Stephen Welsh, a Scottish footballer, was born on 19 January 2000. He is primarily a central defender for Motherwell, wearing the number 57 jersey. He stands at 6ft 3in (1.91m) and tips the scale at 12st 3lb (78kg). Apart from his club commitments, Welsh has also been capped for the Scotland U21 national team.
Welsh's current market value is estimated to be around £725k, according to Transfermarkt.
Welsh joined Celtic as a trainee in July 2017 and made his first team debut in the 2019-2020 season, marking just one appearance. However, he steadily increased his presence in the following seasons – he made 16 first team appearances and scored one goal in the 2020-2021 season, appeared in ten matches in the 2021-2022 season, scored another goal in the 2022-2023 season whilst appearing four times, completed ten appearances in the 2023-2024 season, and played once each in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasons.
He was briefly loaned out to Greenock Morton in August 2019 and returned to Celtic in January 2020. After four and a half more years at Celtic, Welsh was loaned out to Mechelen in the Pro League of Belgium in January 2025, where he appeared seven times in the remainder of the 2024-2025 season.
Upon returning to Celtic in June 2025, he quickly moved to Motherwell on loan in September 2025 for the 2025-2026 season. During his first loan spell at Motherwell, Welsh made 16 first-team appearances and scored one goal. However, this period was cut short as he returned to Celtic once more in January 2026. His return was brief, as he returned to Motherwell once again in February 2026, where he maintains his role in the first team, with 16 appearances and one goal in the current 2025-2026 season.
Throughout the 2025-2026 season for Motherwell, he played in the League Cup with one start and one appearance as a substitute. Thus summarises the career of Stephen Welsh, a journeyman of Scottish football, adorning numerous jerseys but leaving his indelible mark at his beloved Celtic.
