Maguire reveals real name

Jacob was the name on Maguire's original birth certificate.

Maguire shared a little-known story on TNT Sports : "When I was born, my mother named me Jacob Harry Maguire. But just 3 months later, people started calling me Jakey. My mother didn't like that name, so she decided to reverse it to Harry Jacob Maguire."

However, the name change procedure could not be carried out immediately when he was a child. "My mother had to wait until I was 18 to officially change it. As soon as I turned 18, I renewed my passport and from then on my legal name was Harry Jacob," Maguire said.

Interestingly, just a month after changing his name, Maguire made his professional debut for Sheffield United in the Championship in 2011. Since then, "Harry Maguire" has officially become a familiar name in English football - from Leicester City, to MU and the national team.

Maguire's story reminds fans of a series of other stars who have changed their names for special reasons. Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was named Pigford before his father changed it to avoid teasing, Joe Hart was born Charles Joseph John Hart, while Dele Alli dropped the name Alli because he no longer had family ties.

Even the legendary Ryan Giggs used to have the surname Wilson before using his mother's surname after his parents separated. Casemiro's case is even more interesting. Casemiro said that when he was playing for Sao Paulo, the team mistakenly printed his name on the shirt, Casimiro as Casemiro. But instead of asking for a correction, the young midfielder decided to keep it until now.

As for Maguire, he is finding his form again under coach Ruben Amorim at the age of 32. After being dismissed by Ten Hag and stripped of the captaincy, he still stubbornly stuck around and came back strong.

Source: https://znews.vn/maguire-tiet-lo-ten-that-post1600927.html