Jamie McGuinness (born 5 May 1990) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender and is currently without a team.

Career

After spending time in

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

's youth system, McGuinness joined

Football Conference The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional Association football, football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South ...

side

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

where he made five appearances during the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, McGuinness was sent on loan to

Bedford Town Bedford Town Football Club is a football club based in the Borough of Bedford, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Eyrie in Cardington, a village on the outskirts of Bedford. They are full members of the Football As ...

and Weymouth before signing a permanent deal with Weymouth in 2010-11 and made 10 appearances for the club during the year. In 2012, McGuinness moved to the U.S. and joined PDL side VSI Tampa Flames where he made 16 appearances and scored his only goal of the year in the season opener on 6 May which ended in a 4–2 defeat to

Ocala Stampede Ocala Stampede was an American soccer club based in Ocala, Florida that played in the Premier Development League, the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid. History Ocala Stampede was granted a franchise in the PDL on December 28, 2011 ...

. He also led the club with five assists. On 5 February 2013, McGuinness signed with newly formed

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) as its premier league for men above USL League One. Operating under a f ...

side VSI Tampa Bay FC. He made his debut on 1 June as a substitute in an inter-league match with the

Portland Timbers Reserves Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a m ...

which ended in a 4–4 draw after Tampa Bay conceded three unanswered goals in the second half. On 23 January 2015, it was announced that McGuiness that was the second player on the squad of

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional Association football, soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference in the USL Champions ...

McGuinness was announced on 14 April 2016 as a member of the initial roster for the

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

' NPSL reserve side Rowdies 2. Despite being rostered with the NPSL, McGuinness never appeared in a match with Rowdies 2.

References

External links

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VSI Tampa Bay FC bio
1990 births Living people English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Bedford Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL) players VSI Tampa Bay FC players IMG Academy Bradenton players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Watford Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States National League (English football) players USL League Two players USL Championship players Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub