Anthony Ralston, born on 16 November 1998 (age 27), is a Scottish right-back who joined Celtic from Queen's Park in January 2016. His career has been shaped almost entirely at Celtic, where he remains part of the first-team squad and wears number 51.
His early years included loan spells that gave him senior football away from Glasgow, but the main thread was always his attempt to establish himself at Celtic. That took time, as it often does for academy-age defenders at a club where patience is not exactly abundant.
Ralston’s most productive league season came in 2021-22, when he scored four goals in 28 league appearances. Across 12 seasons with Celtic, he has made 111 league appearances and scored seven league goals. He has also been part of a trophy-heavy period, winning nine Premiership titles, five League Cups and three Scottish Cups, with further runners-up finishes in the Premiership and Scottish Cup.
In 2026-27, he has made five appearances for Celtic across all competitions, scoring once in the Scottish Cup and also featuring in Champions League qualifying and the Europa League. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Ralston is not an imported project or a passing squad option. He is a long-serving Celtic player whose career has been built through development, persistence and useful contributions across a successful era for the club.
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