Anthony Ralston

Anthony Ralston (born 16 November 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a Right-back for Premiership club Celtic.

Anthony Ralston
Personal information
Full name Anthony Ralston
Date of birth (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 56
Youth career
2007–2015 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Celtic 10 (1)
2015–2016 → Queen's Park (loan) 10 (1)
2018 → Dundee United (loan) 11 (1)
2019–2020 → St Johnstone (loan) 22 (0)
National team‡
2016 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2017 Scotland U20 5 (0)
2017– Scotland U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:21, 11 June 2018 (GMT)

Career

Ralston made his debut for the Celtic first team on 11 May 2016, in a 2–1 defeat against St Johnstone.[1] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 Scottish League Cup win over Kilmarnock on 8 August 2017.[2] He made some further appearances early in the 2017–18 season, including a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, but then suffered a knee injury in late September.[3] Ralston signed a long-term contract with Celtic in December 2017, with the deal due to run until the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]

On 16 March 2018, Ralston joined Dundee United on an emergency loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 2 September 2019, Ralston moved to St Johnstone on a season-long loan.[5]

Career statistics
As of 4 March 2020[6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 100000000010
2016–17 100010000020
2017–18 300021200071
2018–19 411000000051
2019–20 200000200040
Total 10110314000182
Queen's Park (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two 10140000000141
Dundee United (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 11100000020131
St Johnstone (loan) 2019—20 Scottish Premiership 22020000000240
Career total 53370314020693
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References
  1. Davie, Scott (11 May 2016). "St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. "Celtic 5-0 Kilmarnock". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Celtic full-back Anthony Ralston signs deal until 2022". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Anthony Ralston joins Dundee United on emergency loan". Celtic. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. "Ralston joins on-loan". St Johnstone F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "A. Ralston". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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