Sean McGurk
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Sean McGurk
|image =
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|full_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Liverpool, England
|height =
|position = Winger
|currentclub = Yeovil Town
(on loan from Swindon Town)
|clubnumber = 17
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Liverpool
|youthyears2 = 2017–2021
|youthclubs2 = Wigan Athletic
|youthyears3 = 2021–2024
|youthclubs3 = Leeds United
|years1 = 2024–
|clubs1 = Swindon Town
|caps1 = 17
|goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2024–
|clubs2 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 2
|club-update = 18:04, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Sean McGurk (born 15 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|YeovilTo}} club Yeovil Town on loan from Swindon Town.
Career
Born in Liverpool,{{soccerway|sean-mcgurk/647209}} McGurk began his career with Liverpool, signing for Wigan Athletic at under-14 level.{{Cite web|url=https://wiganathletic.com/news/2021/july/Sean-McGurk-leaves-Latics/|title=Sean McGurk to leave Latics|first=Wigan Athletic|last=FC|date=8 July 2021|website=Wigan Athletic FC}} He moved to Leeds United in July 2021, signing a three-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/28326/sean-mcgurk-joins-leeds-united|title=Sean McGurk joins Leeds United|date=8 July 2021|website=www.leedsunited.com}} He was a regular for the Leeds youth teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballfancast.com/luis-sinisterra-transfer-leeds-united-academy-sean-mcgurk-championship/|title=Forget Sinisterra: McGurk could terrorise the Championship for Leeds|first=Callum|last=Davies|date=5 June 2023|website=FootballFanCast}}{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/leeds-united-must-get-sean-mcgurk-plan-right-as-gnonto-summerville-links-mount-view-38552925|title=Leeds United must get Sean McGurk plan right as Gnonto, Summerville links mount: View|date=4 February 2024|website=OneFootball}}
McGurk signed for Swindon Town in February 2024,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68176525|title=Swindon sign McKirdy, Drinan and McGurk|work=BBC Sport |date=February 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-midfielder-ends-time-with-whites-in-very-late-permanent-transfer-4502323|title=Leeds United midfielder ends time with Whites in very late permanent transfer|date=2 February 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/24092336.swindon-town-sign-leeds-united-youngster-permanent-deal/|title=Swindon Town sign Leeds United youngster on permanent deal|date=2 February 2024|website=Swindon Advertiser}} saying he was looking forward to first-team football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/sean-mcgurk-determined-to-prove-his-point-with-swindon-town-after-leaving-leeds-united-4503885|title=Sean McGurk determined to prove his point with Swindon Town after leaving Leeds United|date=3 February 2024 }} He was offered a new contract by Swindon at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |title=Charlie Austin: Swindon Town release striker among 11 departures |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cz96qqv56pdo |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 10 June 2024, he signed a new contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/sean-mcgurk-signs-new-deal/|title=Sean McGurk signs new deal|website=www.swindontownfc.co.uk|date=10 June 2024|accessdate=10 June 2024}}
On 24 December 2024, McGurk joined National League side Yeovil Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2024/december/24/midfielder-sean-mcgurk-joins-yeovil-on-one-month-loan/ |title=Midfielder Sean McGurk joins Yeovil on one-month loan |website=www.swindontownfc.co.uk|date=24 December 2024|accessdate=24 December 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Leeds United U21
|2021–22{{soccerbase season|133315|2021|access-date=8 February 2025}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|133315|2022|access-date=8 February 2025}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0||4||0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Swindon Town
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|133315|2023|access-date=24 September 2024}} |9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|133315|2024|access-date=24 September 2024}}
|League Two |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 5 |
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References
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{{Yeovil Town F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players