About Aiden McGeady
Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a former professional footballer. He played for clubs including Celtic, Spartak Moscow, Everton and Sunderland, and won 93 caps for the Republic of Ireland. McGeady started his senior career at the Scottish Premier League club Celtic, with whom he won four league titles, two Scottish Cups, and one Scottish League Cup. He moved to Russian club Spartak Moscow in 2010 for a record fee for a player from Scotland, and was a runner-up in the Russian Premier League. In January 2014, McGeady moved to English club Everton. Whilst at Everton, McGeady was 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. In July 2023, McGeady joined Ayr United. McGeady was born in Scotland, but played international football for the Republic of Ireland, qualifying through his Irish grandparents. He played for the Ireland U17, U19 and U21 teams, before making his senior international debut in 2004. He went on to play 93 games and was part of the Irish squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016. He progressed through the academy alongside Charlie Mulgrew, playing with the youth and reserve teams, and won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2003. He started the match, scored a goal after 17 minutes, and finished that season with four league appearances as Celtic won the league.
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