Anthony Ralston
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Ralston[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 56 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2015 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Celtic | 46 | (5) |
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) |
2017–2018 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Scotland | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Anthony Ralston (born 16 November 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national football team.
Club career
Part of the youth system at Celtic since the age of eight,[3] Ralston made his debut for the first team on 11 May 2016, in a 2–1 defeat against St Johnstone.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 Scottish League Cup win over Kilmarnock on 8 August 2017.[5] He made further appearances early in the 2017–18 season, including a UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain,[6] but then suffered a knee injury in late September.[7] 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.[7]
On 16 March 2018, Ralston joined Dundee United on an emergency loan until the end of the 2017–18 season, a side challenging for promotion from the Championship up to the Premiership.[8] He made his debut on 20 March, in a 3–2 loss in the league to Queen of the South.[9] In 15 appearances, he helped United reach the semi-final play-off for promotion, scoring two goals, albeit the side lost to Livingston in the semi-final play-off.[9]
On 2 September 2019, Ralston moved to St Johnstone on a season-long loan.[10]
Upon his return from the St Johnstone loan, Ralston played in only one game for Celtic during the following season, coming in a 0–0 draw against Livingston when several squad regulars were missing due to a Covid-19 isolation issue,[11] and when centre-half Kristoffer Ajer then loanee Jonjoe Kenny were selected at right-back ahead of him following the sale of Jeremie Frimpong, it appeared his time with the club would be coming to an end.[12]
At the start of the 2021–22 season under new manager Ange Postecoglou, Ralston signed a contract extension until May 2022 and started in both legs against FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.[13][14] Media outlets praised his performances in the early part of the season, following goals against Hearts and Dundee.[15] On 2 November 2021, he signed a new long-term contract with Celtic, keeping him at the club until 2025.[3][12]
International career
Ralston was involved with several Scotland youth squads up to the under-21s.[16]
Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[17] Ralston played as Scotland beat Brazil under-20s 1–0, which was the nations first ever win against Brazil at any level.[18] The team went on to claim the bronze medal.[19] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[20] Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[21] They lost to Turkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[22]
In November 2021 he was called up to the senior squad for the first time ahead of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Denmark, as a replacement for the suspended Nathan Patterson.[23] He made his international debut in the match[24] as a late substitute for Kieran Tierney.[25] On his second Scotland appearance he scored his first international goal during a Nations League group match against Armenia, assisted by Stuart Armstrong.[26]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 May 2022[27]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
Queen's Park (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Dundee United (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
St Johnstone (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Career total | 83 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 120 | 10 |
International
- As of 27 September 2022[28]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ralston goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 June 2022 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
Celtic
References
- ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
- ^ "Anthony Ralston". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Delight as Anthony Ralston signs new Celtic contract". Celtic FC. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Davie, Scott (11 May 2016). "St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Celtic 5-0 Kilmarnock". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "PSG ace Neymar blanks Celtic teen Anthony Ralston as he tries to shake his hand". Daily Record. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Celtic full-back Anthony Ralston signs deal until 2022". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Ralston joins Dundee United on emergency loan". Celtic. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Tony Ralston - Player Profile". Arab Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Ralston joins on-loan". St Johnstone F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Watt, Martin (17 January 2021). "Celtic 0–0 Livingston". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Anthony Ralston signs Celtic contract extension as reward for early season heroics". Daily Record. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Watt, Martin (20 July 2021). "Celtic 1–1 FC Midtjylland". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Duncan, Thomas (28 July 2021). "FC Midtjylland 2–1 Celtic". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "How Rogic & Ralston have revived careers". BBC Sport. 18 August 2021.
- ^ Anthony Ralston at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish Football Association. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Toulon semi-final spot would be a dream for Celtic youngster Anthony Ralston". Glasgow Times. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Celtic's Anthony Ralston called for Scotland duty against Denmark". The Scotsman. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland 2-0 Denmark: John Souttar and Che Adams fire Tartan Army to home World Cup play-off". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (15 November 2021). "Scotland beat Danes to earn home play-off". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (8 June 2022). "Scotland 2-0 Armenia: Anthony Ralston revels in special first start at Hampden". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "A. Ralston". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Anthony Ralston at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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