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Jonny Hayes Jonathan Hayes ( born 9 July 1987 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Scottish Premiership team Aberdeen and Republic of Ireland . He began his career in England with Reading , but did not break through to their first team , serving two loan spells prior to being released . Picked up by Leicester City , his opportunities were also limited and again he went out on loan twice . He joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scotland in 2009 , becoming an important member of the team , a status he also enjoyed after moving on to Aberdeen three years later . In 2017 he signed for Celtic , the reigning Scottish champions , helping them to defend their title and win the following two as a squad member , sometimes playing at left back ; he left in 2020 and returned to Aberdeen in June 2020 Club career . Early career . Hayes was born in Dublin , County Dublin . He started his career at Reading , but with first team opportunities limited , he joined Forest Green Rovers on loan in February 2006 , scoring on his debut in the FA Trophy against Dorchester Town . He spent a month on loan at Chesterfield in October 2006 without making an appearance , and in January 2007 , was loaned to MK Dons until the end of the 2006–07 season . Leicester City . On 6 June 2007 , Hayes was released by Reading at the end of his contract . He joined Leicester City on a three-year deal on 4 July 2007 , and made his league debut against Blackpool on 11 August . On 20 July 2009 , Hayes was released from his Leicester contract by mutual consent . Northampton Town ( loan ) . On 7 January 2008 , Hayes joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season . On 13 October , Hayes joined Cheltenham Town on a trial period , with a view to a loan move , a move which was confirmed on 20 October 2008 . Inverness Caledonian Thistle . On 22 July 2009 , Hayes joined Scottish First Division side Inverness Caledonian Thistle after a successful trial period . Inverness were promoted to the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season . Hayes was part of the team that guided Inverness to the Challenge Cup final against Dundee . Hayes was involved in setting up both goals for Adam Rooney and Nauris Bulvitis , however , the Highlanders lost out 3–2 to Dundee at McDiarmid Park in Perth Hayes was linked with a move away from Inverness after impressing in his debut season with the club , as his contract was expiring . However , he went on to sign a new two-year deal . On 11 September 2010 , he scored the opening goal in an SPL match against Rangers with a stunning long-range strike . Hayes left Inverness after the 2011–12 season . He rejected their offer of a new one-year contract . Aberdeen . Aberdeen claimed a deal had been struck with Hayes on 30 May 2012 . Almost a month later , Hayes finally put pen to paper , signing a two-year contract with the Dons . Hayes went on to make his competitive debut for Aberdeen , in an opening day 1–0 defeat away to SPL champions Celtic . The following weekend , Hayes made his home debut against newly promoted side Ross County in a game which finished 0–0 . He scored his first goal in Aberdeen colours in a testimonial for Neil Simpson against Manchester United . The midfielder showed good perseverance , pinching the ball off of Paul Scholes in the penalty box , before beating David de Gea with a composed finish . Hayes scored his first competitive goal for the Dons in a 2–1 victory away to St Johnstone . He pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Alan Mannus and defender Frazer Wright , leaving Hayes with the easy task of firing into the empty net , before celebrating in front of the travelling Aberdeen support . On 15 September , he provided an assist for Cammy Smith to equalise against his old club , Inverness , in the dying minutes . The game finished 1–1 . On 3 August 2013 , Hayes opened the scoring in the first match of the new season against Kilmarnock . This goal gave Hayes the honour of scoring the first ever goal in the new Scottish Premiership . Hayes agreed a contract extension in November 2013 that would keep him at Aberdeen until the summer of 2016 . In a 4–0 win over St Johnstone in the League Cup semi-final at Tynecastle , Hayes scored twice to help send the Dons into their first major cup final for 14 years . A poor goal kick by Steve Banks allowed Adam Rooney to square the ball across the six-yard box for Hayes to knock into the net . Clever footwork by the winger late in the second half led to a fine finish just inside the 18-yard box to wrap up the match and send Aberdeen through to the final . Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forsters run of clean sheets ( 13 games ) was finally ended on 1,256 minutes on 25 February 2014 when Hayes beat him from 30 yards to open the scoring in a 2–1 win for The Dons . The goal was later voted as the SPFL Goal of the Season . On 16 March 2014 , Hayes started for Aberdeen in the League Cup Final but early on he suffered a shoulder injury and had to be replaced by Cammy Smith . In the opening match of the 2014–15 season he scored Aberdeens fourth goal in a 5–0 victory against FK Daugava Riga in the Europa League first qualifying round first leg . On 29 December 2014 , it was announced that Hayes had signed a contract extension , keeping him at Aberdeen until summer 2018 . In February 2016 , Hayes had 18 stitches in his arm after being bitten by a dog . Celtic . On 17 June 2017 , Hayes signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic , for a fee in the region of £1 million . On 23 December 2017 , Hayes scored his first competitive goal for Celtic against his former club Aberdeen , scoring the second goal in a 3–0 win . He spent the second half of the season out injured after a tackle during a game against Dundee on Boxing Day , three days after his first goal of the season . He scored his second goal for the club in the 2–0 win over Rangers at Ibrox on 1 September 2019 . He was released by the club in May 2020 . Return to Aberdeen . Hayes rejoined Aberdeen on a free transfer from Celtic , his contract having expired , on 23 June 2020 , after three years away from the club . He signed a two-year deal , taking a significantly smaller wage to re-sign . In August 2020 he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month . International career . Hayes received his first senior call-up in March 2016 . Honours . Inverness Caledonian Thistle - Scottish First Division : 2009–10 Aberdeen - Scottish League Cup : 2013–14 Celtic - Scottish Premiership : 2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20 - Scottish League Cup : 2018–19 , 2019–20 - Scottish Cup : 2018–19 Individual - SFL Player of the Month : November 2009 & April 2010 - SPFA Goal of the Season : 2013–14 - SPFA Premiership Team of the Year : 2015–16 , 2016–17 - Aberdeen FC Player of the Year : 2015–16 - Aberdeen FC Players Player of the Year : 2015–16 - Aberdeen FC Goal of the Season : 2015–16 - Evening Express Player of the Year : 2014–15 External links . - Ireland profile at SoccerScene.ie