Stephen Welsh

Stephen Welsh (born 19 January 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Stephen Welsh
Welsh in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland[2]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 57
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Celtic 26 (1)
2019–2020 → Greenock Morton (loan) 15 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Scotland U17[1] 8 (0)
2017–2020 Scotland U19[1] 13 (0)
2021– Scotland U21[1] 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2022

Club career

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]

International career

Welsh has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[1]

Career statistics
As of 22 March 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2019–20[12] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2020–21[13] Scottish Premiership 16120003[lower-alpha 1]0181
2021–22[14] Scottish Premiership 9020219[lower-alpha 2]1222
Total 2614021121443
Celtic U20s[lower-alpha 3] 2017–18[15] N/A —1010
2018–19[16] —1010
2019–20[12] —2020
Total 0000004040
Greenock Morton (loan) 2019–20[12] Scottish Championship 151300000181
Career total 4127021161664
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, 6 appearances / 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League, 1 appearance in the UEFA Conference League
  3. Appearances for Celtic under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

Honours

Celtic

References
  1. "Stephen Welsh player profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. "Stephen Welsh Celtic player profile". celticfc.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. Henderson, Mark (13 March 2018). "Stephen Welsh signs new contract with Celtic". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. "Disappointment for 10-man Celtic Colts in Irn-Bru Cup". Celtic F.C. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. "ANNAN ATHLETIC V CELTIC COLTS". Annan Athletic F.C. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. Hendry, Mark (29 August 2019). "Celtic youngster Stephen Welsh joins Greenock Morton on season-long loan". Evening Times. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. "STEPHEN WELSH RECALLED BY CELTIC". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton F.C. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. "Celtic beat 10-man Hamilton to move seven clear". Sky Sports. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  9. "Celtic see off spirited Motherwell for consecutive league wins". BBC Scottish Football. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. "Stephen Welsh: Celtic defender signs new four-year contract until 2025". Sky Sports. 13 April 2021.
  11. Stephen Welsh at Soccerway
  12. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  14. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  16. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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