Education
Sives attended Oxgangs Primary School and Firrhill High School, and played for youth club Hutchison Vale, before signing for boyhood favourites Hearts in June 2002.
Sives attended Oxgangs Primary School and Firrhill High School, and played for youth club Hutchison Vale, before signing for boyhood favourites Hearts in June 2002.
He made two league starts in the 2004-2005 season, but he did not make any appearances during 2005-2006 because of a serious back injury. Sives signed a 5-year contract in July 2006 and spent the 2006-2007 season on loan with Partick Thistle to gain further experience. Despite a good start to his Thistle career, he was again sidelined by injury in early November 2006 when a groin injury suffered incapacitated him for five months.
He returned for the last 2 months of the season but it later transpired that he had been playing with a double hernia, which was repaired by an operation in May 2007.
Dundee signed him on loan for the 2007-2008 season, but he did not play any competitive matches due to injuries. Sives then signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South on a short term loan deal on 1 September 2008.
He returned to Hearts in December 2008 after playing the whole of November with an ankle ligament tear. In January 2009 after 3 and a half injury-plagued seasons, he was released from his contract at Hearts.
He was rewarded with a short term contract in May 2009.
Sives made his Rovers debut in an FAI Cup clash at the Tallaght Stadium on 13 June 2009 against Drogheda United. Sives scored his first goal for the Hoops in August 2010 against Sporting Fingal, with both side drew. Craig played a major part in Rovers very successful 2011 season, winning the League of Ireland, Setanta Cup and playing in the Europa League group stages, He missed Rovers final 2 group stage matches due to his 2nd double hernia operation.
After 120 competitive appearances, including 15 in European competition, for Rovers, Sives left Ireland for Australia in November 2012.
He scored on his Hume City Debut against Portuguese Melbourne On 31 January 2014, Sives moved to, signing an 18-month contract. After the move, Sives was later grateful under manager John McGlynn.
Sives moved on loan to Scottish League One side Cowdenbeath in March 2016, until the end of the season. He has played for Scotland at Schoolboy, Under 17, 18 and 19 level
2014-2015 Scottish Challenge Cup.
2014-2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Livingston League of Ireland: 2 Shamrock Rovers – 2010 2011 Setanta Sports Cup: Shamrock Rovers – 2011 SRFC Player of the Year: Shamrock Rovers F.C. – 2011 Shamrock Rovers Young Player of the Year: Shamrock Rovers F.C. – 2009 Leinster Senior Cup: Shamrock Rovers F.C. – 2012.
In March 2009, after a failed medical, Shamrock Rovers offered him a career lifeline as a non-paid member of their squad while he went through a rehabilitation program with the clubs medical staff
