Aiden McGeady
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Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national team. He began his career with Celtic in Scotland, winning four league titles, two Scottish Cups, and one Scottish League Cup before moving to Spartak Moscow in 2010.
McGeady was a runner-up in the Russian Premier League in Russia.
He went back to English football with Everton in January 2014 after being loaned to Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End before joining Sunderland in summer 2017. McGeady was born and raised in Scotland but he wanted to play for Ireland, qualifying through his Irish grandparents.
He was included in the Irish squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.
Early life
McGeady was born in Rutherglen, Scotland. For a short period of time before attending St Ninian's High School in Giffnock, he attended Trinity High School (Rutherglen).
John McGeady, his uncle, was also a Sheffield United professional footballer.
Club career
McGeady began his playing days with Queen's Park as a youth with Busby Boys Club, a local youth team. After several trials with clubs in England, including several visits to Arsenal, he joined Celtic as a youth while still in his early teens. He progressed through the academy with Charlie Mulgrew, both on the youth and reserve teams, and he defeated the Scottish Youth Cup in 2003.
He made his senior debut in a league match against Hearts at Tynecastle late in the 2003–04 season. He started the game and scored a goal after 17 minutes, and Celtic won the league for the fourth time. In Martin O'Neill's last season with the club, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Italian side AC Milan and made the leap into the first team of the season that same season. He also appeared in the Scottish Cup Final, in which Celtic defeated Dundee United 1–0.
McGeady's 2005–06 season was marred by a persistent knee injury, and he was unable to find a starting position ahead of Shaun Maloney and Shunsuke Nakamura, but the team made 19 appearances in the league this season, winning the league championship.
Maloney left Celtic for Aston Villa in January 2007, giving McGeady the opportunity to get a regular starting position. He played for regularly from the time when he was part of the Celtic team that won the SPL championship and also qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time in club history, defeating Manchester United, Benfica, and Copenhagen in the group stage before losing 1–0 to eventual champions AC Milan in extra time. McGeady also started the 2007 Scottish Cup Final victory over Dunfermline Athletic.
McGeady's annus mirabilis was the 2007-08 season, winning him accolades from the media, fans, and fellow players. Scott McDonald's second goal and setting up three was one of his best performances against Aberdeen, scoring a goal and setting up three more, as well as a second goal by the striker Scott McDonald with a 360-degree turn and cross. He continued to set goals for his squad, most notable McDonald's equalizing goal against Rangers, which was crucial in Celtic's victory in the title fight. He earned eight goals and 24 assists during the season, becoming only the second player to win both awards in the same year (the first was Shaun Maloney in 2006). For the second year in a row, the club advanced to the Champions League knockout stages for the second year in a row, defeating Rangers with one week remaining and winning at Dundee United on the final day of the season.
McGeady took over as Celtic's top player in 2008-09, but his appearances suffered as Celtic suffered in a weak second half to the season. McGeady was fined two weeks' wages and suspended for two matches after a much-publicized dressing room spat with boss Gordon Strachan, but Strachan denied any fallout between him and McGeady on December 16, 2008, but McGeady later denied any fall-out between him and McGeady. Despite winning the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final, with McGeady as one of the scorers, Celtic finished runners-up to Rangers on the final day of the season, but Strachan resigned soon after.
McGeady's 2009–10 season got off to a promising start against Aberdeen on the first day of the season. The team was weak throughout the campaign under new boss Tony Mowbray, which culminated in Mowbray being fired in March. McGeady's form improved, and he avoided injury while still giving seven goals and 16 assists in 35 league appearances. Following Mowbray's departure, former teammate Neil Lennon was named interim boss. Celtic Celtic were disqualified from the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2003, having finished in second place in the SPL.
McGeady signed a four-and-a-kind contract with Spartak Moscow in August 2010. McGeady's fee, which was £9.5 million, made it Scotland's most costly export. In September, he made his league debut against Saturn, defeating them 2–1. In a 2–2 draw at home to Amkar later this month, he scored his first goal for Spartak. McGeady was suspended in the derby against Dynamo Moscow in the last game of the season. McGeady was ranked second in the Russian Football Union's list of 33 top players, naming McGeady as the second best right winger after he was unveiled in December 2010.
McGeady scored a late penalty against FC Basel on Sunday, putting Spartak through to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League. In his first full season, he made 31 appearances, scoring three times, but he left the club because his deal came to an end.
McGeady suffered his first red of the season on Tuesday after starting the 2012–13 season by scoring in a 2–1 victory over Volga, losing 5–0 to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on August 11, 2012. McGeady's former team, Celtic, defeated Spartak out of the UEFA Champions League. McGeady's first red card was issued in May 2013 after he struck an opponent and then made an offensive play as he left the field. He was accused of vandalizing a dressing room door at Saransk Stadium, and was warned that he might face police action. The Russian Football Union suspended him for six matches and limited his suspension to two matches. He made his return in the last game of the season, where he was aided in a 2–0 victory over Alania Vladikaz. He had been banned from serving the two match suspension. McGeady made 23 appearances and scored five times at the end of the season.
Spartak defeated Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 2–0, McGeady scored his first goal of 2013–14, with Ryan also contributing a assist. In a 3–2 victory over Krasnodar in September, he had a hat-trick of assists, but after refusing team orders, he was banned, sent to prepare with the club's youth team, and was later placed on the transfer list. Despite being disciplined, McGeady's manager, Valeri Karpin, said the team has a chance to return to the first team.
McGeady signed Everton of the Premier League in January 2014 on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. In a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion, he made his debut by appearing as a replacement. McGeady was mostly used as a substitute in his first season, helping Everton win their highest ever points tally in the Premier League era of 72 to finish fifth.
McGeady scored his first goal for Everton on August 16, 2014, curling the ball in off the post in a 2–2 draw with Leicester City on the first day of the 2014-15 Premier League season. The strike was selected for Match of the Month's Goal of the Month. McGeady lost his place in the team to Aaron Lennon, who joined for Everton during the transfer window the same month. McGeady appeared twice for Everton for the remainder of the season, making two late-half substitute appearances in May 2015.
McGeady's entire roster was essentially frozen out of Everton's first squad at the start of the following season. He had made just one appearance in a League Cup match against Barnsley on August 26, 2015, and even then he was booted at halftime. McGeady's squad number for the 2016-2017 season was not given.
McGeady signed on February 1 in Sheffield on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season, with boss Carlos Carvalhal claiming that he tried to sign McGeady while in charge of Sporting Lisbon. In a 3–0 victory over Nottingham Forest on March 12, McGeady scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday. After a string of poor results, McGeady was left out of Carvalhal's squads for both legs of the playoff semifinal against Brighton and the playoff final against Hull.
McGeady signed for Preston North End on a season-long loan on August 31, 2016. After scoring three goals and giving four assists, McGeady's playing regularly helped him regain some of his best form in February, and he was named Championship Player of the Month for February. For April, Sebastien Pocognoli won the Championship Goal of the Month award, but he was nominated for Champions of the Month. During his time at Deepdale, he was named Preston's Player of the Year after scoring eight goals in 35 appearances.
McGeady was hired by Sunderland on a three-year deal, reuniteing him with former Preston boss Simon Grayson. He made his Derby County debut on August 4th, a 1–1 draw. McGeady scored his first goal for Sunderland over the weekend in a 3–1 victory over Norwich City with a "superb strike" from 20 yards, followed by Lewis Grabban for his second goal and Sunderland's third with a cross.
In 2018-19, he was nominated for League One Player of the Month twice, winning the award for February. His performances earned him as he was voted Team of the Year by his peers and shortlisted for Player of the Year in League One. James Collins of Luton Town received the individual award. McGeady was named Supporter of the Year by a fellow, but not so much.
He signed a one-year deal extension with the club in July 2019. However, manager Phil Parkinson announced on December 12, 2019 that he had told McGeady that he has no future at the club following rumors surrounding his future due to off-field events.
McGeady joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season, following this news. This was also extended in 2020, thanks to the Championship season's extension.
McGeady made his first Sunderland appearance in over a year under new head coach Lee Johnson, playing 77 minutes in a 1–0 home loss to Wigan Athletic on December 6, 2020. McGeady was part of the team that beat Doncaster Rovers 4–1 on February 13, 2021, with him assisting Sunderland's goals all four years old, including teammate Charlie Wyke. McGeady had eight assists in his first 12 games since returning from injury. He and Wyke were shortlisted for the month of February as Player of the Month in the league.
McGeady was named in the 2020–21 EFL Team of the Season at the league's annual awards dinner, marking an exciting 2020–21 season. McGeady was fired after five years with the club following promotion through the play-offs at the 2021–22 season.
McGeady joined Scottish club Hibernian on June 24, 2022, reuniting him with former Sunderland boss Lee Johnson.
International career
While at Queen's Park, McGeady was a member of Scotland Schools. In Paris, he competed in the Under-13 World Cup tournament. He joined Celtic, who had a policy not allowing their youths to play for their school teams due to conflicting kick off times. Scotland had a law that did not allow a player who did not participate for their school team to be considered for a call-up to Scotland Schools' selections.
There was no such rule banning a player from being selected, and Donegal-born former Celtic player Packie Bonner, who knew of McGeady's Irish roots, instructed McGeady to invite McGeady to play for the Republic of Ireland Under-15 Schoolboys team. McGeady qualifies for Ireland because of his paternal grandparents, who hail from the Gweedore, County Donegal, who hail from Gaeltachty. McGeady accepted the invitation and joined the Irish youth project. McGeady was later selected in a Scotland under-16 squad but declined the invitation citing his knowledge of the Irish setup, despite attempts to convince him not to do so by Scotland head coach Berti Vogts.
McGeady made his Republic of Ireland debut against Jamaica in July 2004. He has made more than 90 appearances for Ireland and has appeared frequently under new manager Giovanni Tratoni, who has spent time in all of his squads. However, he did not make it to the starting lineup in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
McGeady scored his first goal for Ireland in the Aviva Stadium against Macedonia in Euro 2012 qualifier, with Ireland winning 2–1. McGeady scored his second international goal against Andorra on October 7, 2011 during a deflection by the Andorra defender, resulting in the game 2–0. McGeady contributed to the first goal of the UEFA Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia, when his cross found Keith Andrews, who scored. Ireland defeated Ireland 4–0.
McGeady was selected in Trattoni's 23-man squad for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine. McGeady converted Ireland's first and only goal of the tournament from a free-kick converted by Leicester City's Sean St Ledger in the 3–1 loss to Croatia.
Martin O'Neill's first game as Irish boss in a 3–0 victory over Latvia scored his first international goal in over two years. McGeady scored both of Ireland's goals against Georgia in a 2–1 away victory in the Euro 2016 qualifiers' first round. Despite appearing in only 13 appearances at club level in the preceding season, he was selected for the Ireland squad for the finals tournament and played as a substitute in each of the three group games (a draw with Sweden, a loss to Belgium, and a victory over Italy).
McGeady was shortlisted for FAI Senior International Player of the Year in 2014, but she was disqualified by John O'Shea.