Mark McGuinness #25

Defender Centre-back Republic of Ireland

Championship 2026/27 · 10 apps

Avg 6.78 · top 57% of Championship defenders

Club

Sheffield United

Age: 25 years; born 5 January 2001
Height: 194 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Contract until: Jun 2029
At the club since: Sep 2025; from Luton Town
Matches this season: 13; 965 min · 2026/27

Season 2026/27

Season: 2026/27

2026/27 2025/26 2024/25

Competition	Matches	Minutes	Goals	Rating	xG	Key passes/90
Championship	10	695	0	6.78	0.40	1.14
Carabao Cup	3	270	1	7.11	0.29
Total	13	965	1	6.86	0.69	1.14

Form

Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.86 across 13 rated matches · all competitions

10 8 6

AUGNOV

Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating3 Nov · vs Preston North End (A) 3–2 · 6.91

3 NovChampionship Preston North End away W 3–2 90′ 6.91 30 OctChampionship Wrexham home W 1–0 11′ 6.75 17 OctChampionship Bristol City away W 1–0 79′ 7.07 14 OctChampionship Portsmouth away L 2–3 44′ 6.56 10 OctChampionship Lincoln City home W 3–0 17′ 6.80

All 85 matches

16 SepCarabao Cup Fleetwood Town away L 0–1 90′ 7.11 13 SepChampionship Wolverhampton Wanderers home L 0–1 90′ 6.90 1 SepChampionship Bolton Wanderers home W 3–2 90′ 6.49 29 AugChampionship Cardiff City away D 2–2 94′ 6.34 25 AugCarabao Cup Blackburn Rovers away W 2–1 90′ 6.85 22 AugChampionship Swansea City away D 0–0 90′ 6.95 15 AugChampionship Birmingham City home D 0–0 90′ 7.07 9 AugCarabao Cup Mansfield Town away W 3–0 90′ 1G 7.37

2025/26

2 MayChampionship Derby County away W 2–1 90′ 6.93 25 AprChampionship Preston North End home L 2–3 90′ 7.00 22 AprChampionship Blackburn Rovers home L 1–3 46′ 6.32 18 AprChampionship Watford away W 2–0 90′ 7.13 11 AprChampionship Hull City home W 2–1 86′ 7.76 6 AprChampionship Bristol City away L 0–1 90′ 7.20 31 JanChampionship Millwall away D 1–1 90′ 6.61 24 JanChampionship Ipswich Town home W 3–1 90′ 6.46 21 JanChampionship Southampton away L 0–1 90′ 6.95 11 JanFA Cup Mansfield Town home L 3–4 90′ 1A 8.13 29 DecChampionship Stoke City away W 2–1 3′ 12 DecChampionship West Bromwich Albion away L 0–2 90′ 7.48 6 DecChampionship Stoke City home W 4–0 46′ 1G 7.84 29 NovChampionship Leicester City away W 3–2 9′ 6.23 26 NovChampionship Portsmouth home W 3–0 7′ 6.60 8 NovChampionship Queens Park Rangers home D 0–0 44′ 6.85 4 NovChampionship Coventry City away L 1–3 76′ 6.47 1 NovChampionship Derby County home L 1–3 60′ 6.66 24 OctChampionship Preston North End away L 2–3 78′ 6.50 21 OctChampionship Blackburn Rovers away W 3–1 90′ 6.90 18 OctChampionship Watford home W 1–0 90′ 7.26 4 OctChampionship Hull City away L 0–1 90′ 6.61 30 SepChampionship Southampton home L 1–2 90′ 6.31 27 SepChampionship Oxford United away W 1–0 90′ 7.20 20 SepChampionship Charlton Athletic home L 0–1 90′ 7.04 12 SepChampionship Ipswich Town away L 0–5 90′ 5.94 12 AugCarabao Cup Coventry City away L 0–1 90′ 6.78

2024/25

3 MayChampionship West Bromwich Albion away L 3–5 90′ 6.30 26 AprChampionship Coventry City home W 1–0 90′ 7.65 21 AprChampionship Bristol City home W 3–1 90′ 7.32 18 AprChampionship Derby County away W 1–0 90′ 8.49 12 AprChampionship Blackburn Rovers home L 0–1 90′ 7.17 8 AprChampionship Stoke City away D 1–1 90′ 7.60 5 AprChampionship Leeds United home D 1–1 90′ 7.64 29 MarChampionship Hull City away W 1–0 90′ 7.88 15 MarChampionship Middlesbrough home D 0–0 90′ 7.23 11 MarChampionship Cardiff City away W 2–1 90′ 6.96 8 MarChampionship Burnley away L 0–4 65′ 6.39 1 MarChampionship Portsmouth home W 1–0 21′ 6.76 19 FebChampionship Plymouth Argyle home D 1–1 83′ 6.98 15 FebChampionship Sheffield United home L 0–1 90′ 6.95 12 FebChampionship Sunderland away L 0–2 90′ 6.99 1 FebChampionship Sheffield Wednesday away D 1–1 90′ 7.14 25 JanChampionship Millwall home L 0–1 90′ 7.45 21 JanChampionship Oxford United away L 2–3 90′ 1G 1A 8.60 18 JanChampionship Preston North End home D 0–0 90′ 7.56 11 JanFA Cup Nottingham Forest away L 0–2 90′ 7.25 6 JanChampionship Queens Park Rangers away L 1–2 90′ 1G 7.49 1 JanChampionship Norwich City home L 0–1 90′ 7.33 29 DecChampionship Swansea City away L 1–2 90′ 7.31 26 DecChampionship Bristol City away L 0–1 90′ 7.41 20 DecChampionship Derby County home W 2–1 90′ 7.54 14 DecChampionship Blackburn Rovers away L 0–2 90′ 6.43 10 DecChampionship Stoke City home W 2–1 90′ 7.21 7 DecChampionship Swansea City home D 1–1 90′ 7.06 30 NovChampionship Norwich City away L 2–4 90′ 1A 6.70 27 NovChampionship Leeds United away L 0–3 90′ 7.18 23 NovChampionship Hull City home W 1–0 90′ 1G 7.90 9 NovChampionship Middlesbrough away L 1–5 90′ 6.54 6 NovChampionship Cardiff City home W 1–0 90′ 7.53 1 NovChampionship West Bromwich Albion home D 1–1 90′ 7.48 26 OctChampionship Coventry City away L 2–3 90′ 6.78 23 OctChampionship Sunderland home L 1–2 90′ 7.38 19 OctChampionship Watford home W 3–0 90′ 7.40 5 OctChampionship Sheffield United away L 0–2 90′ 6.20 1 OctChampionship Oxford United home D 2–2 90′ 6.80 27 SepChampionship Plymouth Argyle away L 1–3 90′ 7.10 21 SepChampionship Sheffield Wednesday home W 2–1 90′ 1A 7.90 14 SepChampionship Millwall away W 1–0 90′ 7.30 30 AugChampionship Queens Park Rangers home L 1–2 75′ 7.00 24 AugChampionship Preston North End away L 0–1 90′ 6.90 13 AugCarabao Cup Bristol Rovers home W 2–0 76′ 1G 7.60

Transfers

1 Sep 2025transfer Luton Town Sheffield United €11.5m
20 Aug 2024transfer Cardiff City Luton Town €11.7m
19 Jan 2023end of loan Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City —
18 Aug 2022loan Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday —
1 Jul 2021transfer Arsenal U21 Cardiff City €2.3m
31 May 2021end of loan Ipswich Town Arsenal U21 —
22 Sep 2020loan Arsenal U21 Ipswich Town —
1 Jul 2019transfer Arsenal U18 Arsenal U21 —

Career

Club	Matches	Goals	Assists
2026/27
Sheffield United Championship · Carabao Cup	11	1	0
2025/26
Sheffield United Championship · FA Cup	26	1	1
Luton Town Carabao Cup	1	0	0
2024/25
Luton Town Championship · FA Cup	44	3	3
Cardiff City Carabao Cup	1	1	0
2023/24
Cardiff City Championship · Carabao Cup	31	2	0
2022/23
Cardiff City Championship · Carabao Cup	19	0	0
Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup · Carabao Cup	5	0	0
2021/22
Cardiff City FA Cup	1	0	0