Aiden McGeady

McGeady was born in Rutherglen, Scotland. He attended Trinity High School (Rutherglen) for a short period of time{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} before attending St Ninian's High School, Giffnock.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/andrew-robertson-looks-follow-aiden-2046624|title=Andrew Robertson looks to follow Aiden McGeady's path to top flight success|first=Gordon|last=Parks|date=12 July 2013|website=Daily Record}}

His father, John McGeady, was also a professional football player for Sheffield United.{{cite news |title=Scottish talent with an Irish allegiance |url=http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishpost/news/scottishtalentirishallegiance.asp |publisher=The Irish Abroad |date=12 October 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012225351/http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishpost/news/scottishtalentirishallegiance.asp |archive-date=12 October 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 June 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Hooray for Holyrood! |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/hooray-for-holyrood.16655288 |access-date=15 January 2014 |newspaper=Evening Times |date=6 February 2012}}

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McGeady began his career with Queen's Park,[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12381967.to-play-for-the-sake-of-playing/ To play for the sake of playing], The Herald, 22 January 2009 having played as a child with a local youth team, Busby Boys Club.{{cite news |title=The Big Interview: Aiden McGeady |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/the-big-interview-aiden-mcgeady-7vmgmt6cgf2 |newspaper=The Times |date=1 May 2005 |access-date=22 September 2017}} After several trials with clubs in England, including several visits to Arsenal, he joined Celtic while still in his early teens.{{cite web |title=Players – Aiden McGeady |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/players/a/am/aiden-mcgeady |website=Everton FC |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121090940/http://www.evertonfc.com/players/a/am/aiden-mcgeady |archive-date=21 November 2015 |url-status=dead }} He progressed through the academy alongside Charlie Mulgrew, playing with the youth and reserve teams, and won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2003.

His senior debut, at age 18, came on 24 April 2004 in a league game against Hearts at Tynecastle late in the 2003–04 season. He started the match, scored a goal after 17 minutes,{{cite news |title=Hearts 1–1 Celtic |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3651357.stm |publisher=BBC |date=25 April 2004 |access-date=12 January 2014}} and finished that season with four league appearances as Celtic won the league.{{Soccerbase season|38265|2003|name=Aiden McGeady|access-date=12 January 2014}} 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 campaign with the club. He also featured as a late substitute in the season's Scottish Cup Final in which Celtic defeated Dundee United 1–0.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/4586123.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2005 |title=Celtic 1–0 Dundee United |access-date=22 September 2017}}

McGeady's 2005–06 season was hampered by a persistent knee injury and he struggled to secure a starting place ahead of Shaun Maloney and Shunsuke Nakamura, but still managed to make 19 appearances over the course of the season as Celtic won the league title.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4885208.stm |title=McLeish: "Celtic deserved title" |work=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2006 |access-date=22 September 2017}}

The 2006–07 season saw Maloney leave Celtic for Aston Villa in January 2007, giving McGeady an opportunity to secure a regular starting place. He played regularly from that point in the Celtic team that again won the SPL championshipColin Moffat, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6574335.stm Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic], BBC Sport, 22 April 2007 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01bf-0e6e341eba25-230916a3413f-1000--celtic-foiled-by-kaka-magic/ |title=Celtic foiled by Kaká magic |publisher=UEFA |date=8 March 2007 |access-date=22 September 2017}} McGeady also started the 2007 Scottish Cup Final victory over Dunfermline Athletic.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6684941.stm |title=Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline |date=26 May 2007 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=9 November 2015}}

The 2007–08 season was McGeady's annus mirabilis, earning him praise from the media, fans, and fellow players.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/7239472.stm Chick Young's View] BBC Sport (11 February 2008) One of his most memorable performances came against Aberdeen: he scored a goal and set up three, including a second goal for striker Scott McDonald with a 360-degree turn and cross.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7233450.stm|title = Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic|date = 10 February 2008}} He continued to provide goals for his team: most important was McDonald's equalising goal against rivals Rangers in a match that Celtic went on to win 3–2 and which proved to be crucial in Celtic's successful defence of their title.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/apr/27/scottishpremierleague.celtic |title=Celtic 3–2 Rangers – as it happened |newspaper=The Guardian |date=27 April 2008 |access-date=22 September 2017}} Throughout the season, he contributed a total of eight goals and 24 assists and was awarded (by vote of his fellow players) the SPFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year on 20 April 2008, only the second player ever (after Shaun Maloney in 2006) to receive both awards in the same season. The club reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for a second consecutive season{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01ca-0e6f0853ff29-9a41dd45c9e4-1000--two-for-messi-as-barca-see-off-celtic/ |title=Two for Messi as Barça see off Celtic |publisher=UEFA |date=21 February 2008 |access-date=22 September 2017}} and won the league title for the third year in a row, overhauling Rangers with one week left and winning at Dundee United on the final day of the season to clinch the trophy.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7412454.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Dundee United 0–1 Celtic |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=22 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526022544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7412454.stm |archive-date=26 May 2008 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aberdeens-league-cup-hero-barry-3255502 |title=Aberdeen's League Cup hero Barry Robson: I've not felt like this since we won the title for Tommy Burns at Celtic |newspaper=The Daily Record |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=22 September 2017}}

McGeady entered 2008–09 as Celtic's star player but his performances suffered as Celtic endured a poor second half to the season. On 16 December 2008, after a much-publicised dressing room row with manager Gordon Strachan, McGeady was fined two weeks' wages and suspended for two matches,[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7783858.stm McGeady handed Celtic suspension] BBC Sport, 17 December 2008 although Strachan later denied any fallout between him and McGeady.{{cite news |title=Gordon Strachan denies playing personality games with Celtic team selection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/11/celtic-gordon-strachan-aiden-mcgeady-rangers |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 May 2009 |first=Ewan |last=Murray |access-date=23 April 2010 |location=London}} Although they won the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final,

with McGeady one of the scorers,{{cite news |title=Celtic 2–0 Rangers |date=15 March 2009 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7941624.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 September 2017}} Celtic finished runners-up to Rangers on the final day of the season.

2009–10 began well for McGeady as he scored two goals against Aberdeen on the opening day of the season. McGeady's form improved: he stayed injury-free while contributing seven goals and 16 assists in 35 league appearances. Ross County knocked Celtic out of the Scottish Cup{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8613251.stm |title=Neil Lennon slams the lack of Celtic hunger and desire |date=10 April 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 September 2017}} and Celtic ended the season trophyless for the first time since 2003, having finished in second place in the SPL.

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In August 2010, McGeady joined Russian side Spartak Moscow, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite news |title=Celtic's Aiden McGeady returns from Spartak talks |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8876282.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2010 |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819135213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8876282.stm |archive-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady completes record move to Spartak Moscow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8896037.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2010 |access-date=13 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813201429/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8896037.stm |archive-date=13 August 2010 |url-status=live}} The fee of £9.5 million made McGeady the most expensive player from Scottish football. He made his league debut in September, a 2–1 win against Saturn.{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/McGeady-delighted-after-setting-up.6527505.jp |title=McGeady delighted after setting up winner on debut for Spartak |date=13 September 2010 |newspaper=The Scotsman}} He scored his first goal for Spartak in a 2–2 draw at home to Amkar later the same month.{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Aiden-McGeady-shows-stomach-for.6550445.jp |title=Aiden McGeady shows stomach for first Spartak goal |date=25 September 2010 |newspaper=The Scotsman}} In the last game of the season, McGeady was sent off for a late challenge on Marcin Kowalczyk in the derby against Dynamo Moscow.{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/212709-video-red-mist-descends-on-aiden-mcgeady-in-moscow-derby/ |title=Video: Red mist descends on Aiden McGeady in Moscow derby |date=29 November 2010 |publisher=STV Sport |access-date=22 January 2011 |archive-date=8 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208132153/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/212709-video-red-mist-descends-on-aiden-mcgeady-in-moscow-derby/ |url-status=dead }} He was included in the Russian Football Union's list of 33 top players, published in December 2010, which named McGeady the second-best right winger.{{cite web |url=http://www.rfs.ru/node/125399 |title=33 ЛУЧШИХ ФУТБОЛИСТА РОССИИ 2010 – Российский Футбольный Союз |publisher=Russian Football Union |language=ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728054235/http://www.rfs.ru/node/125399 |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}

The 2011–12 season started with McGeady scoring a late goal against FC Basel, putting Spartak through to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0254-0d7d092b64ca-8f031a97421a-1000--spartak-shake-off-basel-revival/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226091841/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season%3D2011/round%3D2000129/match%3D2003789/postmatch/report/index.html |url-status=live |archive-date=26 February 2011 |title=Spartak shake off Basel revival |publisher=UEFA |access-date=1 February 2014 |date=24 February 2011 }} In his first full season he made 31 appearances, scoring three times, but expressed a desire to leave the club once his contract ran out.{{cite news |title=McGeady wants to leave "Spartacus" after the contract|trans-title=Макгиди намерен покинуть "Спартак" после окончания контракта |url=http://www.championat.com/football/news-1191388-makgidi-nameren-pokinut-spartak-posle-okonchanija-kontrakta.html |publisher=Chempionat.com |language=ru |date=22 May 2012 |access-date=1 February 2014}}

After starting the 2012–13 season by scoring in a 2–1 win over Volga, McGeady received his first red card of that season, getting sent off in a 5–0 defeat to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on 11 August 2012.{{cite news |title=Zenit 5–0 Spartak Moscow |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/russian-premier-league/2012-2013/zenit-st-petersburg-spartak-moscow-511853.html |publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport |date=11 August 2012 |access-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224030558/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/russian-premier-league/2012-2013/zenit-st-petersburg-spartak-moscow-511853.html |archive-date=24 February 2014 }} Spartak were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by McGeady's former club, Celtic.{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady impressed by former club Celtic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20597828 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=1 February 2014}} In May 2013, McGeady received a red card for the second time in the season after he struck an opponent, and then made an offensive gesture as he left the pitch.{{cite news |title=McGeady scores and gets sent-off as Spartak's European hopes fade |url=http://www.independent.ie/incoming/mcgeady-scores-and-gets-sentoff-as-spartaks-european-hopes-fade-29241189.html |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=1 February 2014}} He was accused of vandalising a dressing room door at Saransk Stadium and was warned that he could face police action.{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady accused of trashing dressing room following red card |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/224315-aiden-mcgeady-accused-of-vandalism-following-red-card/ |publisher=Sport STV |date=7 May 2013 |access-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202142019/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/224315-aiden-mcgeady-accused-of-vandalism-following-red-card/ |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} He was originally suspended for six matches;{{cite news |title=Ireland's Aiden McGeady given six-game Spartak Moscow ban |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22448599 |work=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2013 |access-date=31 January 2014}} the Russian Football Union reduced his suspension to two matches.{{cite news |title=Appeals Committee overturned the disqualification shestimatchevuyu McGeady|trans-title=Апелляционный комитет отменил шестиматчевую дисквалификацию Макгиди |url=http://www.championat.com/football/news-1536186-apelljacionnyj-komitet-otmenil-shestimatchevuju-diskvalifikaciju-makgidi.html |publisher=Chempionat.com |language=ru |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=1 February 2014}} After serving the two-match ban, he made his return in the last game of the season, where he provided an assist in a 2–0 win against Alania Vladikavkaz. At season's end, McGeady had made 23 appearances and scored five times.

McGeady scored his first goal of 2013–14 and provided an assist as Spartak won 2–0 against Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. In September, he had a hat-trick of assists in a 3–2 win over Krasnodar, but he was disciplined, sent to train with the club's youth team, and was later placed on the transfer list after ignoring team orders.{{cite news |title=Spartak Moscow discipline Aiden McGeady for disobeying team orders |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/9053675/spartak-moscow-discipline-aiden-mcgeady-for-disobeying-team-orders |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 December 2013 |access-date=1 February 2014}} Despite the incident, manager Valeri Karpin said that McGeady could make it back to the first team.{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady could play for Spartak Moscow again |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25185113 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2013 |access-date=1 February 2014}}

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In January 2014, McGeady joined English club Everton of the Premier League on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=Aiden McGeady joins Everton from Spartak Moscow |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2014/0111/497226-mcgeady/ |website=RTÉ |date=11 January 2014}} He made his debut by coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to West Bromwich Albion.{{cite news |title=West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Everton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25708307 |work=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2014 |access-date=31 January 2014}} McGeady was mainly used as a substitute as he made just three starts in his first season, helping Everton to record their best-ever points tally in the Premier League era (72) and a fifth-place finish.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/everton/team-news/team-news-mcgeady-starts-for-everton_154573.html |title=Hull City 0–2 Everton |publisher=Sports Mole |access-date=26 May 2014}}

McGeady scored his first goal for Everton on 16 August 2014, curling in the ball in off the post in a 2–2 draw with Leicester City on the opening day of the 2014–15 Premier League season.{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/aiden-mcgeady-with-majestic-strike-but-chris-wood-earns-a-point-for-leicester-30513198.html |title=Aiden McGeady with majestic strike but Chris Wood earns a point for Leicester |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=16 August 2014 |access-date=16 August 2014}} A knee injury in January 2015 saw McGeady lose his place in the team to Aaron Lennon, who signed for Everton during the transfer window that same month.{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady needs to put Everton woes behind him and concentrate on helping Ireland beat Poland, insists Martin O'Neill |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-needs-put-everton-5416610 |access-date=25 November 2015 |work=Daily Record |date=28 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126051614/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-needs-put-everton-5416610 |archive-date=26 November 2015 }} McGeady only featured twice for Everton for the rest of the season, making two late second-half substitute appearances in May 2015.{{cite web |title=Adien McGeady |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=38265 |work=Soccerbase |access-date=30 May 2014}} By November 2015 he had made only one appearance, in a League Cup tie against Barnsley on 26 August during which he was taken off at half-time.{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Ryan |title=From hero to zero – Aiden McGeady must move for the sake of his Ireland career |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2015/09/16/15417302/from-hero-to-zero-aiden-mcgeady-must-move-for-the-sake-of |access-date=25 November 2015 |work=Goal |date=16 September 2015}} McGeady was not assigned a squad number for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/aug/03/premier-league-2016-17-preview-everton |title=Premier League 2016–17 Preview Everton |date=3 August 2016}}

On 1 February 2016, McGeady signed for Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season, with manager Carlos Carvalhal stating that he had attempted to sign McGeady while managing Sporting Lisbon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2016/february/bringing-quality-to-the-team/|title=Bringing quality to the team|website=www.swfc.co.uk}} McGeady scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3–0 win at Nottingham Forest on 12 March 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35732901 |title=Nottm Forest 0–3 Sheff Wed |date=12 March 2016 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=12 March 2016}} McGeady was left out of Carvalhal's squads for both legs of the playoff semi-final against Brighton and the playoff final against Hull after a series of poor performances.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14513692.Former_Celtic_star_Aiden_McGeady_axed_from_Sheffield_Wednesday_squad_for_Play_Off_final |title=Former Celtic star Aiden McGeady axed from Sheffield Wednesday squad for Play-Off final |newspaper=The Herald |first=Mark |last=Walker |location=Glasgow |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=23 June 2016}}

On 31 August 2016, McGeady signed for Preston North End on a season-long loan.{{cite news |work=PNEFC |url=http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/2016-17/aiden-mcgeady-deadline-day-preston-north-end-pne-3284951.aspx |title=Aiden McGeady Joins On Season Loan |date=31 August 2016}} Playing regularly appeared to help McGeady recover some of his best form and he was awarded the Championship Player of the Month for February after scoring three goals and providing four assists.{{cite news |work=The 42 |url=http://www.the42.ie/mcgeady-championship-potm-3280118-Mar2017/ |title='I'm proud to be his manager' – McGeady named Championship player of the month |date=6 April 2017}} His 25-yard strike against Huddersfield Town was nominated for Championship Goal of the Month for April,{{cite web | url=https://www.efl.com/news/2017/may/sky-bet-efl-goal-of-the-month-april-nominations---vote-for-your-favourite/ | title=Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month: April nominations - vote for your favourite | publisher=EFL | date=12 May 2017 | access-date=21 May 2019}} but Sébastien Pocognoli won the award.{{cite web | url=https://www.efl.com/news/2017/may/sky-bet-efl-goal-of-the-month-april-winners/ | title=Sky Bet EFL Goal of the Month: April winners | publisher=EFL | date=19 May 2017 | access-date=21 May 2019}} After scoring eight goals in 35 appearances during his stint at Deepdale, he was named as Preston's player of the year.{{cite web |url=http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/2016-17/preston-north-end-2017-player-of-the-year-awards-winners-3699287.aspx |title=Aiden McGeady Wins 2017 Sir Tom Finney Player Of The Year Award |publisher=Preston North End F.C. |date=30 April 2017}}

McGeady signed a three-year contract with Sunderland on 13 July 2017, reuniting him with former Preston manager Simon Grayson.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40595553 |title=James Vaughan & Aiden McGeady: Black Cats sign Bury striker and Preston winger |work=BBC Sport |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016}} He made his debut on 4 August 2017, in a 1–1 draw with Derby County.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40748928 |title=Sunderland 1–1 Derby County |work=BBC Sport |date=4 August 2017 |access-date=13 August 2017}} McGeady scored his first goal for Sunderland the following weekend on 13 August 2017 in a 3–1 victory on Norwich City, along with two assists in the same match.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40841330 |title=Norwich City 1–3 Sunderland |work=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2017 |access-date=13 August 2017}}

He was nominated for League One Player of the Month twice in 2018–19,{{cite web | url=https://www.efl.com/news/2018/december/sky-bet-league-one-player-of-the-month-nominations/ | title=Sky Bet League One: Player of the Month nominations | publisher=EFL | date=5 December 2018 | access-date=21 May 2019}} winning the award for February.{{Cite web|url=https://www.safc.com:443/news/team-news/2019/march/mcgeady-wins-pfa-player-of-the-month|title=McGeady wins PFA award|date=7 March 2019|website=Sunderland Association Football Club|language=en|access-date=7 March 2019}} His performances saw him recognized by his peers as he made Team of the Year and was shortlisted for Player of the Year in League One. Luton Town's James Collins won the individual accolade;{{cite web | url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-included-pfas-league-16173599 | title=Aiden McGeady included in PFA's League One Team of the Year | work=Chronicle Live | date=24 April 2019 | access-date=21 May 2019}} McGeady was voted the Supporters Player of the Year.{{cite web | url=https://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2019/april/mcgeady-scoops-supporters-award | title=McGeady named Player of the Year | publisher=Sunderland AFC | date=24 April 2019 | access-date=21 May 2019}}

In July 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48989239|title=Aiden McGeady: Sunderland winger signs one-year contract extension|date=15 July 2019|website=BBC Sport}} However, following speculation regarding his future at the club due to off-field incidents, manager Phil Parkinson announced on 12 December 2019 that he had told McGeady the winger had no future at the club.{{cite news |title=Aiden McGeady told he can leave Sunderland following training ground incident |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/aiden-mcgeady-told-he-can-leave-sunderland-following-training-ground-incident-38778238.html |access-date=1 September 2020 |work=Irish Independent |date=12 December 2019}}

Following this announcement, McGeady joined Charlton Athletic on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season on 31 January 2020.{{cite web |title=DONE DEAL: Charlton sign Ireland international Aiden McGeady on loan |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5e335c207516b/done-deal-charlton-sign-ireland-international-aiden-mcgeady-on-loan |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. |access-date=31 January 2020}} On 20 June 2020, this was further extended, due to the extension of the Championship season.{{cite web| url = https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-extends-stay-charlton-18457571| title = Sunderland's Aiden McGeady extends his stay at Charlton Athletic - Chronicle Live| date = 20 June 2020}}

McGeady made his first Sunderland appearance in over a year under new head coach Lee Johnson, playing 77 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic on 6 December 2020.{{cite news|url= https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-sunderland-lee-johnson-19407144|title= How did Aiden McGeady fare on his return to the Sunderland lineup?|publisher=ChronicleLive|date=6 December 2020|access-date=6 December 2020}} On 13 February 2021, McGeady was part of the team that won 4–1 against promotion rivals Doncaster Rovers, with him providing all 4 assists to Sunderland's goals, all scored by Charlie Wyke.{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55959858| title = Sunderland 4-1 Doncaster Rovers - BBC Sport| work = BBC Sport}} By the end of the Rovers match, McGeady had recorded eight assists in his first 12 games since his return.{{cite web | url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/stunning-aiden-mcgeady-record-shows-why-lee-johnson-was-right-bring-him-cold-sunderland-3134269?amp | title=Aiden McGeady record that shows why Lee Johnson was right to bring him in from the cold at Sunderland | work=Sunderland Echo | date=14 February 2021 | access-date=15 March 2021}} He and Wyke were shortlisted for February's Player of the Month in the league.{{cite web | url=http://sunderlandnewstoday.com/how-to-decide-on-charlie-wyke-or-aiden-mcgeady-as-sunderland-stars-nominated-for-the-award/ | title=How to decide on Charlie Wyke or Aiden McGeady as Sunderland Stars nominated for the award | publisher=Sunderland News Today | date=14 March 2021 | access-date=15 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Following the 2020–21 season, McGeady was named in the 2020–21 EFL League One Team of the Season at the league's annual awards ceremony.{{Cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2022/april/football-manager-efl-team-of-the-season-line-ups-announced/ |title=Football Manager EFL Team of the Season line-ups announced |publisher=EFL.com |date=24 April 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022 }} Following promotion through the play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season, McGeady was released after five years at the club.{{cite web|url=https://safc.com/news/team-news/2022/may/retained-and-released-list-202223|title=Retained list confirmed|website=safc.com|date=25 May 2022}}

McGeady signed a one-year contract with Scottish club Hibernian on 24 June 2022, reuniting him with former Sunderland manager Lee Johnson.{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/hibernian-confirm-signing-of-former-celtic-star-aiden-mcgeady |title=Hibernian confirm signing of former Celtic star Aiden McGeady |website=STV News |first=Peter |last=Cassidy |date=24 June 2022 |accessdate=24 June 2022}} McGeady made 4 Scottish League Cup appearances for the club in July but an ankle injury kept him out of action for a long spell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aiden-mcgeady-jordan-willis-how-25537246|title=Where Sunderland's 2021/22 exiteers are including Xhemajli, McGeady and Willis|first=Matty|last=Hewitt|date=17 November 2022|website=ChronicleLive}} He returned to action in December, but suffered a hamstring injury on 18 February 2023 in a game against Kilmarnock.{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/lee-johnson-gives-update-on-aiden-mcgeady-injury-and-reveals-bounce-game-plan-4032753 |title=Lee Johnson gives update on Aiden McGeady injury and reveals bounce game plan |newspaper=Edinburgh News |first=Patrick |last=McPartlin |date=19 February 2023 |accessdate=19 February 2023}} It was later confirmed that the injury would prevent him from playing for the rest of the 2022–23 season, with the injury set to keep him out for four to six months.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64839848 |title=Hibernian winger Aiden McGeady ruled out for season as he visits second specialist |website=BBC Sport |date=3 March 2023 |accessdate=3 March 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11792/12824648/aiden-mcgeady-hibernian-winger-suffers-season-ending-injury|title=Aiden McGeady: Hibernian winger suffers season-ending injury|website=Sky Sports}} McGeady was released by Hibs at the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65764142 |title=Hibernian: Aiden McGeady released after injury-hit season along with Mikey Devlin & Kevin Dabrowski |website=BBC Sport |date=31 May 2023 |accessdate=31 May 2023}}

On 21 July 2023, McGeady signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship club Ayr United and also took up the role as technical manager with the club.{{Cite web |title=Aiden McGeady Joins the Honest Men |url=https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/aiden-mcgeady-joins-the-honest-men |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Ayr United FC |language=en-gb}} He left by mutual consent on 1 October 2024.{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Scott |date=2024-10-01 |title=Aiden McGeady leaves Ayr United as former Celtic and Everton star rips up deal |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/aiden-mcgeady-ayr-celtic-hibs-33794477 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}

On 17 October 2024, McGeady announced his retirement from football at the age of 38.{{Cite web |title=Ex-Preston North End, Everton and Celtic star announces his retirement from football |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/preston-north-end/aiden-mcgeady-charlton-athletic-hibernian-retires-retired-celtic-preston-north-end-sunderland-sheffield-wednesday-4828101 |website=Lancashire Post}}

McGeady played for Scotland Schools while at Queen's Park. He played in an under-13 World Cup tournament in Paris.{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040502/ai_n12588630/ |title=Who's to blame in sorry tale of the one that got away?| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819031032/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040502/ai_n12588630/ |archive-date=19 August 2009 |work=Sunday Herald |date=2 May 2004}} After Queen's Park he joined Celtic, who had a policy of not permitting their youths to play for their school teams due to conflicting kick off times. Scotland had a rule which would not permit a player who did not play for their school team to be considered for a call-up to Scotland Schools' selects.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/bhoy-who-would-be-king-h3khqrl9pxz|title=Bhoy who would be king|last=Alexander|first=Douglas|date=4 April 2004|work=The Times|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40880174.html|title=Aiden McGeady: Choosing Ireland over Scotland & the consequences of the decision|last=Donovan|first=Shane|date=24 May 2022|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=27 September 2022}}

The Republic of Ireland had no such rule preventing a player from being selected and instructed Donegal-born former Celtic player Packie Bonner, who knew of McGeady's Irish heritage, to invite McGeady to play for the Republic of Ireland Under-15 Schoolboys team. McGeady qualified for Ireland through his paternal grandparents, who hail from the Gaeltacht area of Gweedore, County Donegal.{{cite news |author=St Anthony |title=Well Done Aiden McGeady |quote=Aiden with dual Scots-Irish nationality and had we became professional footballers we would have had a similarly difficult decision to make. |newspaper=celticunderground |date=12 November 2011 |url=http://celticunderground.net/well-done-aiden-mcgeady/ |access-date=3 June 2012}}{{cite news |author=Hal LaRoux |title=McGeady To Juventus? |quote=Aiden has obtained an Irish passport because of his grandfather in the military |newspaper=balls |date=10 March 2011 |url=http://www.balls.ie/2011/03/10/mcgeady-to-juventus/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217194635/http://www.balls.ie/2011/03/10/mcgeady-to-juventus/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 February 2013 |access-date=3 June 2012 }} McGeady accepted the offer and joined the Irish youth setup. McGeady was later named in a Scotland under-16 squad, and Scotland head coach Berti Vogts attempted to persuade him, but he declined the invitation, citing his experience in the Irish set-up.

McGeady made his full debut for the Republic of Ireland in July 2004 against Jamaica.[http://www.4thegame.com/club/glasgow-celtic-fc/player-profile/6469/aidenmcgeady.html Aiden McGeady] 4TheGame {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016144226/http://www.4thegame.com/club/glasgow-celtic-fc/player-profile/6469/aidenmcgeady.html |date=16 October 2008 }} He has made over 90 appearances for Ireland and featured often under manager Giovanni Trapattoni, appearing in each of his squads. However, he lost his place in the starting line-up during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/mcgeady-furthers-his-footballing-education-2307323.html |title=McGeady furthers his footballing education |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=22 August 2010 |access-date=22 August 2010}}

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On 26 March 2011, McGeady scored his first goal for Ireland in the Aviva Stadium against Macedonia in a Euro 2012 qualifier, with Ireland winning 2–1.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9432937.stm |title=Rep of Ireland 2–1 Macedonia |date=26 March 2010 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=29 March 2011}} On 7 October 2011, McGeady scored his second international goal against Andorra thanks to a deflection off an Andorra defender to make the game 2–0.{{cite news |title=Republic on course for Euro 2012 |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3263193,00.html |work=skysports.com |publisher=SkySports |date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025053728/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0%2C19764%2C11065_3263193%2C00.html |archive-date=25 October 2011 }} In the first leg of the UEFA Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia, McGeady provided the assist for the first goal when his cross found the head of Keith Andrews who scored. The game finished 4–0 to Ireland.{{cite news |title=Republic of Ireland on verge of Euro 2012 as Keane helps thrash Estonia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/nov/11/estonia-republic-ireland-euro-2012-play-off |work=guardian.co.uk |date=12 November 2011 |location=London |first=David |last=Hytner}}

McGeady was named in Trapattoni's 23-man squad for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.{{cite news |title=Euro 2012 squad |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0508/1224315743545.html |work=irishtimes.com |date=8 May 2012 |access-date=20 February 2020 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510083846/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0508/1224315743545.html |url-status=dead }} McGeady set up 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 defeat to Croatia.{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Owen |title=Euro 2012: Republic of Ireland 1–3 Croatia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18180105 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=7 September 2014 |date=10 June 2012}}

In Martin O'Neill's first game as Irish manager, McGeady scored his first international goal for over two years in a 3–0 win over Latvia.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24921761 |title=Republic of Ireland 3–0 Latvia |date=15 November 2013 |work=BBC Sport}} In September 2014, McGeady scored both of Ireland's goals against Georgia in a 2–1 away victory in the opening game of the Euro 2016 qualifiers.{{cite news| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29030263| title = Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland - BBC Sport| work = BBC Sport}} Despite having made only 13 appearances at club level in the preceding season, he was selected for the Ireland squad for the finals tournament,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36422348 |title=Euro 2016: Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane selected |date=31 May 2016 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=29 September 2017}} and appeared as a substitute in each of the three group games (a draw with Sweden, a defeat to Belgium and a win over Italy).

McGeady was shortlisted for FAI Senior International Player of the Year in 2014,{{cite web | url=https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/fai-announce-their-nominees-for-end-of-season-awards-17150 | title=FAI announce their nominees for end of season awards | publisher=Sports Joe | access-date=15 March 2021}} but lost out to John O'Shea.

A two-footed player, McGeady is known for his speed, skill, and creativity with the ball on the wing, as well as his dribbling skills, technique, close control, ball playing ability, and use of feints and trickery in possession.{{cite web |url=http://www.newstalk.ie/Why-is-Aiden-McGeady-thriving-at-Spartak-Moscow |title=Why is Aiden McGeady thriving at Spartak Moscow? |publisher=www.newstalk.ie |last=Diallo |first=Raf |access-date=30 July 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/12/aiden-mcgeady-ireland-scotland |title=Enigma of Aiden McGeady to tease Ireland fans once more against Scotland |work=The Guardian |last1=Doyle |first1=Paul |date=12 June 2015 |access-date=22 February 2019 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/3942/ireland/2012/04/01/3006662/from-russia-without-love-aiden-mcgeady-faces-uncertain-future-as-. |title=From Russia without love - Aiden McGeady faces uncertain future as Spartak Moscow adventure goes sour |publisher=Goal.com |last1=Yokhin |first1=Michael |date=1 April 2012 |access-date=22 February 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/5926844/Aiden-McGeady-is-like-Wayne-Rooney-says-Celtic-manager-Tony-Mowbray.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/5926844/Aiden-McGeady-is-like-Wayne-Rooney-says-Celtic-manager-Tony-Mowbray.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Aiden McGeady is like Wayne Rooney, says Celtic manager Tony Mowbray |work=The Telegraph |last1=Grahame |first1=Ewing |date=29 July 2009 |access-date=22 February 2019 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2298026/Aiden-McGeady-No-favours-for-Rangers.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2298026/Aiden-McGeady-No-favours-for-Rangers.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Aiden McGeady: 'No favours for Rangers' |work=The Telegraph |last1=Grahame |first1=Ewing |date=22 April 2008 |access-date=22 February 2019 }}{{cbignore}} When facing opponents in one-on-one situations, he is known for using a variation of the marseille turn (popularised by Zinedine Zidane), which includes him dragging the ball with his right foot behind his standing foot – instead of to the side – during the first phase of the move, in a similar manner to the Cruyff Turn. The third phase also sees him using the outside of his left boot to move the ball in instead of the sole. This trademark move of his has come to be known as the McGeady Spin in his honour, and has been included in EA Sports' FIFA video game series.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcLNUADOQjM|title=McGeady turn|date=22 March 2007|publisher=YouTube|access-date=17 January 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/09/the-joy-of-six-football-moves-named-after-players |title=The Joy of Six: football moves named after players |work=The Guardian |last1=Williams |first1=Tom |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=22 February 2019 }}

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Celtic{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/aiden-mcgeady/808/ | title=Aiden McGeady | publisher=Soccerway | access-date=21 May 2019}}

• Scottish Premier League: 2003–04,[https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-celtic-celebrate-winning-league-title-107550806.html Celtic Celebrate Winning League Title - Image ID: G6YA46] [McGeady with medal], Alamy, 2 May 2004 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
• Scottish Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07
• Scottish League Cup: 2008–09

Sunderland

• EFL League One play-offs: 2022{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447041 |title=Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe |first=Chris |last=Paddy |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}
• EFL Trophy: 2020–21;{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56373623 |title=Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers |first=Brent |last=Pilnick |website=BBC Sport |date=14 March 2021 |access-date=22 March 2021}} runner-up: 2018–19{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47709134 |title=Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland |first=Adam |last=Williams |website=BBC Sport |date=31 March 2019 |access-date=7 May 2019}}

Individual

• FAI Young International Player of the Year: 2008{{cite web | title=Doyle named eircom Player of the Year | url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/international/2009/0208/244808-eircomawards/ | work=RTÉ.ie | publisher=RTÉ | date=8 February 2009 | access-date=10 May 2019}}
• PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3452301,00.html|title=McGeady claims PFA double |first=Graeme |last=Bailey |work=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB |access-date=10 May 2019|date=20 April 2008}}
• PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year: 2007–08
• PFA Scotland Team of the Year (SPL): 2007–08, 2008–09
• SPL Young Player of the Year: 2007–08{{cite web | url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0415/230590-celtic/ | title=Celtic not ready to hand over title - McGeady | publisher=RTÉ | date=15 April 2008 | access-date=9 May 2019}}
• BBC Sportsound Player of the Year: 2007–08{{Cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/6931419.stm | title=Sportsound Player of the Year 2007/08 | publisher=BBC | date=23 December 2007 | access-date=10 May 2019}}
• Celtic FC Fans Player of the Year: 2007–08{{cite web | url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/aiden-mcgeady-could-leave-for-the-right-price-says-mark-venus-87dvlx8ldx0 | title=Aiden McGeady could leave for the right price, says Mark Venus | date=18 January 2010 | work=The Times | access-date=21 May 2019}}
• Celtic FC Players' Player of the Year: 2007–08, 2009–10{{cite web | title=Keane voted Celtic player of the year | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/keane-voted-celtic-player-of-the-year-1948650.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421070158/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/keane-voted-celtic-player-of-the-year-1948650.html |archive-date=2010-04-21 |url-access=limited |url-status=live | work=The Independent | date=19 April 2010 | access-date=21 May 2019}}
• Celtic FC Young Player of the Year: 2004–05,{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25696809 | title=Transfer window: Everton sign winger Aiden McGeady | work=BBC Sport | date=11 January 2014 | access-date=21 May 2019}} 2005–06, 2006–07
• SPL Player of the Month: December 2004, November 2007, February 2008
• SPL Young Player of the Month: March 2005, November 2005, August 2006, September 2006
• Russian Football Union Top 33: 2010,{{Cite web | url=http://greenscene.me/2010/12/mcgeady-listed-as-one-of-the-best-rpl-players/ | title=McGeady listed as one of the best RPL players | publisher=Green Scene | date=28 December 2010 | access-date=10 May 2019 | archive-date=1 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201013642/http://greenscene.me/2010/12/mcgeady-listed-as-one-of-the-best-rpl-players/ | url-status=dead }} 2011–12{{Cite web | url=http://www.extratime.ie/articles/8089/irelands-attack-delights-spartak-barack/ | title=Ireland attack delights Barrack & Spartak | publisher=Extra Time | date=15 May 2012 | access-date=10 May 2019}}
• FAI International Goal of the Year: 2014{{cite web | url =http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2015/0322/689001-john-oshea-named-ireland-player-of-the-year/ | title=John O'Shea named Ireland player of the year | date=22 March 2015 | work=RTÉ.ie | publisher=RTÉ |access-date=10 May 2019}}
• Preston North End FC Player of the Year: 2016–17
• EFL Championship Player of the Month: February 2017
• PFA Team of the Year: 2018–19 League One,{{Cite web | url=https://www.thepfa.com/news/2019/4/24/league-one-team-of-the-year | title=PFA League One Team Of The Year | website=PFA | date=24 April 2019 | access-date=10 May 2019}} 2020–21 League One{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57345692 |title=Norwich City dominate with six players in PFA Championship team of the year |website=BBC Sport |date=3 June 2021 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
• Sunderland Player of the Year: 2018–19{{Cite web | url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-afc-news/every-star-to-be-named-sunderland-player-of-the-year-in-the-premier-league-era-including-some-surprising-winners-1-9761245 | title=Every star to be named Sunderland Player of the Year in the Premier League era - including some surprising winners | website=Sunderland Echo | date=10 May 2019 | access-date=10 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510223835/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-afc-news/every-star-to-be-named-sunderland-player-of-the-year-in-the-premier-league-era-including-some-surprising-winners-1-9761245 | archive-date=10 May 2019 | url-status=dead }}
• Preston North End FC Team of the Decade: 2010–19{{cite web| url=https://www.pnefc.net/news/2019/december/pne-team-of-the-decade/ | title=PNE Team Of The Decade - News - Preston North End| publisher=PNEFC | date=30 December 219 | access-date=15 March 2021}}
• EFL League One Player of the Month: February 2019
• EFL League One Team of the Season: 2020–21

• List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland

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Category:Ayr United F.C. players

Category:Ayr United F.C. non-playing staff

Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen

Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen