Kieran Tierney

Kieran Tierney
Tierney celebrating Celtic's league title in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kieran Tierney
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Place of birth Douglas, Isle of Man[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 63
Youth career
2005–2014 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Celtic 89 (5)
National team‡
2014–2015 Scotland U18 1 (1)
2015–2016 Scotland U19 4 (0)
2016– Scotland 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:58, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:13, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Kieran Tierney (born 5 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Scotland national team as a left back.[2]

Club career

Early life and youth football

Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man,[1] Tierney moved to Wishaw in Scotland aged 10 months.[3] He supported Celtic as a child and signed for the club when he was 7 years old. He was educated at Motherwell schools St Brendan's RC Primary and Our Lady's High (one year group behind fellow footballers, twins Nicky and Chris Cadden)[4][5] then attended St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch, which has a development partnership with Celtic. He has spoken of his hope of emulating the late Tommy Gemmell, a member of the Lisbon Lions team who also grew up in Wishaw (specifically, Craigneuk) and played in the same position.[3]

He progressed through the various youth ranks and earned a reputation as a dependable wide player in the club's development squad, both in defence and attack.[6] He travelled with the first team squad on a pre-season trip to Finland in August 2014, and made his debut in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur there. Although Celtic lost, Tierney described his first appearance for the first team as a "dream come true".[6] He continued to play in the development squad throughout 2014–15, and in October 2014 during a Development League match against Heart of Midlothian he scored a goal from the edge of his own penalty box.[7][8]

Debut and breakthrough

Tierney made his competitive senior debut for Celtic on 22 April 2015 under manager Ronny Deila, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Dundee.[9] He made one further first team appearance that season, playing over an hour in a league match away at St Johnstone.[10]

Tierney enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2015–16, appearing in over 30 matches and displacing the more experienced Emilio Izaguirre as first-choice left back.[11] For his performances he was awarded with both the Players' and Writers' Young Player annual awards,[12][13] while Celtic also won the league title. Despite interest from Premier League clubs, Tierney signed a new five-year contract on 24 June 2016, keeping him at Parkhead until 2021.[14]

2016–17

After making his first appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, Tierney suffered ankle ligament damage during training on 27 October 2016 and was initially ruled out of action for two months.[15] During the layoff, which caused him to miss the League Cup Final, he received treatment on a recurring shoulder injury and attended several Celtic matches as a typical supporter in the company of his childhood friends.[16][17]

On 22 January 2017, after missing three months, he made his long-awaited return to the Celtic team in a Scottish Cup tie against Albion Rovers.[18] Tierney was crowned PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive season on 7 May, making him the first to achieve this since Craig Levein in 1986.[19] He suffered a jaw injury early in the 2017 Scottish Cup Final and had to be substituted for treatment.[20] Celtic won the match 2–1 to complete a domestic treble and perfect season. In spite of his lengthy injury absence, he featured in 40 matches during the campaign.

2017–18

On 8 August 2017, Tierney was named as captain while also moving to central defender to command a back line of teenagers in a Scottish League Cup fixture against Kilmarnock; Celtic won the game 5–0, with Tierney providing an assist and scoring with a "wonderful strike" from 40 yards.[21] On 30 October, a week after scoring in an important league victory away to closest challengers Aberdeen, he extended his contract with Celtic until 2023.[22]

By the end of the season, he had collected further personal accolades – winning both the Players' and Writers' Young Player awards for the third campaign in succession – and performed a major role in securing a historic 'double treble' for the club, making more than 50 appearances and playing the entirety of the domestic cup finals, both being 2–0 wins over Motherwell.[23][24]

International career

Tierney played for Scotland at Scotland U18 and Scotland U19 levels.[25] He has also expressed interest in playing for the Ellan Vannin team that represents the Isle of Man, his birthplace.[1]

Tierney received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad on 10 March 2016 for a friendly against Denmark.[26] Tierney played for the first half of the match, which Scotland won 1–0 at Hampden Park; he was replaced at the break by his Celtic teammate Charlie Mulgrew.[27]

Due to Tierney's greater versatility compared to fellow left-back Andrew Robertson,[28] Tierney was deployed at right-back in Scotland's matches against Slovenia,[29] Lithuania and Slovakia, and on the left of a three-man defence in the fixture at home to England during World Cup qualifiers in 2017.[30]

Tierney was selected as Scotland captain for a friendly match against the Netherlands in November 2017, where he played as a central defender in a 1–0 defeat.[31]

In October 2018, Tierney scored a decisive own goal in a 2–1 loss to Israel in a UEFA Nations League fixture.[32] Speaking after the game, Robertson said that both he and Tierney were being played out of position in the 3–5–2 system adopted by Alex McLeish to accommodate both players.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18:13, 12 October 2018 (UTC)[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic
2014–15 Scottish Premiership2000000020
2015–16 231402040331
2016–17 241512090402
2017–18 3235041140554
2018–19 800010100190
Career total 895141913701497

International

As of 18:13, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
Scotland national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
201770
201830
Total120

Honours

Club

Individual

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fisher, Stewart (27 October 2015). "Kieran Tierney taking his Manx connections seriously as he embarks on Celtic career". The Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Scotland – K. Tierney – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  3. 1 2 Temlett, Michael (18 March 2017). "Wishaw's Kieran Tierney pays tribute to Celtic legend Tommy Gemmell". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chris Cadden hopes to beat old school pal Kieran Tierney". The Scotsman. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cadden clan descend on Hampden Park as Chris aims to upset Celtic". Daily Telegraph. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 McKay, Kenny (6 August 2014). "Kieran Tierney determined to make further progress at the club". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ McKay, Kenny (28 October 2014). "Kieran Tierney wonder goal secures Celtic win". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Kyle, Gregor (30 October 2014). "Video: Celtic kid Kieran Tierney scores from edge of his own penalty box". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dundee vs. Celtic – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Games Involving Tierney, Kieran in Season 2014/2015". FitbaStats. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Macpherson, Graeme (2 March 2016). "Kieran Tierney: I took Emilio Izaguirre's Celtic place but he still helps me every day". The Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  13. 1 2 Friel, David (15 May 2016). "Kieran Tierney hasn't forgotten his roots after hitting big-time with Celtic". The Scottish Sun. News UK. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Barnes, John (24 June 2016). "Celtic: Kieran Tierney signs five-year contract extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic and Scotland defender ruled out for two months". BBC Sport. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Injured Tierney savoured roaring on Celts in stands". Belfast Telegraph. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Celtic defender Kieran Tierney 'loved' injury layoff after watching his team-mates from the Parkhead stands". Daily Mail. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  18. ↑ Wilson, Richard (22 January 2017). "Albion Rovers 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  19. 1 2 Brannan, Laura (7 May 2017). "Celtic seal a treble of awards at PFA Scotland ceremony". stv.tv. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1: Tom Rogic shatters Dons to secure historic clean sweep with Scottish Cup final win". The Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic left-back signs new six-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Celtic 2 – 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Kieran Tierney". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Scotland: Six new call-ups for Czech Republic and Denmark friendlies". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  27. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (30 March 2016). "Scotland 1–0 Denmark: McGinn and Tierney shine on debuts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Andy Robertson & Kieran Tierney both must play - Gordon Strachan". BBC Sport. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "Scotland 1–0 Slovenia". BBC Sport. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  30. ↑ "Scotland 2–2 England". The Guardian. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  31. ↑ "Scotland 0—1 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  32. ↑ Matthew Lindsay (11 October 2018). "Israel 2 Scotland 1: Kieran Tierney own goal caps a miserable night for Alex McLeish's men in Haifa". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  33. ↑ "Andy Robertson: Kieran Tierney and I are 'both out of position'". BBC Sport. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  34. ↑ "Celtic celebrate fifth straight Scottish title with thumping win over Motherwell". Eurosport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  35. ↑ Walker, Michael (2 April 2017). "Celtic secure sixth-successive Scottish Premiership title with emphatic victory over Hearts". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  36. ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic defender may require surgery after cup final knock". BBC Sport. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  37. ↑ "Celtic's Kieran Tierney wins writers' young player of the year award". BBC Sport. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  38. ↑ Manx Radio (2 May 2017). "Tierney is Celtic's best young player again". Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  39. ↑ "Captain is a treble winner at Celtic Player of the Year event". Celtic FC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  40. ↑ "PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR 2016". PFA Scotland. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  41. ↑ "PFA SCOTLAND TEAMS OF THE YEAR 2017". PFA Scotland. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  42. ↑ "Kieran Tierney: Celtic defender is October player of the month". BBC Sport. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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