Born in Scotland on 5 June 1997, Kieran Tierney - age 27, is renowned as a defender for Arsenal. He predominately performs as a left back, standing at 1.78m (5ft 10in) and weighing in at 76kg (11st 13lb). He dons the number 3 jersey for both his club and country, also playing for the national team of Scotland.
According to Transfermarkt, his current market value registers around £8.5m. He is currently running the last lap of his contract with Arsenal, which is due to expire on 30 June 2025.
July 2014 marked the commencement of Tierney's colloquial journey with our dear Celtic team here in the Scottish Premiership. His debut season of 2014 - 2015 made known his potential, despite making only two first team appearances in league matches. He persistently built upon this, with a remarkable increase in the season of 2015 - 2016, making an increased 23 appearances and scoring his first career goal. His progression remained consistent in the 2016 - 2017 season, with another 24 appearances and a single goal to his name. In the 2017 - 2018 season, Tierney exuded perseverance and strength, making 32 first team appearances and scoring an impressive three goals. His final season at Celtic, 2018 - 2019, saw him make 21 first team appearances in league matches.
August 2019 saw Tierney make the significant leap to Arsenal in the English Premier League for a hefty fee of around £25m. His prowess began to shine through in England, making 15 first team appearances and scoring one goal in his maiden season of 2019 - 2020. The following 2020 - 2021 season saw promise with 27 first team appearances and a further goal. Tierney continued his development in the following seasons 2021 - 2022 and 2022 - 2023, making 22 and 27 appearances respectively, scoring another singular goal in the process. Thus far in the 2024 - 2025 season, he's seen 10 first team appearances.
Adventurous as he is, Tierney took a short breather away from the highly competitive English Premier League. August 2023 saw him transfer from Arsenal to Spain's Real Sociedad in LaLiga on loan. During his tenure in the Spanish league in the 2023 - 2024 season, our kilted footballer made 20 first team appearance in league matches. However, his heart clearly lies in the English fields, as he returned to Arsenal in the Premier League in England after the completion of his loan in June 2024.
Tierney has also made his mark on a number of other competitions. These include the FA Cup 2024 - 2025 with one appearance as a substitute and one start in the League Cup 2024 - 2025, both for Arsenal. He also started matches twice in Euro 2024, represented Scotland in the Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024 with five starts, and made two appearances as a substitute in the Nations League 2024 - 2025. On the biggest stage of European club football, the UEFA Champions League 2024 - 2025 for Arsenal, he made a start and four appearances as a substitute.
