Harry Maguire’s Football Player Career, Stats, Profile

Harry Maguire is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. He plays as a center-back player for different teams. 

Harry Maguire was born on 05 March 1993 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He is currently 31 years old. He started his career by coming through the youth system at Sheffield United before graduating to the first team in 2011. He made 166 appearances for Sheffield United and was the club’s Player of the Year for three seasons. He moved to Hull City for £2.5 million in 2014 before being loaned to Wigan Athletic in 2015. In 2017, he moved to Leicester City for an initial fee of £12 million, and in the 2017-18 season, he played every minute and was named Player of the Season. After that in 2019, he joined Manchester United for a fee believed to be £80 million, a world record amount for a defender. He showed outstanding performances for Manchester United in different matches because of which he was appointed as the club’s captain within six months, a role he held until 2023. He has also played in the England national Under-21 team. He was first named in the England National Under-21 team in November 2012 for a friendly match against Northern Ireland. He was also in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He has been showing his outstanding performance since the start of his career. He has a good figure worth around $20 Million.

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Education

Harry Maguire attended the Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary School in Spinkhill and St Mary’s Roman Catholic High School in Chesterfield.

Harry Maguire’s Wife

Harry Maguire got married to his long-term girlfriend Fern Hawkins. They got married on 25 June 2022 at the Chateau de Varennes in South Burgundy, France. Before marriage, the couple had been dating for around 7 years and also had a child announced by Maguire on 03 April 2019. Their first child was a daughter. She acquired a Bachelor’s degree in Science and Physiotherapy, graduating with first-class honours in 2017.

Harry Maguire’s Children

Harry Maguire and Fern Hawkins are blessed with two children; both of them are daughters. Their names are Lille Saint Maguire and Piper Rose. The first one was born in 2019 and the second was born in 2020. 

Profile Summary

Harry Maguire’s Premier League Stats November 2023 to April 2024

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Early Life

Harry Maguire was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and grew up in the nearby village of Mosborough. He wanted to become a footballer since his childhood. He was educated at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary School in Spinkhill and St Mary’s Roman Catholic High School in Chesterfield. His brothers, Joe and Laurence, are also footballers.

Club Career

After coming through the youth system at Sheffield United he was then promoted to the first-team squad and made his first debut after coming on as a half-time substitute and won the man of the match award in a home match against Cardiff City in April 2011. He further made four appearances that season. After making his place in the first team, Maguire scored his first goal for Sheffield United in a 2-0 win away Oldham Athletic on the opening day of the 2011-12 League One Season. 

On 29 July 2014, Harry Maguire transferred to Hull City in a deal worth £2.5 million signing a three-year contract. On 21 August, he made his debut for the Tigers in the UEFA Europe League. He made only six appearances across all competitions at Hull City. After that, he joined Wigan Athletic of the Championship on a one-month loan deal on 10 February 2015. After a week he debuted in a 1-0 win at reading. 

On 15 June 2017, he joined the Premier League club  Leicester City after signing on five-year professional contract for an initial fee of £12 million, potentially rising to £17 million with add-ons. On 11 August he was seen making his debut as the season began with a 4-3 loss at Arsenal and after eight days he was seen making his first goal for the Foxes, heading in Riyad Mahrez’s corner to conclude a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at the King Power Stadium. Because of his great performance in the season, he was awarded Player of the Season. After that, he transferred to Manchester United for a potential world-record fee for a defender. In July 2009, he was signed by Manchester United for a very high fee of  £70 million. He was also appointed as the club’s captain because of his great performance.

Social Media

On Instagram, he has a huge following of 5 million and has made a total of 1153 posts.

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