Marcus McGuane

On 26 February 2020, McGuane returned to England with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest on a two-and-a-half year deal, initially joining their Under-23's squad.

On 2 September 2019, McGuane joined Eerste Divisie side Telstar on a season-long loan deal.

On 30 January 2018, McGuane signed with FC Barcelona, being assigned to their B-team in the Spanish second tier. On 7 March 2018, McGuane played for the Barcelona first team in the Supercopa de Catalunya Final (Catalan Super Cup Final), coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Aleix Vidal. In doing so, McGuane became the first English player to represent Barça in 29 years, after Gary Lineker.

McGuane is a product of Arsenal's Hale End Academy having joined at the under-6 level. He was the captain of the Arsenal under-18s and a regular for the under-23 side. On 28 September 2017, McGuane was named on the bench for Arsenal's UEFA Europa League match against BATE Borisov. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Reiss Nelson as Arsenal won 4–2.

McGuane represented the Republic of Ireland at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, including an appearance against England on 13 May 2015.

However, in November 2015, McGuane made his first appearance for England under-17s against Germany, going on to appear for England at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane (/m ə ˈ ɡ w eɪ n / mə-GWAYN ; born 2 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Nottingham Forest.