Aiden McGeady

Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is an Irish former professional football player. He was born in Scotland, and represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017.

He started his career at 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 summer 2017.

McGeady was born and brought up in Scotland but chose to play for Ireland, qualifying through his Irish grandparents. He was included in the Irish squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.