Ex-Ireland playmaker Aiden McGeady has admitted he came close to retiring from football after a serious injury which left him sidelined for five months. McGeady suffered the injury, a recurrence of a knee problem, shortly after signing for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian in July 2022.
The 36 year old revealed he feared his career was over and had seriously contemplated early retirement. 'The injury really set me back a lot, because it was a recurrence of the same one from last season.
“There’s nothing worse than being injured. The last four or five months have been some of the worst of my career. I actually contemplated just packing it in completely. I thought, ‘I’m never going to get over this’.
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McGeady finally made his long awaited debut for Hibs in their 3-2 against Motherwell on Sunday and he even managed an assist for the first goal. The winger commented after the match, 'it’s all worth it when you have days like Sunday, when you are out there enjoying playing football again and showing you can make a difference.”
"I still love playing football and I want to do well for this club.”
McGeady is the latest Hibs attacker to return from a lengthy injury lay-off after Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet also made their comebacks over recent weeks. All three started together on Sunday as Hibs picked up a much-needed win following a run of nine defeats in 11 games for Lee Johnson’s side. They currently sit 7th in the Scottish Premiership table.
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