# 2023–24 Celtic F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Celtic's 130th season of competitive football.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Portugal before travelling to Japan, where they played friendlies against Yokohama F. Marinos and Gamba Osaka. On their return from Japan, they faced Wolverhampton Wanderers in Dublin. Their pre-season schedule concluded with James Forrest's testimonial match, in which Athletic Bilbao visited Celtic Park.

## Scottish Premiership

The Premiership fixture list was announced on 30 June 2023. Celtic began their title defence against Ross County at Celtic Park.

## Scottish Cup

On 26 November, Celtic were drawn to face Buckie Thistle at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup. On 21 January 2024, Celtic were drawn to face St Mirren at St Mirren Park in the fifth round. On 11 February, Celtic were drawn to face Livingston at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals. On 11 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals. Celtic faced Rangers in the final on 25 May.

## Scottish League Cup

On 30 July, Celtic were drawn to face Kilmarnock in the second round of the 2023–24 Scottish League Cup.

## UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the UEFA Champions League at the group stage.

### Group stage

On 31 August, the draw for the group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group E along with Feyenoord, Atlético Madrid and Lazio.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | LAZ | FEY | CEL |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Joe Hart | 49 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | SCO | Scott Bain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | SUI | Benjamin Siegrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Alistair Johnston | 42 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Greg Taylor | 46 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Gustaf Lagerbielke | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Liam Scales | 45 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | POL | Maik Nawrocki | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | JPN | Yuki Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | SCO | Anthony Ralston | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | SCO | Stephen Welsh | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | DF | SCO | Mitchel Frame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | NOR | Odin Thiago Holm | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | James McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | JPN | Tomoki Iwata | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Paulo Bernardo | 33 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | DEN | Matt O'Riley | 49 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Reo Hatate | 21 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Callum McGregor (captain) | 45 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | SCO | Daniel Kelly | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | SCO | James Forrest | 28 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | HON | Luis Palma | 36 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Kyogo Furuhashi | 50 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Adam Idah | 19 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | GER | Nicolas Kühn | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Yang Hyun-jun | 31 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | KOR | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 26 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Daizen Maeda | 36 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | IRL | Rocco Vata | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Departures ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | SWE | Carl Starfelt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Nat Phillips | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Sead Hakšabanović | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ISR | Liel Abada | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | David Turnbull | 19 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KOR | Kwon Hyeok-kyu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Marco Tilio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Alexandro Bernabei | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | IRL | Mikey Johnston | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 May 2024 Source: Competitions

#### Notes

* ^ Player's loan ended during the season
* ^ Player loaned out during the season
* ^ Player left the club during the season

### Goalscorers

| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 8 | FW | | Kyogo Furuhashi | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 1 | 33 | MF | | Matt O'Riley | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | Luis Palma | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 38 | FW | | Daizen Maeda | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Adam Idah | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | | David Turnbull | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | 19 | FW | | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 28 | MF | | Paulo Bernardo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | DF | | Greg Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | FW | | Nicolas Kühn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 41 | MF | | Reo Hatate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 90 | FW | | Mikey Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 | DF | | Alistair Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | DF | | Gustaf Lagerbielke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 5 | DF | | Liam Scales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | FW | | Liel Abada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 13 | FW | | Yang Hyun-jun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | MF | | Odin Thiago Holm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 20 | DF | | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 24 | MF | | Tomoki Iwata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 39 | FW | | Rocco Vata | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 48 | MF | | Daniel Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 95 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 115 |
Last updated: 25 May 2024

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| 38 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 4 | | 1 | | | | 1 | 5 | | 1 |
| 1 | GK | Joe Hart | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Yang Hyun-jun | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Odin Thiago Holm | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Greg Taylor | 4 | | 1 | | 3 | | | 8 | | |
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 8 | | |
| 2 | DF | Alistair Johnston | 5 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | | |
| 7 | FW | Luis Palma | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | | | 6 | | |
| 5 | DF | Liam Scales | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 33 | MF | Matt O'Riley | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 6 | DF | Nat Phillips | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 8 | FW | Kyogo Furuhashi | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 10 | FW | Nicolas Kühn | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 14 | MF | David Turnbull | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 17 | DF | Maik Nawrocki | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 25 | DF | Alexandro Bernabei | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 28 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 9 | FW | Adam Idah | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 19 | FW | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 20 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 24 | MF | Tomoki Iwata | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 39 | FW | Rocco Vata | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 41 | MF | Reo Hatate | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 48 | MF | Daniel Kelly | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 49 | MF | James Forrest | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 56 | DF | Anthony Ralston | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 57 | DF | Stephen Welsh | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 25 May 2024 Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Daizen Maeda | Livingston | 4–2 (H) | 10 March 2024 | Scottish Cup |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

### Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2024.
| Rank | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Joe Hart | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 49 |
| 2 | Scott Bain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Benjamin Siegrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 52 |

### Attendances

    As of match played 18 May 2024
| | Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low |
| Premiership | 19 | 1,117,712 | 58,826 | 59,664 | 58,140 |
| Scottish Cup | 2 | 73,412 | 36,706 | 40,180 | 33,232 |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champions League | 3 | 168,298 | 56,099 | 56,391 | 55,844 |
| Total | 24 | 1,359,422 | 56,642 | 59,664 | 33,232 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 30 | +65 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 32 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
* ↑ As the winners of the 2023–24 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passed to the third-placed team. The berths for the Europa League second qualifying round and the Conference League second qualifying round were passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

### Competition overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premiership | 5 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Round 1 | Winners | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 30 | +65 | 076.32 |
| Scottish Cup | 21 January 2024 | 25 May 2024 | Fourth round | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 080.00 |
| League Cup | 20 August 2023 | 20 August 2023 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Champions League | 19 September 2023 | 13 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 016.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 115 | 51 | +64 | 068.00 |
Source: Soccerway

## Club
### Management

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Brendan Rodgers |
| Assistant Manager | John Kennedy |
| First Team Coach | Harry Kewell (until 31 December 2023) |
| First Team Coach | Adam Sadler (from 31 December 2023) |
| First Team Coach | Gavin Strachan |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods |

### Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
The club will be in the fourth year of a deal with Adidas – the club's official kit supplier.
| Home | Away | Third |
* Home: The home kit features the traditional green and white hoops with a black trim, and a modern pattern inspired by the stained-glass window from the original entrance to Celtic Park. White shorts and patterned socks complete the look.
* Away: The away kit features a black shirt with a green trim, and celebrates the club's Scottish heritage with intricate details on the collar and sleeve cuffs. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.
* Third: The third kit features a dark green shirt with light green details, and a sound wave design inspired by Glasgow's music scene. The shirt is accompanied by matching shorts and socks.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Fee |
| MF | Tomoki Iwata | Yokohama F. Marinos | Transfer | Summer | £830,000 |
| MF | Odin Thiago Holm | Vålerenga | Transfer | Summer | £2,500,000 |
| FW | Marco Tilio | Melbourne City | Transfer | Summer | £1,500,000 |
| FW | Yang Hyun-jun | Gangwon FC | Transfer | Summer | £2,100,000 |
| MF | Kwon Hyeok-kyu | Busan IPark | Transfer | Summer | £1,000,000 |
| DF | Maik Nawrocki | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | Summer | £4,300,000 |
| DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | IF Elfsborg | Transfer | Summer | £3,000,000 |
| FW | Luis Palma | Aris | Transfer | Summer | £3,500,000 |
| DF | Nat Phillips | Liverpool | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Paulo Bernardo | Benfica | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Liam Bonetig | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| FW | Nicolas Kühn | Rapid Wien | Transfer | Winter | £2,800,000 |
| FW | Adam Idah | Norwich City | Loan | Winter | Loan |

#### Notes

* ^ Signed for Celtic B.

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee |
| DF | Dylan Corr | Raith Rovers | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Ewan Otoo | Dunfermline Athletic | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Aaron Mooy | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| DF | Adam Montgomery | Fleetwood Town | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| FW | Jota | Al-Ittihad | Transfer | Summer | £25,000,000 |
| MF | Tsoanelo Letsosa | Lommel | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| FW | Adam Brooks | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Conor Hazard | Plymouth Argyle | Transfer | Summer | £150,000 |
| DF | Caleb Goldie | Peterhead | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Liam Shaw | Wigan Athletic | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Osaze Urhoghide | Amiens | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| GK | Vasilis Barkas | Utrecht | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Josh Clarke | Airdrieonians | Emergency Loan | Emergency Loan | Emergency Loan |
| DF | Carl Starfelt | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Summer | £4,300,000 |
| DF | Ben McPherson | Queen's Park | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Ben Summers | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Ben Wylie | Ytterhogdals IK | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Bosun Lawal | Fleetwood Town | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| GK | Tobi Oluwayemi | Admira Wacker | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Matthew Anderson | Admira Wacker | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Ismaila Soro | Beitar Jerusalem | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| FW | Sead Hakšabanović | Stoke City | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| FW | Albian Ajeti | Gaziantep | Transfer | Summer | £500,000 |
| MF | Joe Murphy | Broomhill | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Evan Easton | Sheffield United | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Yosuke Ideguchi | Vissel Kobe | Transfer | Winter | £870,000 |
| MF | Kwon Hyeok-kyu | St Mirren | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Adam Montgomery | Motherwell | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| MF | MacKenzie Carse | Queen's Park | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Johnny Kenny | Shamrock Rovers | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Marco Tilio | Melbourne City | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Mikey Johnston | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| MF | David Turnbull | Cardiff City | Transfer | Winter | £2,000,000 |
| GK | Josh Clarke | Ayr United | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Alexandro Bernabei | Internacional | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| FW | Liel Abada | Charlotte FC | Transfer | Winter | £10,000,000 |