Anthony Ralston
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Anthony Ralston

Anthony Ralston of Celtic was born on 16 November 1998 (age 27).

Anthony Ralston
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Born on the 16th of November in 1998, the Scottish footballer Anthony Ralston is currently 27 years old. Standing at 5ft 11in (1.82m), and a spritely weight of 12st 3lb (78kg), Ralston has carved a niche for himself as a reliable right-back defender for the mighty Celtic. Dressed in the number 56 jersey, he has also showcased his talents on the international field, representing the Scotland national team.

The market value of this sporting talent hovers around £1.3 million, as noted by Transfermarkt, a German-based website renowned for recording and analysing football statistics at length.

Ralston transitioned from Celtic to the Championship playing for Queen's Park on a loan term in July 2015. During his stint, he secured ten first-team appearances and nailed one goal in league matches. Post his debut season with Queen's Park, Ralston returned to Celtic in January 2016 after the conclusion of his loan.

His journey with Celtic, a prominent Scottish Premiership team, has been considerably noteworthy. Over a period of almost a decade, Ralston started his Celtic legacy with a single first-team appearance in seasons 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. He managed three appearances in the following session (2017-2018), and four in 2018-2019, scoring one goal. He added two, one, and twenty-eight appearances in seasons 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 respectively to his repertoire; scoring four goals in 2021-2022 season. Over seasons 2022-2023 to 2024-2025, he amicably contributed with 47 first-team appearances and two goals. As the current season (2025-2026) proceeds, Ralston has assisted his Celtic team with 17 first team appearances until now.

In between his accomplished time at Celtic, Ralston made two short loan transitions. The first being to Dundee United in March 2018 and the second to St Johnstone in September 2019. After performing on loan for Dundee United and St Johnstone Ralston made his way back home to Celtic.

Finally, on a higher level, Ralston kicked off for Celtic in various tournaments including League Cup and Scottish Cup in 2025-2026. He also represented Scotland in World Cup Qualifiers Europe in 2024-2026. His efforts were remarkable in Champion League Qualifiers and the Europa League for 2025-2026 season where he made numerous starts and substitute appearances.

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Right Back
Primary Position
Defender
Position
Anthony Ralston
RB
1.82m (5ft 11in)
Height
56
Squad Number
78kg (12st 3lb)
Weight
16 November 1998 (age 27)
Date of Birth
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Celtic
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
National Team
£1m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

Season stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games
17
Starting
12
Substitute
5
Unused
9
Utilisation
65%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
League Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
2
Starting
2
Substitute
-
Unused
2
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
1
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026
Games
3
Starting
1
Substitute
2
Unused
3
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026
Games
2
Starting
1
Substitute
1
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Europa League 2025 - 2026
Games
4
Starting
1
Substitute
3
Unused
5
Utilisation
44%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
17
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
16
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
15
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
16
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
28
Goals
4
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
22
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
2
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
3
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
10
Goals
1

Transfers

Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 June 2020
From
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Type
Returned from loan
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
2 September 2019
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
1 June 2018
From
Dundee United
Dundee United
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Dundee United
Dundee United
15 March 2018
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
4 January 2016
From
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
1 July 2015
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan

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