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Jonathan Hayes (born 9 July 1987) is an Irish retired professional
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. He is a coach for Celtic B. He began his career in England with
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, but did not break through to their first team, serving two loan spells prior to being released. Picked up by
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, his opportunities were also limited and again he went out on loan twice. He joined
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...
in Scotland in 2009, becoming an important member of the team, a status he also enjoyed after moving on to
Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...
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
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; he left in 2020 and returned to Aberdeen in June 2020.


Club career


Early career

Hayes was born in
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, County Dublin. He started his career at
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, but with first team opportunities limited, he joined
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on loan in February 2006, scoring on his debut in the
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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
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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
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on a three-year deal on 4 July 2007, and made his league debut against
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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
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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
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side
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...
after a successful trial period. Inverness were promoted to the
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at the end of the 2009–10 season. Hayes was part of the team that guided Inverness to the
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final against
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. Hayes was involved in setting up both goals for
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and Nauris Bulvitis, however, the Highlanders lost out 3–2 to Dundee at
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in
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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
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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

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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
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. 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
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against
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. The midfielder showed good perseverance, pinching the ball off of
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in the penalty box, before beating
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with a composed finish. Hayes scored his first competitive goal for the Dons' in a 2–1 victory away to
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. He pounced on a mistake by goalkeeper Alan Mannus and defender
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, 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
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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
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. This goal gave Hayes the honour of scoring the first ever goal in the new
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. 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
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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
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's 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
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. In the opening match of the 2014–15 season he scored Aberdeen's fourth goal in a 5–0 victory against FK Daugava Riga in the
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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
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champions
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, 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
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, 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
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on a free transfer from
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, his contract having expired, on 23 June 2020, after three years away from the club. He signed a two-year deal. In August 2020 he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the
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after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month. Hayes left Aberdeen at the end of the 2023–24 season, upon the expiration of his contract and his decision to turn down an offer for a coaching role within the club's youth academy. On 10 July, he took up a coaching role at Celtic. On 16 July, Hayes announced his retirement from professional football.


International career

Hayes received his first senior call-up in March 2016.


Career statistics


Honours

Inverness Caledonian Thistle *
Scottish First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. It was replaced by the Scottish Championship. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 in Scottish footb ...
: 2009–10 Aberdeen *
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: 2013–14 Celtic *
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: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *Scottish League Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20 *
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2018–19, 2019–20 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 * Most assists in the
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: 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


References


External links

* *
Ireland profile
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