending 1–1.[22] Maguire had to wait until 4 October 2014 for his second goal of the season, a thunderous strike against local rivalsLeeds United in the 52nd minute with the game ending 1–1.[23] Maguire's third goal of the season came againstBlackpool on Boxing Day, a 39th-minute penalty which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 victory.[24] On 10 January 2015, Maguire scored his fourth goal of the 2014–15 season atNottingham Forest in Wednesday's 2–0 victory and followed that up the following week with a penalty againstBolton Wanderers in a 2–1 defeat. On 4 March 2015, Maguire scored his sixth goal of the season, after coming on as substitute, againstBlackburn Rovers in another 2–1 defeat. On 18 April 2015 Maguire scored the equaliser from the penalty spot in the 95th minute of the game againstAFC Bournemouth in a 2–2 draw. The following week on 25 April 2015, Maguire scored his eighth and final goal of 2014–15 against Yorkshire rivalsLeeds United, which was again from the penalty spot; Wednesday went on to lose the game 2–1.
On 28 November 2013, Maguire signed on loan forCoventry City until 5 January 2014.[25] He made his Sky Blues debut on 30 November away toMilton Keynes Dons, replacingCarl Baker in the 65th minute. He scored two free-kicks in the 86th and 90th minutes to win the game for Coventry.[26] Maguire was recalled by caretaker manager Stuart Gray forSheffield Wednesday's Boxing Day fixture againstBlackburn Rovers.
On 24 July 2015, Maguire signed a one-year contract withRotherham United.[27] He made his debut in the first game ofthe season on 8 August 2015 againstMK Dons at theNew York Stadium. In total, he made 14 league appearances (8 as a substitute) for Rotherham, plus one substitute appearance in the League Cup, but did not score during his spell at the club.[28]
On 26 November 2015, Maguire signed a two-month loan deal withOxford United.[29] He made six League appearances, played in a notable victory over Premier League sideSwansea City in the third round of the FA Cup, and scored againstYeovil Town in the area semi-finals of the Football League Trophy.[28]
On 1 February 2016, Maguire's contract with Rotherham was terminated by mutual agreement, and on the same day he signed a contract with Oxford until the end of the2015–16 season.[30] Maguire scored 4 league goals in 2015–16, all during the final six games of the season culminating in Oxford's promotion toLeague One. After prolonged negotiations he signed a further one-year deal in July 2016.[31] He scored a career-best 17 goals for Oxford in2016–17 but declined their offer of a new contract.[32]
Maguire signed forBury in July 2017 on a free transfer.[32]
On 22 June 2018, Maguire signed a two-year deal withEFL League One sideSunderland.[33] On 24 August 2019, in his second season at the club, Maguire scored a hat-trick againstWimbledon in a 3–1 home win.[34] On 25 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Sunderland at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[35]
On 7 July 2021, Maguire signed a two-year deal withLincoln City, joining Imps managerMichael Appleton for a third time.[36] Upon joining the club, he was given a number ten shirt ahead of thenew season.[37]
However, Maguire's debut was delayed for a month when he suffered a calf injury.[38] Maguire would make his debut againCambridge United, on 11 September 2021, coming off the bench in a 5–1 victory.[39] He scored his first goal for Lincoln City againstCarlisle United in the second round of the EFL Trophy, breaking the deadlock in the 45th minute, as the club lose on penalties (in which he missed) following a 1–1 draw.[40] Maguire then scored his first league goal for Lincoln City, scoring from a penalty, in a 3–2 lost againstMilton Keynes Dons on 26 December 2021.[41] Two weeks later on 11 January 2022, he scored a hat trick against his old club Sunderland, winning 3–1.[42] In July 2022, Maguire was told by new Lincoln managerMark Kennedy that he was free to leave the club.[43]
On 22 August 2022, Maguire was charged byThe FA for breaching betting rules after Maguire was alleged to place 52 bets on football matches between March 2017 and February 2022.[44] Maguire was subsequently suspended by Lincoln City.[45] On 1 September 2022, Lincoln and Maguire parted ways by mutual consent.[46]
Hartlepool United announced on 12 September 2022 that Maguire had signed for them.[47] This signing was not completed, however, with their interim managerKeith Curle saying in October that the deal had been placed on hold until there was an outcome to the case regarding his bets on football matches.[48] Maguire and the club had agreed a contract which reflected the possibility of him being banned due to that case, but thePFA rejected that change to the standard player contract.[48]
On 20 February 2023, Maguire joinedScottish Championship clubAyr United on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[49]
On 24 July 2023, Maguire signed forNational League clubEastleigh.[50]
He departed the club at the end of the2024–25 season.[51]
Maguire was a regular member of theScottish under-21 team. He scored a goal from the halfway line immediately after the restart in the qualifying match forEuro 2011 againstIceland.[52]
In February 2011, Maguire won his first cap forScotland in a 3–0 win overNorthern Ireland in the2011 Nations Cup in Dublin.[53]
Fans call him 'Bebo' after his profile onthe social networking site of the same name was allegedly hacked into. In February 2007, Maguire's profile was seen to leave abusive comments on a friend's page aboutRangers playersBarry Ferguson andAlan Hutton.[54]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2005–06[56] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07[57] | Scottish Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2007–08[58] | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2008–09[59] | Scottish Premier League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2009–10[60] | Scottish Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[61] | Scottish Premier League | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
| Total | 131 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 24 | ||
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2009–10[60] | Scottish Premier League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Derby County | 2011–12[62] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2011–12[62] | Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2012–13[63] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013–14[64] | Championship | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | |
| 2014–15[65] | Championship | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
| Total | 79 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 19 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2013–14[64] | League One | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2015–16[66] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2015–16[66] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Oxford United | 2015–16[66] | League Two | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2016–17[67] | League One | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[d] | 3 | 54 | 17 | |
| Total | 63 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 22 | ||
| Bury | 2017–18[68] | League One | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Sunderland | 2018–19[69] | League One | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[e] | 2 | 43 | 9 |
| 2019–20[70] | League One | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 41 | 11 | |
| 2020–21[71] | League One | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 3 | 41 | 8 | |
| Total | 101 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 125 | 28 | ||
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[72] | League One | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| 2022–23[73] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Ayr United | 2022−23 | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Eastleigh | 2023–24[74] | National League | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 48 | 15 | |
| 2024–25[74] | National League | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[h] | 1 | 46 | 9 | ||
| Total | 84 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 577 | 107 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 682 | 135 | ||
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