Colby Donovan (born 7 September 2006, age 20) is a Scottish right-back whose senior career has been shaped almost entirely at Celtic. He has made 23 league appearances across two seasons, with his role growing from promise into regular involvement rather than mere squad decoration.
The 2025-26 season brought 14 league appearances, and Donovan was part of a Celtic side that won the Premiership in both 2024-25 and 2025-26, as well as the League Cup in 2024-25. That is a fair amount of silverware before a player is properly out of his apprenticeship.
In 2026-27, he has made 17 appearances across all competitions for Celtic, including nine in the league, two in the League Cup, two in the Scottish Cup, two in Champions League qualifiers and two in the Europa League. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Donovan remains part of the current Celtic squad, still early in his career but already with meaningful first-team minutes and domestic medals behind him. For now, his profile is simple enough: a young Scottish full-back being brought through at a club where the demands arrive quickly.
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