Alistair Johnston, born in Vancouver on 8 October 1998 (age 27), is a Canada international right-back and part of the current Celtic squad. He came through his senior career in North America and was at CF Montreal before Celtic moved for him in January 2023, paying around £3m.
His 2022 league season with Montreal was his most productive, with four goals in 33 appearances, and it helped put him in the sort of bracket Celtic tend to watch closely: athletic, reliable, and used to carrying responsibility rather than simply filling a shirt.
At Celtic, Johnston has settled into the role of a proper right-back rather than a converted extra body on the flank. Wearing squad number 2, he has been part of three Premiership title wins, two League Cups and two Scottish Cups, with one further Scottish Cup runners-up medal. That is a fair return for a player who arrived in mid-season and had to get up to speed quickly.
In 2026-27, he has made one league appearance for Celtic, along with one in the Scottish Cup and one in the Europa League, giving him three club appearances across the campaign so far. He has also remained active with Canada, making five World Cup appearances and three in the Gold Cup this season.
His current market value is around £7m, according to Transfermarkt. Johnston’s career to this point has taken him from Vancouver and CF Montreal to Celtic, where he remains a steady, established part of the squad rather than a passing project.
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