Kelechi Iheanacho, born on 3 October 1996 (age 29), is a Nigeria striker who joined Celtic in September 2025. His current market value is around £2.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His early career included loan football that helped harden him for senior level, but the serious body of work came at Leicester City. Across seven seasons there he made 173 league appearances and scored 35 league goals, with his best return arriving in 2020-21, when he scored 12 times in 25 league matches. That spell remains the main reference point for his career, and not unfairly.
Celtic brought him in during September 2025, a move that added an experienced forward rather than a project. In 2025-26 he has remained a regular first-team presence, with 20 appearances and seven goals across all competitions: four goals in 10 league games, two in the Scottish Cup, and one in the Europa League. His form has been solid and consistent, which is usually more useful than noisier descriptions of a striker’s worth.
He has also stayed involved with Nigeria, making three World Cup qualifying appearances in Africa this season and scoring once. Iheanacho’s career is built chiefly on his Leicester years, with Celtic now the next substantial chapter rather than a late footnote.
