Callum McGregor was born in Glasgow on 14 June 1993 (age 33), and his career has become almost inseparable from Celtic. That is not branding language, just the plain shape of it. He is the current captain, a long-serving midfielder, and one of the central figures of the club’s modern era.
His senior development was sharpened away from Celtic at Notts County, where he scored on debut and produced his most prolific league season in 2013-14, with 12 goals in 37 appearances. He returned to Celtic in July 2014, and scored on his first-team debut, with European qualifying ties part of that early breakthrough. A long-term contract soon followed, which was a fair indication that Celtic knew what they had.
McGregor has since made 385 league appearances for Celtic across 13 seasons, scoring 52 league goals – a striking return for a player who has spent so much of his career controlling games from deeper midfield areas. He has worn the number 42 throughout a period of sustained domestic success, winning 12 Premiership titles, seven League Cups and five Scottish Cups with Celtic, as well as finishing runner-up in two Scottish Cups and one Premiership.
In 2025-26, he remains part of the side rather than a ceremonial captain, with 37 league appearances, four Scottish Cup appearances and 10 in the Europa League, taking him to 51 games in all competitions for the season. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
McGregor’s career is a Celtic career in the fullest sense: local, durable, decorated and still active. The early loan gave him senior edge, but the substance of his work has been done in Glasgow, where he has moved from prospect to mainstay to captain without much need for noise around it.
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