Barry Paul Maguire (born 27 April 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. Maguire is a product of the Motherwell Academy and spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at Queen of the South. He would also spend the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at

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, with whom he would win the

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Club career

Motherwell

On 7 April 2018, Maguire debuted for

, playing 73 minutes in a 0–0 draw away to St Johnstone. On 26 June 2018, Maguire signed a new one-year contract with the ''Steelmen'' until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 5 January 2022, Maguire signed a new contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024.

Queen of the South (loan)

On 1 January 2019, Maguire signed a loan deal with

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club Queen of the South until 31 May 2019. On 16 February 2019, Maguire was sent-off after conceding a penalty in the 40th minute of a league match versus

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. The ''Doonhamers'' lost the match 1–0 as

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subsequently converted the spot-kick.

Dundee (loan)

On 26 January 2023, Maguire joined

club

on loan until the end of the season. He would make his debut and first start two days later in a 3–0 victory over league leaders Queen's Park. Maguire would start the majority of games for Dundee after coming in and would help the ''Dark Blues'' clinch the

title at the end of the season.

International career

In March 2019, Maguire debuted for the Scotland under-21 team against Mexico under-22s. He scored his first goal at under-21 level on 25 March 2019, against

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Career statistics

Honours

Dundee *

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References

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* * 1998 births Living people Scottish footballers Men's association football defenders Motherwell F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Bellshill Queen of the South F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1990s-stub