Aiden McGeady

Also known as Aiden John McGeady

Irish association football player (born 1986)

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Aiden John McGeady is a male association football player born on April 4, 1986. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and represents the Republic of Ireland in international competition. His primary position on the field is that of a wing half or winger. He speaks and writes in English.

McGeady has played for several clubs, including Celtic F.C., Spartak Moscow, Everton F.C., and Sheffield Wednesday F.C. His career in the Premier League began in 2004. He wears the sport number 46. He participated in the UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016 tournaments.

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Key facts

2002: Republic of Ireland U17
2003: Republic of Ireland U19
2016: → Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
2020: → Charlton Athletic (loan)
Full name: Aiden John McGeady
Date of birth: ( 1986-04-04 ) 4 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth: Rutherglen , Scotland
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position: Winger
1994 1997: Busby Boys Club
1997 2000: Queen's Park
2000 2004: Celtic
Years: Team
2004 2010: Celtic
2010 2014: Spartak Moscow
2014 2017: Everton
2016 2017: → Preston North End (loan)
2017 2022: Sunderland

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Winger
Nationality: Ireland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Rutherglen
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2016
Sport: association football
Member of team: Ayr United F.C.
Position played: wing half
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Republic of Ireland
Mass: 72
Image: Aiden McGeady 3260.jpg
Height: 180

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Commons category: Aiden McGeady
date of birth: 1986-04-04
sport number: 46
start of work period: 2004-00-00
birth name: Aiden John McGeady
name in native language: Aiden McGeady

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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