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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
Attacking Midfielder
DM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches94%Shot attempts91%Goals60%
Chances created82%Aerial duels won46%Defensive contributions10%

League One 2025/2026

1
Goals
4
Assists
10
Started
26
Matches
1,245
Minutes played
6.92
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Rotherham United
W0-3
25
0
1
1
0
7.1

Jan 31

Burton Albion
D2-2
23
0
0
0
0
6.2

Jan 27

Barnsley
W4-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.6

Jan 17

Bradford City
W1-2
90
1
0
0
0
8.4

Jan 10

Leyton Orient
D1-1
48
0
0
0
0
6.8

Jan 4

Wigan Athletic
W1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 1

Wycombe Wanderers
D1-1
62
0
0
0
0
6.3

Dec 29, 2025

Stevenage
W2-1
83
0
0
0
0
7.8

Dec 26, 2025

Exeter City
W1-0
11
0
0
0
0
6.1

Dec 20, 2025

Lincoln City
L2-1
8
0
0
0
0
-
Cardiff City

yesterday

League One
Rotherham United
0-3
25‎’‎
7.1

Jan 31

League One
Burton Albion
2-2
23‎’‎
6.2

Jan 27

League One
Barnsley
4-0
45‎’‎
6.6

Jan 17

League One
Bradford City
1-2
90‎’‎
8.4

Jan 10

League One
Leyton Orient
1-1
48‎’‎
6.8
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 31%
  • 29Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 2.32xG
1 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.05xG0.25xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,245

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
2.29
xG on target (xGOT)
1.46
Non-penalty xG
2.29
Shots
29
Shots on target
9
Headed shots
3

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
1.76
Successful passes
788
Successful passes %
87.0%
Accurate long balls
30
Accurate long balls %
50.0%
Chances created
22
Big chances created
3
Successful crosses
9
Successful crosses %
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Duels won
44
Duels won %
57.1%
Aerial duels won
12
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Touches
1,104
Touches in opposition box
31
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
8

Defending

Tackles
22
Interceptions
10
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
80
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
8
Clearances
16
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
13
xG against while on pitch
16.55

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
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 1 goal, 4 assists, 1,245 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.92, 1 yellow card.

David Turnbull scores highly on Assists, Matches, and Rating 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:

David Turnbull's next match is on February 14, 2026 when Cardiff City face Luton Town in the League One.

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 Luke Pearce, Morgan Wigley, Noah Williams, T-Jay Parfitt, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Calum Scanlon, Ryan Wintle, Omari Kellyman, 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, and Trey George. 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 Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Andy Irving, Anthony Ralston, Ben Gannon Doak, Billy Gilmour, Che Adams, Connor Barron, Craig Gordon, George Hirst, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, John McGinn, John Souttar, Josh Doig, Kenny McLean, Kieran Tierney, Lawrence Shankland, Lennon Miller, Lewis Ferguson, Liam Kelly, Lyndon Dykes, Ross McCrorie, Ryan Christie, Scott Bain, Scott McKenna, and Scott McTominay. 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: FA 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
Touches94%Shot attempts91%Goals60%
Chances created82%Aerial duels won46%Defensive contributions10%

Career

Senior career

Cardiff CityFeb 2024 - now
68
3
136
31
41
16
3
1

Youth career

4
1

National team

5
0
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
2
FA 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 1 goal, 4 assists, 1,245 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.92, 1 yellow card.

David Turnbull scores highly on Assists, Matches, and Rating 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:

David Turnbull's next match is on February 14, 2026 when Cardiff City face Luton Town in the League One.

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 Luke Pearce, Morgan Wigley, Noah Williams, T-Jay Parfitt, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Calum Scanlon, Ryan Wintle, Omari Kellyman, 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, and Trey George. 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 Aaron Hickey, Andrew Robertson, Andy Irving, Anthony Ralston, Ben Gannon Doak, Billy Gilmour, Che Adams, Connor Barron, Craig Gordon, George Hirst, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry, John McGinn, John Souttar, Josh Doig, Kenny McLean, Kieran Tierney, Lawrence Shankland, Lennon Miller, Lewis Ferguson, Liam Kelly, Lyndon Dykes, Ross McCrorie, Ryan Christie, Scott Bain, Scott McKenna, and Scott McTominay. 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: FA 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.