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Height
26 years
Jan 19, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€912.8K
Transfer value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches89%Shot attempts10%Goals50%
Chances created43%Aerial duels won66%Defensive contributions58%
Transfer value: €912.8K
Highest: €1.1M(Dec 31, 2021)
€1.1M
€830K
€550K
€280K
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Premiership 2025/2026

1
Goals
1
Assists
27
Started
28
Matches
2,288
Minutes played
7.14
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 16

Hibernian
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

May 9

Hearts
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

May 2

Falkirk
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 26

Rangers
W2-3
55
0
0
0
0
7.1

Apr 11

Hearts
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Apr 4

Falkirk
L2-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 21

Hibernian
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Mar 7

Dundee FC
L2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

Feb 28

Dundee United
W2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Feb 21

St. Mirren
W0-5
90
0
0
0
0
7.1
Motherwell

May 16

Premiership Championship Group
Hibernian
0-1
90‎’‎
7.5

May 9

Premiership Championship Group
Hearts
1-1
90‎’‎
7.1

May 2

Premiership Championship Group
Falkirk
1-0
90‎’‎
6.6

Apr 26

Premiership Championship Group
Rangers
2-3
55‎’‎
7.1

Apr 11

Premiership
Hearts
3-1
90‎’‎
5.8
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 20%
  • 5Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.51xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.18xG0.93xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,288

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.51
xG on target (xGOT)
0.93
Non-penalty xG
0.51
Shots
5
Shots on target
1
Headed shots
3

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.87
Successful passes
1,451
Successful passes %
90.3%
Accurate long balls
87
Accurate long balls %
58.8%
Chances created
6
Big chances created
2

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
25.0%
Duels won
119
Duels won %
56.9%
Aerial duels won
70
Aerial duels won %
54.3%
Touches
1,978
Touches in opposition box
9
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
24

Defending

Defensive contributions
248
Tackles
25
Interceptions
35
Blocked shots
7
Fouls committed
9
Penalties conceded
1
Recoveries
93
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
16
Clearances
181
Clean sheets
11
Goals conceded while on pitch
20
xG against while on pitch
30.77

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Stephen Welsh is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Celtic, born on January 19, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Stephen Welsh on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Stephen Welsh has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 2,288 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.138148148148149, 2 yellow cards.

Stephen Welsh scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to center backs in the Premiership.

Stephen Welsh's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Stephen Welsh's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Stephen Welsh's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Stephen Welsh currently plays for Celtic alongside Josh Clarke, Jude Bonnar, Alistair Johnston, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Jota, Benjamin Nygren, Chukwubuike Adamu, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Tomás Cvancara, Viljami Sinisalo, Hyun-Jun Yang, Luke McCowan, Kelechi Iheanacho, Callum Osmand, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Julián Araujo, Sebastian Tounekti, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Ross Doohan, Joel Mvuka, Marcelo Saracchi, Adam Montgomery, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, Benjamin Arthur, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Colby Donovan, Thomas Hatton, Anthony Ralston, and Kieran Tierney. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Stephen Welsh's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell, KV Mechelen, and Greenock Morton.

On the international stage, Stephen Welsh has represented Scotland U21, Scotland U19, and Scotland U17.

Stephen Welsh is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Tyler Fletcher, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Ross Stewart, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Stephen Welsh has won 12 titles: Scottish Cup (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), Premiership (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), and League Cup (2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

Stephen Welsh has competed in Premiership, Belgian Pro League, Champions League, Europa League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Conference League, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Stephen Welsh, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Stephen Welsh to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches89%Shot attempts10%Goals50%
Chances created43%Aerial duels won66%Defensive contributions58%

Career

Senior career

Celtic (back from loan)Jul 2026 -
12
1
2
0
17
0
17
1
69
4
18
0

Youth career

3
0
Celtic FC Under 23Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
2
0
6
0
1
0

National team

8
0
6
0
9
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
4
Scottish Cup(23/24 · 22/23 · 19/20 · 18/19)
5
Premiership(23/24 · 22/23 · 21/22 · 19/20 · 18/19)
3
League Cup(24/25 · 22/23 · 21/22)

News

About

Stephen Welsh is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Celtic, born on January 19, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Stephen Welsh on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Stephen Welsh has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 2,288 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.138148148148149, 2 yellow cards.

Stephen Welsh scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to center backs in the Premiership.

Stephen Welsh's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Stephen Welsh's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Stephen Welsh's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Stephen Welsh currently plays for Celtic alongside Josh Clarke, Jude Bonnar, Alistair Johnston, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Jota, Benjamin Nygren, Chukwubuike Adamu, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Tomás Cvancara, Viljami Sinisalo, Hyun-Jun Yang, Luke McCowan, Kelechi Iheanacho, Callum Osmand, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Julián Araujo, Sebastian Tounekti, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Ross Doohan, Joel Mvuka, Marcelo Saracchi, Adam Montgomery, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Callum McGregor, Benjamin Arthur, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Colby Donovan, Thomas Hatton, Anthony Ralston, and Kieran Tierney. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Stephen Welsh's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell, KV Mechelen, and Greenock Morton.

On the international stage, Stephen Welsh has represented Scotland U21, Scotland U19, and Scotland U17.

Stephen Welsh is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Tyler Fletcher, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Ross Stewart, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Stephen Welsh has won 12 titles: Scottish Cup (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), Premiership (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), and League Cup (2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

Stephen Welsh has competed in Premiership, Belgian Pro League, Champions League, Europa League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Conference League, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Stephen Welsh, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Stephen Welsh to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.