Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 June 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Celtic B | 41 | (12) |
2023– | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
2023-2024 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 20 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 16 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:15, 17 April 2023 (UTC) |
Ben Summers (born 16 June 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Celtic. [2] [3] [4]
Summers joined Celtic at the age of seven. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020, [5] which was extended in September 2022. [6] On 18 March 2023, Summers was named on the bench for Celtic's 3–1 win against Hibernian. [7] He made his Celtic debut on 16 April 2023, substituted on in the 88th minute, in a 4–1 win away to Kilmarnock. [8]
Summers was included in the under-21 squad for the first time in March 2023. [9] He made his debut on 23 March 2023 in a friendly match against Sweden. [10] [11]
Celtic
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic B | 2021–22 | Lowland League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||
2022–23 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||
Total | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | ||
Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 12 |
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