Aiden McGeady
Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional football player who plays as a right winger for Ayr United. He was born in Scotland, and represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017.
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McGeady lining up for the Republic of Ireland in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aiden John McGeady | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Busby Boys Club | ||
| 1997–2000 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2000–2004 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Celtic | 185 | (31) |
| 2010–2014 | Spartak Moscow | 72 | (11) |
| 2014–2017 | Everton | 32 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Preston North End (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 2017–2022 | Sunderland | 127 | (29) |
| 2020 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ayr United | 10 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2017 | Republic of Ireland | 93 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 | |||
McGeady started his career at the Scottish Premier League club Celtic, with whom he won four league titles, two Scottish Cups, and one Scottish League Cup before moving to Russian club Spartak Moscow in 2010. In Russia, McGeady was a runner-up in the Russian Premier League. He moved to English football with Everton in January 2014, being loaned to Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End before joining Sunderland in the summer of 2017. After five years with Sunderland, McGeady signed for Hibernian in June 2022.
McGeady was born and brought up in Scotland, but chose to play for the Republic of Ireland national team, qualifying by way of his Irish grandparents. He was included in the Irish squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016 and made 93 full international appearances between 2004 and 2017.