Callum McGregor, born in Glasgow on 14 June 1993 (age 33), has become one of the central Celtic players of the modern era. A Scotland international and the current Celtic captain, he wears number 42 and plays primarily as a deep midfielder, where his control, durability and eye for goal have made him far more than a tidy recycler of possession.
His development was helped by a loan spell at Notts County, where he scored on debut and produced the most prolific league season of his career: 12 goals in 37 appearances in 2013-14. That was not a minor footnote. It gave him senior football, responsibility and a bit of edge before he came back to Celtic in July 2014.
McGregor scored on his Celtic first-team debut and was quickly trusted in European qualifying ties, with an early hat-trick also hinting at the sort of return he could offer from midfield. Celtic then tied him down on a long-term contract, a sensible move with the benefit of hindsight, and he has since made 387 league appearances for the club, scoring 52 league goals across 13 seasons.
The honours tell their own story without needing much decoration. McGregor has won 12 Premiership titles, seven League Cups and five Scottish Cups with Celtic, moving from academy product and returning loanee to senior player, captain and reference point in the side. Few careers are so firmly rooted in one club, and fewer still carry that weight with so little fuss.
He remains part of the current Celtic squad in 2026-27, with 16 appearances across league, Scottish Cup and Europa League football. His market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt, though that hardly captures what he has been worth to Celtic over the years.
McGregor’s career is overwhelmingly a Celtic one: Glasgow-born, developed through the club, sharpened by a useful spell at Notts County, and then established as a long-serving captain with a remarkable medal haul and an unusually strong scoring record for a player operating from deep.
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