Swansea City

Stephen Welsh

Defender#23

Bio

Born in Coatbridge in 2000, Stephen Welsh made his senior debut with Celtic F.C. in 2019 and has also played for Greenock Morton F.C.. He plays as a defender. Lineball holds stats from 89 of his games across 2019–2026.

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #23
Born: 19/1/2000
Birthplace: Coatbridge
Debut: 2019
Position: Defender
Nationality: Scotland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2019–now

2019–Celtic F.C.
2019–2020Greenock Morton F.C.

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 English League Championship SWA	13	3	14	1	0	0	1	4	0	0

Compare WelshStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 EFL ChampionshipSwansea City	14	0	1	4	0	1,054	1	0	0	14	1	3	14	0	12	0
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueScotland	4	0	0	2	0	323	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	3	0
2025-26 Scottish PremiershipCeltic / Motherwell	28	1	1	5	1	2,289	2	0	0	28	1	9	24	0	20	0
2024-25 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	1	0	0	1	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2023-24 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	3	–	–	–	–	157	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 UEFA Champions LeagueCeltic	1	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
2022-23 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	4	1	–	–	–	360	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 UEFA Champions LeagueCeltic	1	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0
2021-22 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	10	–	–	–	–	802	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021-22 UEFA Europa LeagueCeltic	3	1	0	3	1	269	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	0
2020-21 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	16	1	–	–	–	1,367	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueCeltic	3	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	2	0
2019-20 Scottish PremiershipCeltic	1	–	–	–	–	76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career13 seasons	89	4	2	15	2	7,008	5	0	0	55	5	18	43	0	45	0

Recent games

Nov '264
@ Portsmouth
1 FA
L 3-1
Nov '261
v Blackburn Rovers
1 A · 1 FC · 1 FA
W 4-0
Oct '2625
@ Queens Park Rangers
Did not record a stat
L 5-0
Oct '2618
v West Ham United
1 FA
L 1-0
Oct '2614
@ Millwall
1 SHOT
W 1-0
Oct '2610
v Norwich City
2 FA
W 2-1
Sept '2620
@ Lincoln City
1 FA
W 2-1
Sept '2613
v Burnley
1 FA
W 3-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
4 Nov @ PortsmouthL 1-3 4 Nov	0	0	24	0	1	0	0	1	0
1 Nov v Blackburn RoversW 4-0 1 Nov	1	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	0
25 Oct @ Queens Park RangersL 0-5 25 Oct	0	0	45	0	1	0	0	0	4
18 Oct v West Ham UnitedL 0-1 18 Oct	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	1
14 Oct @ MillwallW 1-0 14 Oct	0	1	13	0	1	1	0	0	0
10 Oct v Norwich CityW 2-1 10 Oct	0	0	84	0	1	0	0	2	1
20 Sept @ Lincoln CityW 2-1 20 Sept	0	0	82	0	1	0	0	1	1
13 Sept v BurnleyW 3-1 13 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	1
9 Sept @ SouthamptonL 1-3 9 Sept	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	3
6 Sept v WrexhamD 0-0 6 Sept	0	0	90	1	1	0	2	3	0
2 Sept v WatfordW 2-0 2 Sept	0	0	86	0	1	0	0	0	0
29 Aug @ Derby CountyW 3-0 29 Aug	0	2	90	0	1	0	0	1	0
23 Aug v Sheffield UnitedD 0-0 23 Aug	0	1	90	0	1	0	0	2	0
16 Aug @ Stoke CityW 2-1 16 Aug	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	1

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
AwayHome or away, 4W	7	0.0	0.4	62.0	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.6	1.3
HomeHome or away, 4W	7	0.1	0.1	88.6	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.4	1.4	0.4
WinsResult, 8W	8	0.1	0.4	78.1	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.5
LossesResult, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	62.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0
DrawsResult, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 8W	14	0.1	0.3	75.3	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.9
Blackburn RoversOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
BurnleyOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Derby CountyOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Lincoln CityOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	82.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
MillwallOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Norwich CityOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	84.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
PortsmouthOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
SouthamptonOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Stoke CityOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
WatfordOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	86.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
West Ham UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
WrexhamOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0
Swansea.com StadiumGround, 4W	7	0.1	0.1	88.6	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.4	1.4	0.4
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Fratton Park, PortsmouthGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
LNER Stadium, LincolnGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	82.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Pride Park, DerbyGround, 1W	1	0.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
St. Mary's Stadium, SouthamptonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
The Den, LondonGround, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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