Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 19 January 2000||
Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland [2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 57 | ||
Youth career | |||
Celtic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Celtic | 41 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Scotland U17 [1] | 8 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Scotland U19 [1] | 13 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Scotland U21 [1] | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2022 |
Stephen Welsh (born 19 January 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
Welsh began his career in the youth sides at Celtic, stepping up to their development side in 2017, and in March 2018, signed a contract with the club until 2020. [3] Alongside fixtures in the SPFL Development League, he featured for the team in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [4] [5]
On 29 August 2019, Welsh moved on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. [6] He was recalled by Celtic during January 2020. [7] He made his first team debut for Celtic on 2 February 2020, in a 4–1 win away to Hamilton Academical. [8]
On 6 February 2021, Welsh scored the first senior goal of his career with a header from a David Turnbull corner in the opening minutes of a 2–1 league win against Motherwell. [9] On 13 April 2021, he signed a new contract with Celtic that is due to run until 2025. [10] On 9 December 2021, Welsh scored an early header against La Liga side Real Betis in a UEFA Europa League match where Celtic won 3–2 at Celtic Park in their last group-stage game in the competition that season. [11] [12]
On 31 July 2022, Welsh scored the first goal in Celtic's 2022–23 Scottish Premiership opener against Aberdeen in a 2–0 home win. [13] On 10 January 2022, it was reported that Serie A side Udinese had made a loan offer with an option to purchase attached for Welsh, which Celtic chose to reject. [14]
In the summer transfer window, Ligue 1 side Toulouse made an approach for Welsh. However, Celtic remained uninterested in selling the player as manager Ange Postecoglou saw him as being part of first-team plans. [15]
On 18 August 2023, Welsh signed a new four-year contract with Celtic, keeping him at the club until 2027. [16]
Welsh has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. [1] He captained the under-21 side on numerous occasions. [17] [18] On 10 June 2022, he played his final game for the under-21s against Denmark in a 1–1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying draw where he faced Celtic teammate Matt O'Riley. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic U20s [lower-alpha 1] | 2017–18 [22] | N/A | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 [23] | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
2019–20 [24] | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Celtic | 2019–20 [24] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21 [25] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2021–22 [26] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
2022–23 [26] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 4 | ||
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2019–20 [24] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 56 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 88 | 5 |
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