Celtic F.C.

association football club in Glasgow, Scotland

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

Celtic
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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

PlayersEdit

First-team squadEdit

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

Out on loanEdit

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 Kundai Benyu (on loan to Helsingborgs)
- DF   United States Andrew Gutman (on loan to Charlotte Independence)
- DF   United States Manny Perez (on loan to North Carolina FC)

Old FirmEdit

Celtic used to be half of the Old Firm, alongside Rangers F.C.. This is a term that used to describe both Rangers and Celtic together until rangers fc died in 2012.

ReferencesEdit

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