Jacob Harry Maguire is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United, whom he captains, and the England national team. He came through the youth system at Sheffield United before graduating to the first team in 2011. In 2014, he transferred to Hull City for £2. 5million, who loaned him to Wigan Athletic in 2015. He joined Leicester City in 2017 for an initial fee of £12million. Two years later, he moved to Manchester United for a fee believed to be £80million, a world-record amount for a defender. He was chosen for the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.
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Jacob Harry Maguire is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Manchester United, whom he captains, and the England national team. He came through the youth system at Sheffield United before graduating to the first team in 2011. In 2014, he transferred to Hull City for £2. 5million, who loaned him to Wigan Athletic in 2015. He joined Leicester City in 2017 for an initial fee of £12million. Two years later, he moved to Manchester United for a fee believed to be £80 million, a world-record amount for a defender. In October 2017, he made his senior debut, and he was chosen for the 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. He was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and was raised in the nearby village of Mosborough. His brothers, Joe and Laurence, are also footballers. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary School in Spinkhill and St Mary’s Roman Catholic High School in Chesterfield. He played one match for England under-21 in 2012. He has been voted the PFA Team of the Year for League One as many times, also appearing in the League One Team of The Year for three consecutive seasons.
He is also a member of the England Under-21 squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He made his Premier League debut on 20 December, when he replaced the injured Curtis Davies for the final 13 minutes of a home loss by the same score against Swansea City. On 28 February, he scored a header from Jermaine Pennant’s cross in a 3–1 win away to Blackpool. He scored his first goal for Hull in a 2–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley Stadium, with him replacing Mohamed Diamé in the final minute of play-off final. In April 2016, he captained Hull City in their 4–2 Premier League victory against Middlesbrough on 5 April. In the EFL Cup final on 25 October, he was voted the Player of the Match against Bristol City. In May 2016, they won promotion back to the Championship with a 1–0 play-offs win against Sheffield Wednesday.
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