Career snapshot
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Shares 1984-01-16 · 6 players total
| Full name | Craig Beattie |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1984-01-16 (42 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Citizenship | Scotland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edinburgh City FC | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 757 |
| Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 323 |
| Ayr United FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 239 |
| Zebbug Rangers FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundee FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 140 |
| St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet FC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watford FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 146 |
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 459 |
| Swansea City U21 | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 120 |
| Swansea City | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 539 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 718 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 247 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 341 |
| Preston North End | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic FC | 4 | 03/04 | 06/07 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 961 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Irn-Bru Cup | Elgin City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Elgin City FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Elgin City FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup | Edinburgh City FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Irn-Bru Cup | Edinburgh City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Edinburgh City FC | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 435 |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup | Edinburgh City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Betfred Cup | Edinburgh City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Edinburgh City FC | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 322 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | Edinburgh City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Stirling Albion FC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 210 |
| 15/16 | Petrofac Tr. Cup | Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Stirling Albion FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 14/15 | League One | Ayr United FC | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Zebbug Rangers FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Ayr United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Barnet FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | St. Johnstone FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | St. Johnstone FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Watford FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League | Swansea City U21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Swansea City | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 10/11 | Championship Play-Offs | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Swansea City | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336 |
| 09/10 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 247 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Sheffield United | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 341 |
| 08/09 | Championship Play-Offs | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 381 |
| 06/07 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 04/05 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 241 |
| 03/04 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Rangers FC U17 | Celtic U20 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Celtic U20 | Celtic | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-03 | Celtic | West Brom | Transfer | 2250000 | €1.88m |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-03 | West Brom | Preston | Loan | 2250000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-31 | Preston | West Brom | Return from loan | 2250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-26 | West Brom | Crystal Palace | Loan | 2250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-10 | Crystal Palace | West Brom | Return from loan | 2250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-20 | West Brom | Sheff Utd | Loan | 2250000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-31 | Sheff Utd | West Brom | Return from loan | 2250000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-27 | West Brom | Swansea | Transfer | 2000000 | €2.10m |
| 11/12 | 2011-10-24 | Swansea | Watford | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-08 | Watford | Swansea | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-02-23 | Swansea | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-12 | Heart of Midl. | St. Johnstone | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-02-11 | St. Johnstone | Barnet | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Barnet | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-09-11 | Without Club | Dundee FC | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-18 | Dundee FC | Zebbug Rangers | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-01 | Zebbug Rangers | Ayr United | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-23 | Ayr United | Stirling Albion | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-27 | Stirling Albion | Edinburgh City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Edinburgh City | Elgin City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-15 | Elgin City | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-30 | Without Club | Stedfast | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Stedfast | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Heel injury | 2012-03-23 | 2012-03-30 | 8 | 1 |
| 11/12 | Achilles tendon problems | 2012-04-30 | 2012-05-20 | 21 | 4 |
| 12/13 | Back problems | 2012-10-07 | 2012-12-07 | 62 | 17 |
| 13/14 | unknown injury | 2013-12-17 | 2014-03-20 | 94 | 15 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26399 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17622 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16868 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3380 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum Antell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hutton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Devlin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 6 | 13 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Sheffield United | 6 | 28 |
| 14/15 | League One | Ayr United FC | 6 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Championship | Sheffield United | 5 | 28 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Dundee FC | 3 | 18 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-01-08 | Watford | Swansea | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-10-24 | Swansea | Watford | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 08/09 | 2009-05-31 | Sheff Utd | West Brom | Return from loan | — | €2.25m |
| 08/09 | 2009-02-20 | West Brom | Sheff Utd | Loan | — | €2.25m |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-10 | Crystal Palace | West Brom | Return from loan | — | €2.25m |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-26 | West Brom | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | €2.25m |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-31 | Preston | West Brom | Return from loan | — | €2.25m |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-03 | West Brom | Preston | Loan | — | €2.25m |
Teams faced most often by Craig Beattie's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | 76 | 27 | 14 | 35 | 105 | 120 | -15 | 36% |
| Southampton FC | 70 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 78 | 89 | -11 | 29% |
| Burnley FC | 66 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 98 | 85 | +13 | 38% |
| Stoke City | 66 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 69 | 77 | -8 | 36% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 62 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 81 | +4 | 35% |
| Cardiff City | 62 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 77 | 79 | -2 | 27% |
| Norwich City | 60 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 84 | 76 | +8 | 47% |
| Coventry City | 60 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 93 | 58 | +35 | 52% |
| Ipswich Town | 58 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 95 | 60 | +35 | 52% |
| Newcastle United | 56 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 63 | 83 | -20 | 27% |
| Preston North End | 56 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 41% |
| Manchester City | 56 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 133 | -94 | 9% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 03/04 | First senior goal | |
| 14/15 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 28 | 435 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 |
| 16/17 | 25 | 322 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 15/16 | 23 | 323 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 13/14 | 20 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| 11/12 | 17 | 725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 08/09 | 41 | 738 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 07/08 | 28 | 463 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 06/07 | 18 | 381 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 03/04 | 16 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Who is Craig Beattie?
Craig Beattie is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Craig Beattie?
Craig Beattie is 42 years old. He was born on January 16, 1984 in Glasgow.
What position does Craig Beattie play?
Craig Beattie plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Craig Beattie play for?
Craig Beattie currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Craig Beattie scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Craig Beattie has scored 67 goals in 351 appearances.
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