Aiden McGeady
McGeady lining up for the Republic of Ireland in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aiden John McGeady | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Preston North End (on loan from Everton) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2001–2004 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Celtic | 185 | (31) |
| 2010–2014 | Spartak Moscow | 72 | (11) |
| 2014– | Everton | 32 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016– | → Preston North End (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2004– | Republic of Ireland | 86 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:18, 11 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:55, 12 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Preston North End on loan from Everton, and for the Republic of Ireland. McGeady was born and brought up in Scotland but chose to play for Ireland, qualifying through his Irish grandparents.
He started his career at Scottish Premier League club Celtic – with whom he won four league titles, two Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups – before moving to Russian club Spartak Moscow in 2010. In Russia, McGeady was a runner-up in the Russian Premier League. He joined Everton in January 2014. McGeady was included in the Irish squads at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.
A two-footed player, McGeady is known for his ball playing trickery with the ball on the wing. His father, John McGeady, was also a professional footballer for Sheffield United.
McGeady began his career with Queen's Park, but joined Celtic in 2001 while still in his early teens. He progressed through the academy, playing with the youth and reserve teams, and won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2003.
His senior debut was on 24 April 2004 aged 18 in a league game against Hearts at Tynecastle late in the 2003–04 season. He started the match and scored a goal after 17 minutes, and finished that season with 4 league appearances as Celtic won the league. He made his UEFA Champions League debut the next season in a game against Italian side AC Milan and made the breakthrough into the first-team that same season, with 27 appearances in the league as Celtic finished runners-up in Martin O'Neill's final season with the club.
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