Callum McGregor was born in Glasgow on 14 June 1993 (age 33) and has become one of the major Celtic players of the modern era. A central defensive midfielder by trade, he is the current captain, still wearing No 42, and remains part of the side rather than a name being eased towards the margins.
His development was helped by a loan spell at Notts County, where he scored on debut and produced his most prolific league season, with 12 goals in 37 appearances in 2013-14. That was not a minor footnote. It gave him senior football, goals, and a harder edge before his return to Celtic in July 2014.
McGregor scored on his Celtic first-team debut and was soon involved in European qualifying ties, earning a long-term contract early in his senior career. An early hat-trick had already hinted at his promise, but the more telling part has been the durability since. Across 13 seasons with Celtic, he has made 396 league appearances and scored 52 league goals – a hefty return for a player so often used from deeper areas.
His Celtic career has also carried the weight of winning. McGregor has won 13 Premiership titles, seven League Cups and five Scottish Cups with the club, and his role has shifted from energetic graduate to senior organiser and captain. The local connection matters here, but it is the scale of the contribution that makes it more than a tidy Glasgow story.
In 2026-27, he has made 22 appearances in all competitions for Celtic, including league, domestic cup, Champions League qualifying and Europa League football, with his goal coming in Champions League qualifying. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
McGregor’s career is overwhelmingly a Celtic one: Glasgow-born, developed through the club, sharpened by time away, then established as a long-serving captain with a substantial goals record and a thick pile of medals. It is a career built less on noise than on repeated usefulness at a high level.
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