Aiden McGeady announces his retirement from football

The former Celtic winger is calling quits on his career at the age of 38.

The South Lanarkshire native started his career at Celtic where he won four league titles, two Scottish Cups, and one Scottish League Cup across six years before making a surprise move to Russian club Spartak Moscow in 2010.

His time in Russia was followed by spells in the English Premier League and Championship, where he featured for the likes of Everton, Sunderland, and Charlton Athletic. He also had a return to Scottish football with Hibernian before his final chapter at Ayr United.

Despite being born in Scotland, McGeady opted to declare for the Republic of Ireland national team - qualifying by way of his Irish grandparents.

Aiden McGeady has today announced his retirement from professional football.

One hundred and fifty appearances in red and white and countless memorable moments along the way.

All the best for the future, Geads! 🪄❤️ pic.twitter.com/rJoNe5LUOx

— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) October 17, 2024

Making his international debut in July, 2004, he went on to make over 90 appearances for Ireland and scored his first goal for the Boys in Green at the Aviva Stadium against Macedonia in a Euro 2012 qualifier.

A two-footed player with bags of speed and creativity on the wing, McGeady was perhaps best known for his signature piece of skill known as the 'McGeady spin'.