Anthony Ralston, born on 16 November 1998 (age 27), is a Scottish right-back whose career has been shaped almost entirely at Celtic. He joined from Queen’s Park in January 2016 and has grown from academy prospect into a long-serving member of the first-team squad, wearing number 51.
His early years included loan spells that gave him necessary senior football, but Celtic has remained the constant. Across 12 seasons he has made 111 league appearances and scored seven league goals for the club. His strongest league return came in 2021-22, when he scored four times in 28 appearances.
Ralston’s time at Celtic has also brought a substantial medal haul: nine Premiership titles, five League Cups and three Scottish Cups. He has not always been the automatic first-choice right-back, but he has stayed useful, durable and trusted enough to remain part of a demanding squad over a long period.
In 2026-27, he has made seven Celtic appearances across the Scottish Cup and Europa League, scoring once in the cup. He has also been involved with Scotland, featuring in World Cup and European qualifying matches this season. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Ralston’s career is not complicated to place: Queen’s Park was the starting point, the early loans helped his development, and Celtic has been the main work. For a player who came in young and stayed, that is a fair measure of his standing.
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