Callum McGregor, born in Glasgow on 14 June 1993 (age 33), has become one of the central Celtic figures of the modern era. A Scotland international and Celtic’s current captain, his career is overwhelmingly tied to the club, not just by longevity but by the sort of day-to-day authority that tends to matter more than noise.
His senior development was helped by a loan spell at Notts County, where he scored on debut and finished the 2013-14 league season with 12 goals in 37 appearances. That return was an early sign of something that has stayed with him: for a player who has spent so much of his career working from deep areas of midfield, he has always carried a more serious goal threat than the role usually suggests.
McGregor returned to Celtic in July 2014 from Notts County and scored on his first-team debut, with European qualifying ties forming part of his early breakthrough. He earned a long-term contract early in his senior career and steadily moved from promising academy product to fixture in the side. Across 13 seasons with Celtic, he has made 391 league appearances and scored 52 league goals.
The honours tell their own story without needing much embroidery. McGregor has won 12 Premiership titles, seven League Cups and five Scottish Cups with Celtic, a haul that places him firmly among the club’s major modern players. The captaincy has suited him: low on theatre, high on reliability, and rooted in a clear understanding of what Celtic demands.
He remains part of the current side, wearing number 42, and in 2026-27 has made six league appearances along with appearances in the League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League qualifiers and Europa League, scoring once in Europe. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
McGregor’s career is a Celtic career in the plainest sense: local, long-serving, decorated and still active. He has gone from loan development to first-team regular, from regular to captain, and remains one of the club’s most important players of his generation.
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