Kieran Tierney

Kieran Tierney

Tierney celebrating Celtic's league title in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kieran Tierney
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Place of birth Douglas, Isle of Man[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 63
Youth career
2005–2014 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Celtic 31 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 Scotland U18 1 (1)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2016– Scotland 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2015

Kieran Tierney (born 5 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Scotland national football team as a defender.[2]

Club career

Celtic

Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Tierney moved to Scotland aged 10 months.[1] He supported Celtic as a child and signed for the club when he was 7 years old, from Netherton, Wishaw. He progressed through the various youth ranks and earned a reputation as a dependable wide player in the club's development squad, both in defence and attack.[3] He travelled with the first team squad on a pre-season trip to Finland in August 2014, and made his debut in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur there. Although Celtic lost, Tierney described his first appearance for the first team as a "dream come true".[3] He continued to play in the development squad throughout 2014–15, and in October 2014 during a Development League match against Heart of Midlothian he scored a goal from the edge of his own penalty box.[4][5]

Tierney made his competitive senior debut for the club on 22 April 2015, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Dundee.[6] He made one further first team appearance that season, playing the full 90 minutes in a league match away at St Johnstone.[7]

Tierney enjoyed a 'breakthrough' season in 2015-16, appearing in over 30 matches and displacing the more experienced Emilio Izaguirre as first-choice left back.[8] For his performances he was awarded with both the Players' and Writers' Young Player annual awards,[9][10] while Celtic also won the league title.

He suffered ankle ligament damage during training on 27 October 2016 and was ruled out for two months.[11]

International career

Tierney has played for Scotland at Scotland U18 and Scotland U19 levels.[12] He has also expressed interest in playing for the Ellan Vannin team that represents the Isle of Man, his birthplace.[1]

Tierney received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad on 10 March 2016 for a friendly against Denmark.[13] Tierney played for the first half of the match, which Scotland won 1–0 at Hampden Park; he was replaced at the break by his Celtic teammate Charlie Mulgrew.[14]

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic
2014–15 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16 23 1 4 0 2 0 4 0 33 1
2016–17 8 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 17 0
Total 33 1 4 0 3 0 12 0 52 1
Career total 33 1 4 0 3 0 12 0 52 1

Honours

Club

Celtic

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dalrymple, Andy (23 December 2014). "Manx star shines at Celtic". IOM Today. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scotland - K. Tierney - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. 1 2 McKay, Kenny (6 August 2014). "Kieran Tierney determined to make further progress at the club". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ McKay, Kenny (28 October 2014). "Kieran Tierney wonder goal secures Celtic win". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Kyle, Gregor (30 October 2014). "Video: Celtic kid Kieran Tierney scores from edge of his own penalty box". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dundee vs. Celtic - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Games Involving Tierney, Kieran In Season 2014/2015". FitbaStats. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Macpherson, Graeme (2 March 2016). "Kieran Tierney: I took Emilio Izaguirre's Celtic place but he still helps me every day". The Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. 1 2 Friel, David (15 May 2016). "Kieran Tierney hasn't forgotten his roots after hitting big-time with Celtic". The Scottish Sun. News UK. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic and Scotland defender ruled out for two months". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kieran Tierney". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Scotland: Six new call-ups for Czech Republic and Denmark friendlies". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 March 2016). "Scotland 1-0 Denmark: McGinn and Tierney shine on debuts". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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