Anthony Ralston
Anthony Ralston (born 16 November 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone, on loan from Celtic. He also spent several months on loan at Queens Park in 2015[1][2][3] and at Dundee United in 2018.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
St Johnstone (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Celtic | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Dundee United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019– | → St Johnstone (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:17, 4 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:21, 11 June 2018 (GMT) | |||
Career
Ralston made his debut for the Celtic first team on 11 May 2016, in a 2–1 defeat against St Johnstone.[4] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 5–0 Scottish League Cup win over Kilmarnock on 8 August 2017.[5] He made some further appearances early in the 2017–18 season, including a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, but then suffered a knee injury in late September.[6] 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.[6]
On 16 March 2018, Ralston joined Dundee United on an emergency loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
On 2 September 2019, Ralston moved to St Johnstone on a season-long loan.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 4 March 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | 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 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Queen's Park (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Dundee United (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2019—20 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 53 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
References
- "A. Ralston". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- McHugh, Joe (17 August 2015). "Young defender goes out on loan". Video Celts. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Anthony Ralston – Profile". The Queen's Park Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- Davie, Scott (11 May 2016). "St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Celtic 5-0 Kilmarnock". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Celtic full-back Anthony Ralston signs deal until 2022". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Anthony Ralston joins Dundee United on emergency loan". Celtic. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Ralston joins on-loan". St Johnstone F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.