The winger was a talented youngster and came through the academy before becoming a first-team star and then playing for Spartak Moscow, Everton, Sunderland and Hibs.
But he was in demand from clubs in England in those early days and was so close to making a different career choice by joining Arsenal.
However, a pep talk from his did led to him signing for Celtic and he never looked back.
Speaking on The Margins, McGeady said: “I first signed for Celtic.
“Before that, the kind of years leading up to that was kind of when I was going on trial down the teams in England and stuff.
“I was probably quite close to signing for Arsenal. They were probably the biggest team I felt most comfortable with.
“But then my dad (ex-Sheffield United winger John McGeady) kind of put it quite simply for me. He was like, ‘[I] did the same thing.’ He left school at 16, moved down to Sheffield.
“He said, ‘Look, you if you sign for Arsenal, what’s the chances of you actually making it in the first team? Probably quite slim.
“‘At Celtic, you can stay at home, you can still see all your friends, you can live with your family… there’s more chance of getting in the first team.
‘And I signed for Celtic and it was the best thing I’ve done.”