Players / Mark James McGuinness
Mark James McGuinness
Sheffield Utd

Mark James McGuinness

Centre Back · Sheffield Utd. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionCB Age25 ClubSheffield Utd Market value€1.8mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-15
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubSheffield UtdChampionship
PositionCentre BackDefender
Date of birth25 years old
NationalityRepublic of IrelandSlough
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1.8mAlmost Signed estimate · 2026-09-15
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height194 cm70 kg
Shirt number#25Sheffield Utd
Performance
Season stats

Championship · 2026

Sheffield Utd · Defender

Appearances55 starts
Minutes4500 substitute entries
Rating5.72provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots10 on target
Passing82121 passes · 0 key
Defensive work55 interceptions · 6 blocks
Duels won42.9%18 of 42
Dribble success—0 of 0
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

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Yuto TsunashimaYuto TsunashimaAntwerp · DEFsame defender group · similar age · similar value range54match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 540 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Yuto Tsunashima — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessYuto Tsunashima
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipPro League
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdAntwerp
Minutes450540
Appearances56
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 9091.5 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 90122 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 9050.83 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Maxwell WoledziMaxwell WoledziNashville SC · DEFsame defender group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 2,259 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Maxwell Woledzi — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessMaxwell Woledzi
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipMLS
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdNashville SC
Minutes4502,259
Appearances526
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 90391.55 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 90291.16 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 90140.56 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Ibrahim KaramokoIbrahim KaramokoStandard Liege · DEFsame defender group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 630 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Ibrahim Karamoko — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessIbrahim Karamoko
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipPro League
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdStandard Liege
Minutes450630
Appearances57
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 90142 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 9071 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 9040.57 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Jesús Alejandro Gómez MolinaJesús Alejandro Gómez MolinaClub Tijuana · DEFsame defender group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 630 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Jesús Alejandro Gómez Molina — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessJesús Alejandro Gómez Molina
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipLiga MX
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdClub Tijuana
Minutes450630
Appearances58
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 90202.86 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 90182.57 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 9020.29 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

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Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 2,634 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Francisco Fabián Álvarez — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessFrancisco Fabián Álvarez
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipLiga Profesional
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdArgentinos JRS
Minutes4502,634
Appearances528
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 90471.61 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 90602.05 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 90110.38 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Mathías Nicolás Laborda MalseñidoMathías Nicolás Laborda MalseñidoVancouver Whitecaps · DEFsame defender group · close age profile36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 450 min / 2026 · 2,034 min

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Mark James McGuinness and Mathías Nicolás Laborda Malseñido — stored season statistics
Context / metricMark James McGuinnessMathías Nicolás Laborda Malseñido
Season20262026
CompetitionChampionshipMLS
Team in this sampleSheffield UtdVancouver Whitecaps
Minutes4502,034
Appearances524
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 9051 per 90401.77 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 9051 per 90281.24 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 9061.2 per 90110.49 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves41 loans · 1 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Cardiff → Luton · 20 Aug 2024, with terms recorded as 11.7M. The player was 23.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202420 Aug 2024Cardiff → LutonTransfer11.7M23
202319 Jan 2023Sheffield Wednesday → CardiffTransferTerms not supplied22
202218 Aug 2022Cardiff → Sheffield WednesdayLoanTerms not supplied21
202101 Jul 2021Arsenal → CardiffFreeFree transfer20
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Sheffield Utd · Championship

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferCardiff → Luton

Provider transfer record

TransferSheffield Wednesday → Cardiff

Provider transfer record

LoanCardiff → Sheffield Wednesday

Provider transfer record

FreeArsenal → Cardiff

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Slough, England

Value & contract

Market value

€1.8m

Almost Signed estimate · 2026-09-15

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityMark James McGuinnessHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubSheffield UtdHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionChampionshipHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionCentre BackHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history4HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 10 retained records
ValuationModel estimate updated

€2m€1.8m

Almost Signed estimateModel estimate · 2026-09-15 · mv14-market; previous observation 2026-09-08.
ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderCentre Back

API-Football squad and profile sync
8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1.6m€1.8m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.