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Height
14
Shirt
26 years
Jul 10, 1999
Both
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€1.5M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches96%Shot attempts93%Goals67%
Chances created75%Aerial duels won35%Defensive contributions11%
Transfer value: €1.5M
Highest: €7.9M(Dec 31, 2021)
€7.9M
€5.9M
€3.9M
€2M
€0

League One 2025/2026

2
Goals
4
Assists
16
Started
41
Matches
1,847
Minutes played
6.83
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 2

Mansfield Town
L5-4
57
0
0
0
0
5.5

Apr 25

Northampton Town
W5-1
87
0
0
0
0
7.9

Apr 22

Port Vale
W1-0
90
0
0
1
0
7.6

Apr 18

Reading
W1-3
23
0
0
0
0
6.5

Apr 14

Huddersfield Town
D1-1
30
0
0
0
0
6.3

Apr 11

Bolton Wanderers
W2-0
13
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 6

Peterborough United
D1-1
45
0
0
1
0
6.8

Mar 21

Blackpool
D0-0
28
0
0
0
0
6.2

Mar 17

Wycombe Wanderers
L0-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 14

Exeter City
W0-4
19
0
0
0
0
6.8
Cardiff City

May 2

League One
Mansfield Town
5-4
57‎’‎
5.5

Apr 25

League One
Northampton Town
5-1
87‎’‎
7.9

Apr 22

League One
Port Vale
1-0
90‎’‎
7.6

Apr 18

League One
Reading
1-3
23‎’‎
6.5

Apr 14

League One
Huddersfield Town
1-1
30‎’‎
6.3
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 27%
  • 44Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 3.14xG
3 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.14xG0.72xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,847

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
3.11
xG on target (xGOT)
2.49
Non-penalty xG
3.11
Shots
44
Shots on target
12
Headed shots
3

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
2.32
Successful passes
1,247
Successful passes %
88.6%
Accurate long balls
51
Accurate long balls %
58.6%
Chances created
30
Big chances created
4
Successful crosses
9
Successful crosses %
16.7%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Successful dribbles %
37.5%
Duels won
63
Duels won %
53.8%
Aerial duels won
15
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Touches
1,693
Touches in opposition box
43
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
12

Defending

Defensive contributions
77
Tackles
33
Interceptions
18
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
126
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
16
Clearances
22
Clean sheets
2
Goals conceded while on pitch
24
xG against while on pitch
28.00

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

News

About

David Turnbull is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cardiff City, born on July 10, 1999, who is both-footed. Follow David Turnbull on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, David Turnbull has recorded 2 goals, 4 assists, 1,847 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.83, 4 yellow cards.

David Turnbull scores highly on Matches and Assists compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

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

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

David Turnbull currently plays for Cardiff City alongside Kion Etete, Luey Giles, Michael Reindorf, Morgan Wigley, T-Jay Parfitt, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Will Spiers, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Ryan Wintle, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Calum Chambers, Nathan Trott, Chris Willock, Alex Robertson, Yousef Salech, Eli King, Joel Colwill, Harry Tyrer, Axel Donczew, Perry Ng, Isaak Davies, Matthew Turner, Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford, Callum Robinson, Dylan Lawlor, Daniel Higgs, Rob Tankiewicz, Trey George, and Noah Williams. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

David Turnbull's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell U21, and Motherwell.

On the international stage, David Turnbull has represented Scotland and Scotland U21.

David Turnbull is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Tyler Fletcher, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Lyndon Dykes, Ross Stewart, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Turnbull has won 6 titles: Scottish Cup (2022/2023, 2019/2020), Premiership (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and League Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

David Turnbull has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Premiership, Champions League, UEFA Nations League B, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches96%Shot attempts93%Goals67%
Chances created75%Aerial duels won35%Defensive contributions11%

Career

Senior career

Cardiff CityFeb 2024 - now
84
4
136
31
41
16
3
1

Youth career

4
1

National team

5
0
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
2
Scottish Cup(22/23 · 19/20)
2
Premiership(22/23 · 21/22)
2
League Cup(22/23 · 21/22)

News

About

David Turnbull is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cardiff City, born on July 10, 1999, who is both-footed. Follow David Turnbull on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, David Turnbull has recorded 2 goals, 4 assists, 1,847 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.83, 4 yellow cards.

David Turnbull scores highly on Matches and Assists compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

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

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

David Turnbull currently plays for Cardiff City alongside Kion Etete, Luey Giles, Michael Reindorf, Morgan Wigley, T-Jay Parfitt, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Will Spiers, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Ryan Wintle, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Calum Chambers, Nathan Trott, Chris Willock, Alex Robertson, Yousef Salech, Eli King, Joel Colwill, Harry Tyrer, Axel Donczew, Perry Ng, Isaak Davies, Matthew Turner, Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford, Callum Robinson, Dylan Lawlor, Daniel Higgs, Rob Tankiewicz, Trey George, and Noah Williams. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

David Turnbull's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell U21, and Motherwell.

On the international stage, David Turnbull has represented Scotland and Scotland U21.

David Turnbull is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Tyler Fletcher, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Lyndon Dykes, Ross Stewart, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, John Souttar, Dominic Hyam, Ben Gannon-Doak, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Lawrence Shankland, Craig Gordon, Nathan Patterson, Kenny McLean, Anthony Ralston, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Turnbull has won 6 titles: Scottish Cup (2022/2023, 2019/2020), Premiership (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and League Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

David Turnbull has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Premiership, Champions League, UEFA Nations League B, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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