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Anthony Ralston (born 16 November 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Scotland national football team.

Anthony Ralston

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Ralston[1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Celtic
Number	56
Youth career
2007–2015	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Celtic	48	(5)
2015–2016	→ Queen's Park (loan)	10	(1)
2018	→ Dundee United (loan)	11	(1)
2019–2020	→ St Johnstone (loan)	22	(0)
National team‡
2016	Scotland U19	6	(0)
2017	Scotland U20	5	(0)
2017–2018	Scotland U21	5	(0)
2021–	Scotland	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Part of the youth system at Celtic since the age of eight,[3] Ralston made his debut for the first team on 11 May 2016, in a 2–1 defeat against St Johnstone.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 Scottish League Cup win over Kilmarnock on 8 August 2017.[5] He made further appearances early in the 2017–18 season, including a UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain,[6] but then suffered a knee injury in late September.[7] Ralston signed a long-term contract with Celtic in December 2017, with the deal due to run until the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 16 March 2018, Ralston joined Dundee United on an emergency loan until the end of the 2017–18 season, a side challenging for promotion from the Championship up to the Premiership.[8] He made his debut on 20 March, in a 3–2 loss in the league to Queen of the South.[9] In 15 appearances, he helped United reach the semi-final play-off for promotion, scoring two goals, albeit the side lost to Livingston in the semi-final play-off.[9]

On 2 September 2019, Ralston moved to St Johnstone on a season-long loan.[10]

Upon his return from the St Johnstone loan, Ralston played in only one game for Celtic during the following season, coming in a 0–0 draw against Livingston when several squad regulars were missing due to a Covid-19 isolation issue,[11] and when centre-half Kristoffer Ajer then loanee Jonjoe Kenny were selected at right-back ahead of him following the sale of Jeremie Frimpong, it appeared his time with the club would be coming to an end.[12]

At the start of the 2021–22 season under new manager Ange Postecoglou, Ralston signed a contract extension until May 2022 and started in both legs against FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.[13][14] Media outlets praised his performances in the early part of the season, following goals against Hearts and Dundee.[15] On 2 November 2021, he signed a new long-term contract with Celtic, keeping him at the club until 2025.[3][12]

International career

Ralston was involved with several Scotland youth squads up to the under-21s.[16]

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[17] Ralston played as Scotland beat Brazil under-20s 1–0, which was the nations first ever win against Brazil at any level.[18] The team went on to claim the bronze medal.[19] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[20] Selected for the under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[21] They lost to Turkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[22]

In November 2021 he was called up to the senior squad for the first time ahead of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Denmark, as a replacement for the suspended Nathan Patterson.[23] He made his international debut in the match[24] as a late substitute for Kieran Tierney.[25] On his second Scotland appearance he scored his first international goal during a Nations League group match against Armenia, assisted by Stuart Armstrong.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2022[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2015–16	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18		3	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	7	1
	2018–19		4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	2019–20		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22		28	4	3	0	4	0	12	1	0	0	47	5
	Total		40	5	4	0	7	1	16	1	0	0	67	7
Queen's Park (loan)	2015–16	Scottish League Two	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	1
Dundee United (loan)	2017–18	Scottish Championship	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	15	2
St Johnstone (loan)	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Career total			83	7	7	0	7	1	16	1	7	1	120	10

International

As of 27 September 2022[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2021	1	0
	2022	5	1
Total		6	1

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ralston goal.

List of international goals scored by Anthony Ralston

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2022	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Armenia	1–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2021–22[29]
• Scottish League Cup: 2021–22[30]

References

External links

• Anthony Ralston at CelticFC.net

На других языках

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[de] Tony Ralston

Anthony „Tony“ Ralston (* 16. November 1998 in Bellshill) ist ein schottischer Fußballspieler, der bei Celtic Glasgow unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Anthony Ralston

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[fr] Anthony Ralston

Anthony Ralston, né le 16 novembre 1998 à Bellshill (Écosse), est un footballeur international écossais, qui évolue au poste de défenseur au sein du club du Celtic FC.

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[it] Anthony Ralston

Anthony Ralston (Bellshill, 16 novembre 1998) è un calciatore scozzese, difensore del Celtic.

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