Stephen Welsh #23
Defender
Centre-back
Scotland
Championship 2026/27 · 12 apps
Avg 6.89 · top 47% of Championship defenders
Club
- Age
- 26 years
- born 19 January 2000
- Height
- 189 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Jul 2026
- from Celtic
- Matches this season
- 12
- 940 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 0.41 | 1.56 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.89 across 12 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs Queens Park Rangers (A) 0–5 · 5.89
24 OctChampionship
Queens Park Rangers away
L 0–5
45′
5.89
17 OctChampionship
West Ham United home
L 0–1
90′
6.98
13 OctChampionship
Millwall away
W 1–0
13′
6.49
10 OctChampionship
Norwich City home
W 2–1
84′
6.95
19 SepChampionship
Lincoln City away
W 2–1
82′
6.72
All 57 matches
12 SepChampionship
Burnley home
W 3–1
90′
7.29
8 SepChampionship
Southampton away
L 1–3
90′
6.41
5 SepChampionship
Wrexham home
D 0–0
90′
7.69
1 SepChampionship
Watford home
W 2–0
86′
7.07
29 AugChampionship
Derby County away
W 3–0
90′
7.57
22 AugChampionship
Sheffield United home
D 0–0
90′
7.06
15 AugChampionship
Stoke City away
W 2–1
90′
6.56
2025/26
16 MayPremiership
Hibernian away
W 1–0
90′
7.11
9 MayPremiership
Hearts home
D 1–1
90′
6.71
2 MayPremiership
Falkirk away
L 0–1
90′
6.73
26 AprPremiership
Rangers away
W 3–2
56′
6.89
11 AprPremiership
Hearts away
L 1–3
90′
5.85
4 AprPremiership
Falkirk home
L 2–3
90′
6.53
21 MarPremiership
Hibernian home
D 0–0
90′
7.12
7 MarPremiership
Dundee away
L 1–2
90′
6.58
28 FebPremiership
Dundee United home
W 2–0
90′
7.51
21 FebPremiership
St. Mirren away
W 5–0
90′
7.23
15 FebPremiership
Aberdeen home
W 2–0
90′
1A
7.89
11 FebPremiership
Rangers home
D 1–1
90′
1G
7.28
1 FebPremiership
Falkirk home
W 2–0
7′
6.46
10 JanPremiership
Hibernian away
D 1–1
87′
6.53
3 JanPremiership
St. Mirren home
W 2–0
90′
6.92
27 DecPremiership
Rangers away
L 0–1
90′
6.76
20 DecPremiership
Dundee home
W 1–0
90′
6.81
13 DecPremiership
Dundee United away
D 0–0
18′
6.58
3 DecPremiership
Falkirk away
D 0–0
90′
7.68
29 NovPremiership
Hearts home
D 0–0
90′
7.30
25 NovPremiership
Hibernian home
W 2–0
90′
7.19
22 NovPremiership
Kilmarnock away
W 3–1
90′
7.02
9 NovPremiership
Aberdeen away
D 1–1
90′
7.17
29 OctPremiership
Dundee United home
W 2–0
64′
6.73
25 OctPremiership
Livingston away
W 2–1
90′
7.11
18 OctPremiership
Falkirk home
L 1–2
90′
6.59
27 SepPremiership
Aberdeen home
W 2–0
90′
7.11
13 SepPremiership
Dundee away
D 1–1
78′
6.87
2024/25
24 MayPro League
Dender away
D 2–2
90′
1G
7.60
18 MayPro League
Sporting Charleroi home
D 1–1
90′
6.96
10 MayPro League
Standard Liège home
D 0–0
90′
7.67
3 MayPro League
OH Leuven away
W 2–1
90′
6.84
26 AprPro League
Westerlo away
D 2–2
88′
7.33
22 AprPro League
Westerlo home
L 2–3
90′
6.98
19 AprPro League
Sporting Charleroi away
L 0–3
90′
7.20
13 AprPro League
OH Leuven home
D 1–1
90′
6.88
4 AprPro League
Dender home
W 5–2
90′
7.16
29 MarPro League
Standard Liège away
D 2–2
90′
7.12
16 MarPro League
Dender home
W 2–1
69′
7.55
8 MarPro League
Sporting Charleroi away
W 1–0
21′
6.69
2 MarPro League
K. Beerschot V.A. away
L 0–1
44′
7.48
7 FebPro League
Gent home
D 3–3
90′
6.65
26 JanPro League
Anderlecht away
L 1–4
45′
5.96
18 JanPro League
Genk home
L 1–2
45′
6.47
12 JanPro League
Cercle Brugge away
L 0–1
90′
7.90
Transfers
- 1 Jul 2026transfer Celtic Swansea City —
- 31 May 2026end of loan Motherwell Celtic —
- 2 Feb 2026loan Celtic Motherwell —
- 12 Jan 2026end of loan Motherwell Celtic —
- 1 Sep 2025loan Celtic Motherwell —
- 30 Jun 2025end of loan Mechelen Celtic —
- 9 Jan 2025loan Celtic Mechelen —
- 1 Jul 2020transfer Celtic II Celtic —
- 24 Jan 2020end of loan Greenock Morton Celtic II —
- 29 Aug 2019loan Celtic II Greenock Morton —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Swansea City Championship · Carabao Cup | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Celtic Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motherwell Premiership | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Mechelen Pro League | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic Premiership · Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Celtic Premiership · Champions League | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Celtic Premiership · Champions League | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Celtic Premiership · Europa League · Champions League · Conference League | 19 | 1 | 1 |