| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Celtic B | 35 | (2) |
| 2025– | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Scotland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Colby Donovan (born 7 September 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
A youth product of Celtic, Donovan graduated from their academy and signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2022. [2] He was promoted to their B-team in 2023. In the summer of 2025 he was promoted to their senior team, and signed a professional contract until 2025. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Celtic in a 3–0 Scottish Premiership win over Livingston on 23 August 2025. [4]
Donovan was called up to the Scotland U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2025. [5]