# Nathan McGinley

Nathan McGinley (born 15 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who played as a left-back for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Whitby Town.

## Club career
### Middlesbrough

McGinley signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2015. He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2018, in a 3–3 draw with Notts County in the EFL Cup, with Middlesbrough advancing via a penalty shoot-out.

#### Wycombe Wanderers loan

On 13 January 2018, BBC Sport reported that the versatile defender had joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for an indeterminate period of time, after he made his first appearance for the club earlier that day at Adams Park in a 3–1 victory over Colchester United. McGinley tweeted after the match that he had joined the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.

### Forest Green Rovers

Shortly after making his debut for Middlesbrough, McGinley joined Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2019, with an option to sign permanently on an 18 month contract after the fact. On 4 January 2019, McGinley signed permanently for Forest Green Rovers after proving himself a key part of the team during his initial loan.

### Motherwell

On 15 June 2020, Motherwell announced the signing of McGinley on a two-year deal after his contract with Forest Green Rovers had expired.
On 24 February 2022, McGinley extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2024. On 23 January 2024, Motherwell announced the departure of McGinley by mutual consent.

### Partick Thistle (loan)

On the 30 September 2023 McGinley joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until January.

### Spennymoor Town

After leaving Motherwell, McGinley signed for Ayr but was only there for three months and failed to make an appearance for the club. After leaving Ayr, McGinley moved back to England signing for National League North side Spennymoor Town on 17 July 2024.

### Whitby Town

On 28 February 2025, McGinley joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town on a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 27 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19 | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 | League Two | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | Total | Total | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Motherwell | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 103 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 127 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League