Michael McGinlay is a professional footballer whose last club was Dundalk

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 http://www.dundalkfc.com/1stteam/2009/m_mcginlay.asp. He is the son of Bolton Wanderers legend John McGinlay

John McGinlay

John McGinlay is a Scottish former footballer who is perhaps best known for his spell at Bolton Wanderers in the mid to late 1990s.-Early Career:...

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Career

McGinlay began his career at Manchester City but never made the breakthrough so he moved to America where he signed for the Cincinnati Kings

Cincinnati Kings

Cincinnati Kings is an American soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at the...

. He scored 9 times in 33 appearances for the club in his first season.

A winger or striker, he signed for Bohs

Bohemian F.C.

Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...

 in July 2007 and scored his first goal for the club on 19 October in a 2-1 win over Derry City

Derry City F.C.

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

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He signed for Bohs in July 2007 and scored twice in six league outings before, after Sean Connor

Sean Connor

Sean Connor is a former footballer and manager currently without a club.-Playing career:Connor began his career at Distillery in the Irish League where he played for one full season before moving to Port Vale...

 departed, he fell out of favour under new manager Pat Fenlon

Pat Fenlon

Patrick "Pat" "Nutsy" Fenlon is an Irish former footballer and manager. He is currently in charge of Scottish Premier League club Hibernian....

 last season. As a result, McGinlay left midway through the campaign to join Ballymena United on-loan.

In January 2009, he signed for Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

 and made his debut when entering as a substitute during the 1-0 loss at Galway United on 13 March.

At the end of the 2009 season he was released by the Oriel Park

Oriel Park

Oriel Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dundalk F.C. Its current capacity is about 4,500 with 3,000 seats. The ground was opened in 1919.-History:...

 outfit http://www.pfai.ie/transfer-list.