Celtic F.C.

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Celtic
Celtic Park.jpg
Full nameThe Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Celts
Founded1887
GroundCeltic Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity60,411
ChairmanScotland Ian Bankier
ManagerAustralia Ange Postecoglou
LeagueScottish Premiership
2020–21Scottish Premiership, 2nd

Celtic Football Club is a professional football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. They play in the Scottish Premiership & are one of the most successful Scottish teams.

Players[change | change source]

First-team squad[change | change source]

As of 24 July 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland Scotland Craig Gordon
2 DF France France Christopher Jullien
4 DF Scotland Scotland Jack Hendry
5 DF Croatia Croatia Jozo Šimunović
6 MF Israel Israel Nir Bitton
8 MF Scotland Scotland Scott Brown (captain)
9 FW Scotland Scotland Leigh Griffiths
10 FW Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo
11 MF England England Scott Sinclair
14 MF Australia Australia Daniel Arzani (on loan from Manchester City)
15 MF Republic of Ireland Ireland Johnny Hayes
16 MF Scotland Scotland Lewis Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Scotland Scotland Ryan Christie
18 MF Australia Australia Tom Rogic
19 FW Scotland Scotland Mikey Johnston
20 MF Ukraine Ukraine Maryan Shved
23 DF Belgium Belgium Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo
28 MF Republic of Ireland Ireland Luca Connell
29 GK Scotland Scotland Scott Bain
33 DF Israel Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed
35 DF Norway Norway Kristoffer Ajer
42 MF Scotland Scotland Callum McGregor
49 MF Scotland Scotland James Forrest
56 DF Scotland Scotland Anthony Ralston
59 DF Scotland Scotland Calvin Miller
63 DF Scotland Scotland Kieran Tierney
65 GK Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Conor Hazard
88 MF Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi

Out on loan[change | change source]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Kundai Benyu (on loan to Helsingborgs)
- DF United States United States Andrew Gutman (on loan to Charlotte Independence)
- DF United States United States Manny Perez (on loan to North Carolina FC)

Old Firm[change | change source]

Main article: Old Firm

Celtic is half of the Old Firm, alongside Rangers F.C.. This is a term that used to describe both Rangers and Celtic together.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "First team". Celtic FC. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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