Kieran Tierney
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Tierney celebrating Celtic's league title in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kieran Tierney | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Douglas, Isle of Man | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Celtic | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Celtic | 35 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Scotland U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2015 |
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Kieran Tierney (born 5 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Scotland national football team as a defender.
Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Tierney moved to Scotland aged 10 months. He supported Celtic as a child and signed for the club when he was 7 years old, from Netherton, Wishaw. He progressed through the various youth ranks and earned a reputation as a dependable wide player in the club's development squad, both in defence and attack. He travelled with the first team squad on a pre-season trip to Finland in August 2014, and made his debut in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur there. Although Celtic lost, Tierney described his first appearance for the first team as a "dream come true". He continued to play in the development squad throughout 2014–15, and in October 2014 during a Development League match against Heart of Midlothian he scored a goal from the edge of his own penalty box.
Tierney made his competitive senior debut for the club on 22 April 2015, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Dundee. He made one further first team appearance that season, playing the full 90 minutes in a league match away at St Johnstone.
Tierney enjoyed a 'breakthrough' season in 2015-16, appearing in over 30 matches and displacing the more experienced Emilio Izaguirre as first-choice left back. For his performances he was awarded with both the Players' and Writers' Young Player annual awards, while Celtic also won the league title.
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