Callum McGregor

Callum William McGregor (born 14 June 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He has previously played for Notts County on loan and has represented Scotland at every youth international stage and at full level.

For the fictional character, see Noughts & Crosses (novel series).

Callum McGregor
McGregor lining up for Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Callum William McGregor[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 42
Youth career
2001–2013 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Celtic 199 (34)
2013–2014 → Notts County (loan) 37 (12)
National team‡
2008 Scotland U15 2 (0)
2008–2009 Scotland U16 3 (1)
2009–2011 Scotland U17 8 (8)
2011–2013 Scotland U19 8 (2)
2012 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2013–2014 Scotland U21 5 (1)
2017– Scotland 26 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:49, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:46, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

McGregor began his career with Scottish club Celtic, coming through the club's youth system alongside Dylan McGeouch[3] who was also a teammate in youth Victory Shield internationals at Under-16 level; at that time McGregor was a pupil at Lochend Community High School in Easterhouse.[4] He scored a hat-trick for Celtic in the 8–0 2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final victory over Queen of the South at Hampden Park.[5] McGregor appeared in four successive Scottish Youth Cup finals between 2010 and 2013, with the club winning all of them.[6]

He joined English League One club Notts County on a five-month loan in August 2013.[7] He scored on his debut for the "Magpies" on 7 August, in a 3–2 win over Fleetwood Town at Meadow Lane in the First Round of the League Cup.[8]

McGregor made his first team debut for Celtic against KR Reykjavík on 15 July 2014 in a Champions League qualifier and he scored the only goal of the game.[9][10] He also scored against Legia Warsaw and NK Maribor in subsequent qualifying rounds.

McGregor playing for Celtic in 2018

McGregor made his Scottish Premiership debut against St Johnstone on 13 August 2014 and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory for Celtic. On 29 August 2014, McGregor signed a new five-year contract with Celtic.[11]

McGregor made his 100th appearance for the club in a 2–1 win at Dundee on 19 March 2017.[12][3] He scored in two successive Old Firm victories against Rangers in the space of a week in April 2017.[13][14] In the 2017 Scottish Cup Final, he started in his usual midfield position but played the majority of the match at left back after an injury to Kieran Tierney. His replacement in midfield, Tom Rogic, scored the winning goal for Celtic.[15]

Having previously been on target in qualifying matches, on 31 October 2017 McGregor scored his first goal in the group stages of the Champions League, striking the equaliser at home to Bayern Munich (James Forrest providing the assist), although the German team responded to claim a 2–1 win.[16] Celtic then dropped into the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, in which McGregor scored the only goal in the first leg of the last-32 tie with Zenit St Petersburg.[17] On 19 May 2018, McGregor scored the opening goal in the Scottish Cup final.[18] This secured a second consecutive domestic treble for Celtic, the first time this had been done in Scottish football history.[18]

McGregor signed a new contract with Celtic in December 2018, which is due to run until the end of the 2022–23 season.[19] He made his 200th Celtic appearance against Hibernian at Easter Road in the same month.[20] In May 2019, he was nominated for the season's PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year; the award was won by teammate James Forrest.[21] However, McGregor beat Forrest to Celtic's club awards, winning both the official and the players' category accolades.[22] He played more minutes than any other player in world football for club and country 2018–19,[23] as Celtic won a third consecutive treble.[24]

International career

Making his debut in October 2013, McGregor made five appearances and scored one goal for the Scotland national under-21 football team.[25] He was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in August 2014, soon after he broke into the Celtic first team.[25]

In October 2017, McGregor was once again included in the full squad for two 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Slovenia, but remained on the bench during both games. He made his debut a month later, starting in a friendly against the Netherlands.[26]

Personal life

In February 2016 McGregor was stopped by the police and charged with drunk driving, having already been convicted and banned for speeding the previous year; he was later disqualified for a year.[27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 January 2021[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2013–14[29] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2014–15[30] Scottish Premiership 182002011[lower-alpha 3]3315
2015–16[31] Scottish Premiership 27431202[lower-alpha 4]1346
2016–17[32] Scottish Premiership 31641209[lower-alpha 5]0467
2017–18[33] Scottish Premiership 367524110[lower-alpha 6]25512
2018–19[34] Scottish Premiership 353404016[lower-alpha 7]3596
2019–20[35] Scottish Premiership 309314115[lower-alpha 8]25113
2020–21[36] Scottish Premiership 2230010100333
Total 19934195192731131052
Notts County (loan) 2013–14[29]League One371210211[lower-alpha 9]14114
Career total 23646205213741235166
  1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup
  3. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  8. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearance in Football League Trophy

International
As of match played 13 November 2020[37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201710
201880
2019100
202070
Total260

Honours

Celtic Youth

Celtic

Individual

See also

References
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  4. "Under 16 Sky Sports Victory Shield Scotland v Northern Ireland". Scottish Football Association. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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