Aiden McGeady

Irish footballer

Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional football player who plays as a right winger for Ayr United.[4] He was born in Scotland, and represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017.

Aiden McGeady
McGeady lining up for the Republic of Ireland in 2013
Personal information
Full name Aiden John McGeady[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club 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)
2016Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2017Preston North End (loan) 34 (8)
2017–2022 Sunderland 127 (29)
2020Charlton Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
2022–2023 Hibernian 9 (0)
2023– Ayr United 10 (2)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2023

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2003–04[5] Scottish Premier League 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2004–05[6] Scottish Premier League 27 4 5 0 2 1 3[a] 0 37 5
2005–06[7] Scottish Premier League 20 4 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 24 4
2006–07[8] Scottish Premier League 34 5 4 0 2 0 6[a] 0 46 5
2007–08[9] Scottish Premier League 36 7 4 0 1 0 10[a] 1 51 8
2008–09[10] Scottish Premier League 29 3 3 1 4 2 4[a] 1 40 7
2009–10[11] Scottish Premier League 35 7 4 0 2 0 9[b] 0 50 7
Total 185 31 21 1 13 3 33 2 252 37
Spartak Moscow 2010[12] Russian Premier League 11 2 0 0 12[c] 1 23 3
2011–12[12] Russian Premier League 31 3 3 1 0 0 34 4
2012–13[12] Russian Premier League 17 5 1 0 5[a] 0 23 5
2013–14[12] Russian Premier League 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
Total 72 11 4 1 0 0 17 1 93 13
Everton 2013–14[13] Premier League 16 0 2 0 18 0
2014–15[14] Premier League 16 1 2 0 1 0 5[d] 0 24 1
2015–16[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2016–17[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 32 1 4 0 2 0 5 0 43 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2015–16[15] Championship 13 1 0 0 13 1
Preston North End (loan) 2016–17[16] Championship 34 8 1 0 0 0 35 8
Sunderland 2017–18[17] Championship 35 7 0 0 2 0 37 7
2018–19[18] League One 34 11 2 1 0 0 4[e] 2 40 14
2019–20[19] League One 15 4 2 1 2 1 2[f] 0 21 6
2020–21[20] League One 29 4 0 0 0 0 7[g] 2 36 6
2021–22[21] League One 14 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 3
Total 127 29 4 2 6 1 13 4 150 36
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20[19] Championship 10 0 10 0
Hibernian 2022–23[22] Scottish Premiership 9 0 1 0 4 0 14 0
Ayr United 2023–24 Scottish Championship 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 490 81 37 4 26 4 68 7 621 96
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five in UEFA Europa League
  3. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Three appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, one appearance in League One play-offs
  6. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  7. Five appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League One play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2004 2 0
2005 1 0
2006 5 0
2007 8 0
2008 6 0
2009 9 0
2010 6 0
2011 9 2
2012 11 0
2013 6 1
2014 11 2
2015 5 0
2016 7 0
2017 7 0
Total 93 5
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGeady goal.
List of international goals scored by Aiden McGeady
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Macedonia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 7 October 2011 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra   Andorra 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 15 November 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Latvia 2–0 3–0 Friendly
4 7 September 2014 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia   Georgia 1–0 2–1 Euro 2016 qualifying
5 2–1

Honours

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Celtic[24]

Sunderland

Individual

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References

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  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. McGuirk, Brian (2013). Celtic FC – the Ireland Connection. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781845026301.
  3. "Player Profile". www.SpartakMoscow.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. "Busy Ayr role expands choices for veteran McGeady". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  8. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  9. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  10. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Aiden McGeady at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  13. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  14. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  17. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  18. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  19. 19.0 19.1 "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  20. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  21. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  22. "Games played by Aiden McGeady in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  23. "Football PLAYER: Aiden McGeady". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  24. "Aiden McGeady". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  25. Celtic Celebrate Winning League Title - Image ID: G6YA46 [McGeady with medal], Alamy, 2 May 2004
  26. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  27. Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  28. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  29. "Doyle named eircom Player of the Year". RTÉ.ie. RTÉ. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  30. 30.0 30.1 Bailey, Graeme (20 April 2008). "McGeady claims PFA double". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  31. "Celtic not ready to hand over title - McGeady". RTÉ. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  32. "Sportsound Player of the Year 2007/08". BBC. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  33. "Aiden McGeady could leave for the right price, says Mark Venus". The Times. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  34. "Keane voted Celtic player of the year". The Independent. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 "Transfer window: Everton sign winger Aiden McGeady". BBC Sport. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  36. "McGeady listed as one of the best RPL players". Green Scene. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  37. "Ireland attack delights Barrack & Spartak". Extra Time. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  38. "John O'Shea named Ireland player of the year". RTÉ.ie. RTÉ. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  39. "Aiden McGeady Wins 2017 Sir Tom Finney Player Of The Year Award". Preston North End F.C. 30 April 2017.
  40. "PFA League One Team Of The Year". PFA. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  41. "Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  42. "Every star to be named Sunderland Player of the Year in the Premier League era - including some surprising winners". Sunderland Echo. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  43. "PNE Team Of The Decade - News - Preston North End". PNEFC. 30 December 219. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  44. "McGeady wins PFA award". Sunderland Association Football Club. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  45. "Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced". EFL.com. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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