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Liam Scales 5

Celtic Centre Back Age 28 Height 187 cm Left foot Republic of Ireland

Deployed as Centre Back in 10 of last 10 starts

80% of team minutes · 963 minutes, 10 starts in 13 team matches 75th percentile
1 + 0 goals and assists · 0.09 per 90 · 5% of team goals 58th percentile
6.83 average rating over 12 rated matches 71st percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
High passing volumeAerial presenceGets in the way of shots Rarely tacklesError-prone

DNA strand · vs all covered leagues, defenders (n = 2074) · 963 minutes · no covered domestic league for this club

Overall

Rating 6.83 71 Goals + assists /90 0.09 58 Share of team minutes 80% 75 Cards /90 0.19 50 Fouls /90 0.93 55

Defence

Defensive actions /90 9.53 79 Tackles /90 0.93 12 Tackle success 70% 82 Interceptions /90 1.31 67 Clearances /90 6.17 84 Blocked shots /90 1.12 90 Recoveries /90 2.99 21 Duel success 62% 83 Aerials won /90 3.55 93 Aerial success 72% 42 Dribbled past /90 0.28 80 Errors /90 0.19 14 Possession lost /90 9.35 56

On the ball

Passes /90 73.36 97 Pass accuracy 90% 81 Final-third passes /90 7.85 85 Accurate crosses /90 0.09 44 Long balls won /90 1.68 37

Threat

Goals /90 0.09 81 xG /90 0.04 52 Chances created /90 0.37 39 Key passes /90 0.28 33

Each rung is a percentile among all covered leagues, defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Celtic results by his involvement

10 matches · 3–2–5 · 1.1 ppg · 1.5 scored, 2.2 conceded per game · 900 minutes

Team 1.1 ppg when he starts (10) v 2.0 when he does not (3)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 14 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.83 7.57.37.06.77.86.87.16.37.16.76.56.86.66.7
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-17 L 1–3 v Ferencvárosi · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-08-25 L 1–5 at LASK · Champions League Defender sub 49 0.04 1.0 0.0 6.6
2026-08-19 W 3–0 v LASK · Champions League Defender sub 14 0.05 1.0 1.0 6.8
2026-02-19 L 1–4 v VfB Stuttgart · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-01-29 W 4–2 v FC Utrecht · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.08 1.0 0.0 6.7
2026-01-22 D 2–2 at Bologna · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1
2025-12-11 L 0–3 v Roma · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2025-11-27 W 3–1 at Feyenoord · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1
2025-11-06 L 1–3 at FC Midtjylland · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2025-10-23 W 2–1 v Sturm Graz · Europa League Centre Back 90 1 0.23 2.0 1.0 7.8
2025-10-02 L 0–2 v Sporting Braga · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2025-09-24 D 1–1 at Crvena Zvezda · Europa League Centre Back 90 0.05 1.0 0.0 7.0
2025-08-26 D 0–0 at Kairat · Champions League Centre Back 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3
2025-08-20 D 0–0 v Kairat · Champions League Centre Back 90 0.27 4.0 0.0 7.5

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Celtic

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 1 1 90 100% 0 0 0.0 6.67 – –
2026/2027 · Champions League current 2 0 63 30% 0 0 0.1 6.69 – –
2025/2026 · Europa League 9 9 810 90% 1 0 0.4 6.88 #319 (1) –
2025/2026 · Champions League 2 2 210 100% 0 0 0.3 7.39 – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 4 moves · €600k in fees

  1. 31 May 2023 End of loan Aberdeen → Celtic Defender
  2. 1 Jul 2022 Loan Celtic → Aberdeen Centre Back
  3. 27 Aug 2021 Transfer Shamrock Rovers → Celtic €600k Centre Back
  4. 1 Jan 2020 Free transfer UCD → Shamrock Rovers Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Liam Scales with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.