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Height
57
Shirt
26 years
Jan 19, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€597.5K
Transfer value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches92%Shot attempts12%Goals73%
Chances created33%Aerial duels won57%Defensive contributions50%
Transfer value: €597.5K
Highest: €1.1M(Dec 31, 2021)
€1.1M
€830K
€550K
€280K
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Premiership 2025/2026

1
Goals
1
Assists
21
Started
22
Matches
1,783
Minutes played
7.26
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 21

Hibernian
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Mar 7

Dundee FC
L2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

Feb 28

Dundee United
W2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Feb 21

St. Mirren
W0-5
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Feb 15

Aberdeen
W2-0
90
0
1
0
0
8.6

Feb 11

Rangers
D1-1
90
1
0
0
0
7.9

Feb 1

Falkirk
W2-0
7
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 10

Hibernian
D1-1
87
0
0
1
0
7.2

Jan 3

St. Mirren
W2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Dec 27, 2025

Rangers
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.5
Motherwell

Mar 21

Premiership
Hibernian
0-0
90‎’‎
7.4

Mar 7

Premiership
Dundee FC
2-1
90‎’‎
6.5

Feb 28

Premiership
Dundee United
2-0
90‎’‎
7.8

Feb 21

Premiership
St. Mirren
0-5
90‎’‎
7.1

Feb 15

Premiership
Aberdeen
2-0
90‎’‎
8.6
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 33%
  • 3Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.44xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.18xG0.93xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,783

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.44
xG on target (xGOT)
0.93
Non-penalty xG
0.44
Shots
3
Shots on target
1
Headed shots
1

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.77
Successful passes
1,227
Successful passes %
91.7%
Accurate long balls
66
Accurate long balls %
60.6%
Chances created
5
Big chances created
2

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
33.3%
Duels won
96
Duels won %
57.8%
Aerial duels won
59
Aerial duels won %
55.1%
Touches
1,617
Touches in opposition box
5
Dispossessed
1
Fouls won
18

Defending

Defensive contributions
191
Tackles
19
Interceptions
28
Blocked shots
5
Fouls committed
7
Recoveries
69
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
12
Clearances
139
Clean sheets
10
Goals conceded while on pitch
11
xG against while on pitch
21.64

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Stephen Welsh is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Motherwell, born on January 19, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Stephen Welsh on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Stephen Welsh has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 1,783 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.26, 2 yellow cards.

Stephen Welsh scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to center backs in the Premiership.

Stephen Welsh's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Stephen Welsh's next match is on April 4, 2026 when Motherwell face Falkirk in the Premiership.

Explore Stephen Welsh's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Stephen Welsh's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Stephen Welsh currently plays for Motherwell alongside Eseosa Sule, Stephen O'Donnell, Liam Gordon, Jordan McGhee, Tom Sparrow, Callum Slattery, Zach Robinson, Andrew Halliday, Lukas Fadinger, Calum Ward, Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson, Paul McGinn, Tawanda Maswanhise, Sam Nicholson, Elliot Watt, Elijah Just, Johnny Koutroumbis, Oscar Priestman, Luca Ross, Matty Connelly, Emmanuel Longelo, Aaron Thomson, Callum Hendry, Regan Charles-Cook, and Ibrahim Said. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Stephen Welsh's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell, KV Mechelen, and Greenock Morton.

On the international stage, Stephen Welsh has represented Scotland U21, Scotland U19, and Scotland U17.

Stephen Welsh is from Scotland, and the national teams include Craig Gordon, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Josh Doig, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Andy Irving, Billy Gilmour, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Connor Barron, Lennon Miller, John Souttar, Scott McKenna, Ben Gannon Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Ross McCrorie, Kenny McLean, Lee Alexander, Nicola Docherty, Amy Muir, Jodi McLeary, Jenna Clark, Sophie Howard, Chelsea Cornet, Leah Eddie, Freya Gregory, Miri Taylor, Caroline Weir, Kirsty Hanson, Kathleen McGovern, Sandy MacIver, Kirsty Howat, Rachel McLauchlan, Georgia Brown, Amy Rodgers, Charlotte Newsham, Mia McAulay, Lauren Davidson, Maria McAneny, Eartha Cumings, Erin Cuthbert, Emma Lawton, and Kirsty MacLean. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Stephen Welsh has won 12 titles: Scottish Cup (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), Premiership (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), and League Cup (2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

Stephen Welsh has competed in Premiership, Belgian Pro League, Champions League, Europa League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Conference League, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Stephen Welsh, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Stephen Welsh to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches92%Shot attempts12%Goals73%
Chances created33%Aerial duels won57%Defensive contributions50%

Career

Senior career

Celtic (back from loan)Jul 2026 -
6
1
2
0
17
0
17
1
69
4
18
0

Youth career

3
0
Celtic FC Under 23Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
2
0
6
0
1
0

National team

8
0
6
0
9
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
4
Scottish Cup(23/24 · 22/23 · 19/20 · 18/19)
5
Premiership(23/24 · 22/23 · 21/22 · 19/20 · 18/19)
3
League Cup(24/25 · 22/23 · 21/22)

News

About

Stephen Welsh is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Motherwell, born on January 19, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Stephen Welsh on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premiership season, Stephen Welsh has recorded 1 goal, 1 assist, 1,783 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.26, 2 yellow cards.

Stephen Welsh scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to center backs in the Premiership.

Stephen Welsh's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Stephen Welsh's next match is on April 4, 2026 when Motherwell face Falkirk in the Premiership.

Explore Stephen Welsh's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Stephen Welsh's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Stephen Welsh currently plays for Motherwell alongside Eseosa Sule, Stephen O'Donnell, Liam Gordon, Jordan McGhee, Tom Sparrow, Callum Slattery, Zach Robinson, Andrew Halliday, Lukas Fadinger, Calum Ward, Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson, Paul McGinn, Tawanda Maswanhise, Sam Nicholson, Elliot Watt, Elijah Just, Johnny Koutroumbis, Oscar Priestman, Luca Ross, Matty Connelly, Emmanuel Longelo, Aaron Thomson, Callum Hendry, Regan Charles-Cook, and Ibrahim Said. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Stephen Welsh's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell, KV Mechelen, and Greenock Morton.

On the international stage, Stephen Welsh has represented Scotland U21, Scotland U19, and Scotland U17.

Stephen Welsh is from Scotland, and the national teams include Craig Gordon, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Josh Doig, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Andy Irving, Billy Gilmour, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Connor Barron, Lennon Miller, John Souttar, Scott McKenna, Ben Gannon Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Ross McCrorie, Kenny McLean, Lee Alexander, Nicola Docherty, Amy Muir, Jodi McLeary, Jenna Clark, Sophie Howard, Chelsea Cornet, Leah Eddie, Freya Gregory, Miri Taylor, Caroline Weir, Kirsty Hanson, Kathleen McGovern, Sandy MacIver, Kirsty Howat, Rachel McLauchlan, Georgia Brown, Amy Rodgers, Charlotte Newsham, Mia McAulay, Lauren Davidson, Maria McAneny, Eartha Cumings, Erin Cuthbert, Emma Lawton, and Kirsty MacLean. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Stephen Welsh has won 12 titles: Scottish Cup (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), Premiership (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2019/2020, 2018/2019), and League Cup (2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

Stephen Welsh has competed in Premiership, Belgian Pro League, Champions League, Europa League, Champions League Qualification qualification, Europa League Qualification qualification, Conference League, and Championship. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Stephen Welsh, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Stephen Welsh to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.