Born on 23 December 1992 in Germany, defender Jeffrey Schlupp, now 32 years old, calls Celtic Football Club his sporting home. Primarily a left back, Schlupp is not easily missed on the pitch at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m) tall and weighing 11 stone 4 pounds (72 kg). Notably, he dons the number 15 jersey.
According to Transfermarkt, Schlupp’s current market value teeters around £4m, with his contract set to run its course by the 31st of May 2025, having only a month to go.
Cast back to July 2010, Schlupp was holding the fort at Leicester City in the English Premier League. Throughout the 2011-2017 seasons, he saw plenty of action in league matches, with his appearances numbering from 21 in his initial season to just 4 in his final run. He also managed to pocket two goals during the 2011-2012 playing year, followed by three in the subsequent season, and a solitary goal each in the next three seasons with Leicester City.
It was during a short interlude in March 2011, when Schlupp was loaned to Brentford in the Premier League, that he recorded a commendable scoring run of five goals from just nine appearances in his debut season.
But the pull of Leicester City was strong and Schlupp returned to his former club after the fulfilment of his Brentford loan. His spell in the years to follow was an eventful one, peppering his Premier League appearances with a regular smattering of goals.
All good things, however, often pause and Schlupp transitioned to Crystal Palace in January 2017, with a transfer fee in the region of £12m. Throughout a seven-season stint, he regularly featured in first-team league matches, with his highest tally of four goals coming in the 2018-2019 season.
As fate and football would have it, Celtic beckoned in February 2025. Since his move to the grandeur of Scottish football, Schlupp has made ten first-team appearances in the current season, even finding the back of the net once. He further proved his mettle in the Scottish Cup with two starts and added a Champions League start, as well as a substitute appearance to his Celtic dossier in the 2024-2025 season.
