Stephen Welsh

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

Stephen Welsh

Personal information
Date of birth	19 January 2000[1]
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland[2]
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Celtic
Number	57
Youth career
	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Celtic	7	(1)
2019–2020	→ Greenock Morton (loan)	15	(0)
National team^‡
2016–2017	Scotland U17[1]	8	(0)
2017–	Scotland U19[1]	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:21, 11 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:02, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

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]

International career

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

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2017–18[10]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2018–19[11]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2019–20[12]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2020–21[13]	Scottish Premiership	5	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	8	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	13	0
Greenock Morton (loan)	2019–20[12]	Scottish Championship	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Career total			21	0	3	0	0	0	7	0	31	0

1. 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.
2. Appearances in the Europa League

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". Greenock Morton FC. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2 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. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
11. "Games played by Stephen Welsh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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.