Alistair Johnston
Defender - Right-Back
at Celtic FC
at Celtic FC
1,239 days · joined 2023-01-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€10.00m
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
2019
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 115 apps
Career highs
€10.00m
peak value · 2025
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 22/23
4
best season · 2022
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1998-10-08 · 6 players total
208Appearances
12Goals
27Assists
26Yellow cards
0Red cards
77Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Alistair Johnston |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Alistair William Johnston |
| Date of birth | 1998-10-08 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canada Northern Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Celtic FC |
| Joined | 2023-01-01 |
| Contract expires | 2029-06-30 |
| Agent | Remington Ellis ... |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Celtic FC
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Celtic FC
49 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Celtic FC
42 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jan 2023
Transfer: Montréal → Celtic
22/23 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2022
2022 — CF Montréal
36 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Celtic FC
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2021
Transfer: Nashville → Montréal
21/22 · Transfer · €909k
Jul 2021
2021 — Nashville SC
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — CF Montréal
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Nashville SC
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Wake Forest → Nashville
19/20 · Draft
Aug 2019
Transfer: Vaughan Azzurri → Wake Forest
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Vaughan Azzurri, Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Wake Forest University)
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Wake Forest → Vaughan Azzurri
18/19 · Loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Red Storm → Wake Forest
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Vaughan Azzurri → Red Storm
18/19 · Return from loan
May 2018
Transfer: Red Storm → Vaughan Azzurri
17/18 · Loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Vaughan Azzurri → Red Storm
17/18 · Return from loan
May 2017
Transfer: Red Storm → Vaughan Azzurri
16/17 · Loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Vaughan Azzurri → Red Storm
16/17 · Return from loan
May 2016
Transfer: Red Storm → Vaughan Azzurri
15/16 · Loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Vaughan Azzurri → Red Storm
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: ANB Futbol → Vaughan Azzurri
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2014
Transfer: Aurora FC → ANB Futbol
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Lakeshore SC → Aurora FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 38 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 1.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 1.00/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Celtic FC
59.6%
CF Montréal
9.5%
Nashville SC
30.9%
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Wake Forest University)
0.0%
Vaughan Azzurri
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic FC | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 115 | 7 | 22 | 4,140 |
| CF Montréal | 2 | 2022 | 21/22 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 662 |
| Nashville SC | 2 | 2020 | 2021 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2,146 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Wake Forest University) | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Prem. Sports Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 29 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 605 |
| 24/25 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2,275 |
| 23/24 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 22/23 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Viaplay Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | CONCACAF CL | CF Montréal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Canadian Championship | CF Montréal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MLS | CF Montréal | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 662 |
| 2022 | MLS Cup Playoffs | CF Montréal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MLS | Nashville SC | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2,146 |
| 2021 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Nashville SC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Nashville SC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Canadian Championship | Vaughan Azzurri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Wake Forest University) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Lakeshore SC | Aurora FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Aurora FC | ANB Futbol | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | ANB Futbol | Vaughan Azzurri | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-31 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Red Storm | Wake Forest | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-01 | Wake Forest | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Wake Forest | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-09 | Wake Forest | Nashville | Draft | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-12-27 | Nashville | Montréal | Transfer | 2500000 | €909k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Montréal | Celtic | Transfer | 6000000 | €3.50m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Ankle injury | 2023-04-30 | 2023-07-12 | 74 | 13 |
| 23/24 | Ankle surgery | 2023-07-13 | 2023-08-26 | 45 | 4 |
Current€10.00m
Peak€10.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€9.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kamal Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt O'Riley | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Idah | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicolas Kühn | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ismaël Koné | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Romney | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Zimmerman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Leal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan David | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Piette | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Eustaquio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 4 | 29 |
| 2022 | MLS | CF Montréal | 4 | 33 |
| 22/23 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 1 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 8 | 29 |
| 23/24 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | MLS | CF Montréal | 4 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Wake Forest | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-01 | Wake Forest | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-31 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Vaughan Azzurri | Red Storm | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Red Storm | Vaughan Azzurri | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Celtic FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 4–0 | Falkirk FC | Available |
| 2025-10-26 | SC1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | SC1 |
Dundee FC | 2–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–2 | Motherwell FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 0–0 | Hibernian FC | Available |
| 2025-09-14 | SC1 |
Kilmarnock FC | 1–2 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 0–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Livingston FC | Available |
| 2025-08-10 | SC1 |
Aberdeen FC | 0–2 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-08-03 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 1–0 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2025-05-17 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 1–1 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2025-05-14 | SC1 |
Aberdeen FC | 1–5 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-05-10 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–1 | Hibernian FC | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 1–1 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | SC1 |
Dundee United | 0–5 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 5–1 | Kilmarnock FC | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | SC1 |
St. Johnstone FC | 1–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–3 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | SC1 |
St. Mirren FC | 2–5 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-02-25 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 5–1 | Aberdeen FC | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | SC1 |
Hibernian FC | 2–1 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Dundee United | Available |
| 2025-02-05 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 6–0 | Dundee FC | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | SC1 |
Motherwell FC | 1–3 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-01-14 | SC1 |
Dundee FC | 3–3 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-01-11 | SC1 |
Ross County FC | 1–4 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2025-01-08 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–0 | Dundee United | Available |
| 2025-01-05 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2025-01-02 | SC1 |
Rangers FC | 3–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-12-29 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 4–0 | St. Johnstone FC | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 4–0 | Motherwell FC | Available |
| 2024-12-22 | SC1 |
Dundee United | 0–0 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-12-07 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Hibernian FC | Available |
| 2024-12-04 | SC1 |
Aberdeen FC | 0–1 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-11-30 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 5–0 | Ross County FC | Available |
| 2024-11-23 | SC1 |
Heart of Midlothian | 1–4 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-11-10 | SC1 |
Kilmarnock FC | 0–2 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-10-30 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–0 | Dundee FC | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | SC1 |
Motherwell FC | 0–3 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-10-19 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–2 | Aberdeen FC | Available |
| 2024-10-06 | SC1 |
Ross County FC | 1–2 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | SC1 |
St. Johnstone FC | 0–6 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-09-14 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Available |
| 2024-09-01 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–0 | Rangers FC | Available |
| 2024-08-25 | SC1 |
St. Mirren FC | 0–3 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | SC1 |
Hibernian FC | 0–2 | Celtic FC | Available |
| 2024-08-04 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 4–0 | Kilmarnock FC | Available |
| 2024-05-18 | SC1 |
Celtic FC | 3–2 | St. Mirren FC | Available |
| 2024-05-15 | SC1 |
Kilmarnock FC | 0–5 | Celtic FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Alistair Johnston'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 29% |
| Atlanta United FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 36% |
| Philadelphia Union | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 23% |
| Charlotte FC | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 46% |
| FC Cincinnati | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 33% |
| Chicago Fire | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 58% |
| New York RB | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 17% |
| D.C. United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 42% |
| Columbus Crew | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 25% |
| Toronto FC | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 55% |
| New England Revolution | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 36% |
| New York City FC | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 27% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Senior debut season | |
| 2021 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 49 | 605 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 |
| 23/24 | 42 | 2,275 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 22/23 | 20 | 1,170 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2022 | 36 | 662 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2,146 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
72 apps
6 G
13 A
MLS
77 apps
5 G
5 A
Viaplay Cup
5 apps
1 G
1 A
SFA Cup
13 apps
0 G
4 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
8 apps
0 G
3 A
Champions League
16 apps
0 G
1 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Alistair Johnston?
Alistair Johnston is a Canada professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Celtic FC.
How old is Alistair Johnston?
Alistair Johnston is 27 years old. He was born on October 8, 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
What position does Alistair Johnston play?
Alistair Johnston plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Alistair Johnston play for?
Alistair Johnston currently plays for Celtic FC.
How many career goals has Alistair Johnston scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alistair Johnston has scored 12 goals in 208 appearances.
What is Alistair Johnston's market value?
Alistair Johnston's most recent reported market value is €10.00m.