# 2024–25 Celtic F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Celtic's 131st season of competitive football.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic faced Ayr United and Queen's Park in early July. They then travelled to the United States, where they played friendlies against D.C. United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

## Scottish Premiership

The Premiership fixture list was announced on 27 June 2024. Celtic began their title defence against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park.

## Scottish Cup

On 2 December, Celtic were drawn to face Kilmarnock at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup. On 20 January 2025, Celtic were drawn to face Raith Rovers at Celtic Park in the fifth round. On 10 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals. On 10 March, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the semi-finals.

## Scottish League Cup

On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the second round of the 2024–25 Scottish League Cup. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Falkirk in the quarter-finals. On 22 September, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals. Celtic faced Rangers in the final on 15 December.

## UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the UEFA Champions League at the league phase.

### League phase

On 29 August, the draw for the league phase was made. Celtic were drawn with RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund (Pot 1), Club Brugge and Atalanta (Pot 2), Young Boys and Dinamo Zagreb (Pot 3), and Slovan Bratislava and Aston Villa (Pot 4).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 19 | Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 20 | Juventus | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 21 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 22 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 23 | Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |

#### Matches
### Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025. Celtic were drawn against Bayern Munich, as a result of finishing the league phase in 21st place.

#### 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 | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel | 46 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | FIN | Viljami Sinisalo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | SCO | Scott Bain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | CAN | Alistair Johnston | 41 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Greg Taylor | 35 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Liam Scales | 32 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Auston Trusty | 34 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | POL | Maik Nawrocki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 36 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | SCO | Dane Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | SCO | Anthony Ralston | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | SCO | Luke McCowan | 32 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BEL | Arne Engels | 43 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | POR | Paulo Bernardo | 36 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | JPN | Reo Hatate | 47 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | SCO | Callum McGregor (captain) | 44 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | SCO | James Forrest | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | SCO | Jude Bonnar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | NIR | Francis Turley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | POR | Jota | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Adam Idah | 43 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | GER | Nicolas Kühn | 42 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | KOR | Yang Hyun-jun | 28 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Johnny Kenny | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | JPN | Daizen Maeda | 42 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 55 | FW | SCO | Daniel Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Departures ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | HON | Luis Palma | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | JPN | Kyōgo Furuhashi | 32 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | ESP | Álex Valle | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Odin Thiago Holm | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | DEN | Matt O'Riley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | SCO | Stephen Welsh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | IRL | Mikey Johnston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025 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 | 38 | FW | | Daizen Maeda | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | | Nicolas Kühn | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Adam Idah | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 8 | FW | | Kyōgo Furuhashi | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | 27 | MF | | Arne Engels | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | 41 | MF | | Reo Hatate | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 14 | MF | | Luke McCowan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | 13 | FW | | Yang Hyun-jun | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | 2 | DF | | Alistair Johnston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Liam Scales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | FW | | Jota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 28 | MF | | Paulo Bernardo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 3 | DF | | Greg Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | DF | | Auston Trusty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 15 | DF | | Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 20 | DF | | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 56 | DF | | Anthony Ralston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 89 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 130 |
Last updated: 16 March 2025

### 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 | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total |
| 38 | FW | Daizen Maeda | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Alistair Johnston | 3 | | | 2 | | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | Greg Taylor | 4 | | | 1 | | 5 | |
| 10 | FW | Nicolas Kühn | 4 | | | 1 | | 5 | |
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 3 | | 1 | | | 4 | |
| 20 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | |
| 28 | MF | Paulo Bernardo | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | |
| 41 | MF | Reo Hatate | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | Liam Scales | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | Auston Trusty | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| 27 | MF | Arne Engels | 2 | | | | | 2 | |
| 1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | Kyōgo Furuhashi | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Adam Idah | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| 11 | DF | Álex Valle | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Jeffrey Schlupp | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 56 | DF | Anthony Ralston | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
Last updated: 9 March 2025 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 | Aberdeen | 6–0 (N) | 2 November 2024 | League Cup |
| Daizen Maeda | Raith Rovers | 5–0 (H) | 8 February 2025 | Scottish Cup |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

### Clean sheets

As of 16 March 2025.
| Rank | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Viljami Sinisalo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 47 |

### Attendances

    As of match played 25 February 2025
| | Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low |
| Premiership | 14 | 822,830 | 58,773 | 59,612 | 58,436 |
| Scottish Cup | 2 | 80,123 | 40,061 | 40,916 | 39,207 |
| League Cup | 2 | 90,330 | 45,165 | 47,370 | 42,960 |
| Champions League | 5 | 285,783 | 57,156 | 57,551 | 56,544 |
| Total | 23 | 1,279,066 | 55,611 | 59,612 | 39,207 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (V, T) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 20 | +69 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Rangers (V) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 43 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
* ↑ The winners of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup also qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners qualify for the Champions League via league position, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League play-off round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Europa League and Conference League second qualifying rounds are 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 | 4 August 2024 | | Round 1 | | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 30 | +59 | 080.00 |
| Scottish Cup | 18 January 2025 | | Fourth round | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
| League Cup | 18 August 2024 | 15 December 2024 | Second round | Winners | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 075.00 |
| Champions League | 18 September 2024 | 18 February 2025 | League phase | Knockout phase play-offs | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 030.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 130 | 54 | +76 | 070.21 |
Source: Soccerway

## Club
### Management

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Brendan Rodgers |
| Assistant Manager | John Kennedy |
| First Team Coach | Adam Sadler |
| First Team Coach | Gavin Strachan |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods |

### Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
The club is in the fifth 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 dark green trim, and a Celtic knot collar detail. White shorts and socks complete the look.
* Away: The away kit features a yellow shirt with green hoops, and an embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by green shorts and yellow socks.
* Third: The third kit features a dark green shirt with a camouflage design. The shirt is accompanied by matching shorts and socks.

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Fee |
| GK | Viljami Sinisalo | Aston Villa | Transfer | Summer | £1,000,000 |
| GK | Kasper Schmeichel | Anderlecht | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Paulo Bernardo | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | £3,400,000 |
| FW | Adam Idah | Norwich City | Transfer | Summer | £8,500,000 |
| DF | Álex Valle | Barcelona | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Auston Trusty | Sheffield United | Transfer | Summer | £6,000,000 |
| MF | Arne Engels | FC Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | £11,000,000 |
| MF | Luke McCowan | Dundee | Transfer | Summer | £1,000,000 |
| FW | Jota | Rennes | Transfer | Winter | £9,000,000 |
| DF | Jeffrey Schlupp | Crystal Palace | Loan | Winter | Loan |

### Out

| Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee |
| GK | Joe Hart | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| FW | Sead Hakšabanović | Malmö FF | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Magnus Mackenzie | Queen's Park | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| FW | Marco Tilio | Melbourne City | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| FW | Rocco Vata | Watford | End of contract | Summer | £237,000 |
| FW | Oh Hyeon-gyu | Genk | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| GK | Kai McLean | Dunfermline Athletic | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| GK | Benjamin Siegrist | Rapid București | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | MacKenzie Carse | Coleraine | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Ben Quinn | Mansfield Town | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Dane Murray | Queen's Park | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| DF | Bosun Lawal | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | £2,000,000 |
| MF | Kwon Hyeok-kyu | Hibernian | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| GK | Tobi Oluwayemi | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Daniel Kelly | Millwall | Transfer | Summer | £400,000 |
| DF | Yuki Kobayashi | Portimonense | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Matt O'Riley | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | £26,000,000 |
| DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | Twente | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| FW | Mikey Johnston | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | Summer | £3,000,000 |
| MF | Tomoki Iwata | Birmingham City | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Matthew Anderson | Admira Wacker | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Ben Summers | Admira Wacker | Loan | Summer | Loan |
| MF | Liam Shaw | Fleetwood Town | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| MF | Benny-Jackson Luyeye | East Kilbride | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| DF | Stephen Welsh | Mechelen | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Lenny Agbaire | Ayr United | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| MF | Odin Thiago Holm | Los Angeles FC | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Alexandro Bernabei | Internacional | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| MF | Aiden Haddow | Heart of Midlothian | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| FW | Kyōgo Furuhashi | Rennes | Transfer | Winter | £10,000,000 |
| DF | Josh Dede | Middlesbrough | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| FW | Luis Palma | Olympiacos | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| DF | Adam Montgomery | Queen's Park | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| GK | Joe Morrison | Stenhousemuir | Loan | Winter | Loan |
| GK | Josh Clarke | Ayr United | Loan | Winter | Loan |