Anthony Ralston
Celtic

Anthony Ralston

Anthony Ralston of Celtic was born on 16 November 1998 (age 26).

Anthony Ralston
Anthony Ralston · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Anthony Ralston, a Scottish defender, was born on the 16 of November 1998 rendering him 26 years of age. He primarily plays as a right back for Celtic Football club, sporting the number 56 jersey. Standing at a height of 1.82m (5ft 11in), and a weight of 78kg (12st 3lb), Ralston has also had the honour of representing the Scotland national team.

According to Transfermarkt, his current market value stands at approximately £1.3m. He remains under contract with Celtic, expiring on the 31 of May 2027 with 2 years and 3 months remaining.

In July 2015, Ralston transferred on loan from Celtic in Scotland’s Premiership to Queen's Park in the Championship. During his debut season (2015 - 2016) he made ten first team appearances and scored one goal in league matches, then returned to Celtic in January 2016 on completion of his loan.

Upon his return, during the following seasons Ralston featured for Celtic, making sporadic appearances in the first team, until the 2021 - 2022 season where he featured prominently and scored four goals from his 28 appearances. He has continued his contributions through the following seasons up to the current 2024 - 2025 season, where he has made 12 first team appearances and scored one goal in league matches so far.

Ralston had short loan spells at Dundee United in the Premiership and St Johnstone in the Premiership, in March 2018 and September 2019, respectively. He made a number of league appearances for both clubs before making a permanent return to Celtic.

Aside from his domestic appearances, Ralston represented Celtic in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 with one start and one appearance as a substitute, and in the Champions League 2024 - 2025 with three appearances as a substitute. Furthermore, he made appearances for Scotland in the Euro 2024, Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024, and in the Nations League 2024 - 2025.

This player profile is regularly updated with new stats and analysis throughout the season. Last updated 23 March 2025. Send feedback

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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 26)
Date of Birth
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Celtic
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
National Team
£1m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
31 May 2027 (2y 3m)
Contract Expires

Season stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Premiership 2024 - 2025
Games
12
Starting
5
Substitute
7
Unused
18
Utilisation
40%
Goals
1
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
League Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
2
Starting
1
Substitute
1
Unused
2
Utilisation
50%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
2
Utilisation
33%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Euro 2024
Games
3
Starting
3
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024
Games
1
Starting
-
Substitute
1
Unused
7
Utilisation
13%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Nations League 2024 - 2025
Games
8
Starting
8
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Champions League 2024 - 2025
Games
3
Starting
-
Substitute
3
Unused
7
Utilisation
30%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
12
Goals
1
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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