S. Welsh · career
Stephen Welsh
Center Back · Motherwell · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Welsh is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 98 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Motherwell — Season rating 43, 1 goal and 1 assist in 27 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 31 points at Motherwell. Form is on a climb — up 37 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | MotherwellLoan | 27 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | KV MechelenLoan | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Celtic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Celtic | 17 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Celtic | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Celtic | 10 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | Celtic | 16 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Celtic U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Morton | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Celtic U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Celtic U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland U21 | 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 8 | 0 |
| Scotland U19 | 2019/20 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 4 | 0 | |
| Scotland U17 | 2017/18 | UEFA U17 Championship | 9 | 0 |
Honours
Premiership×6Scottish Cup×5League Cup×4Premiership×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 27 | 2282 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
27 played1 unused sub22 not in squad· 2282 min, 1g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Twente | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Carlisle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | League Cup | A Clyde | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | League Cup | H Peterhead | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | League Cup | A Stenhousemuir | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | League Cup | H Morton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hertha BSC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Cup | A ST Johnstone | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-1 | Played | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Cup | A Aberdeen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Played | 89 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 5 | Premiership | A Celtic | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Played | 64 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | League Cup | H ST Mirren | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 25 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | H Livingston | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | A Dundee Utd | 0-0 | Played | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Dundee | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Rangers | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-1 | Played | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | FA Cup | H Ross County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | A Livingston | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 11 | Premiership | H Rangers | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Feb 15 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 18 | FA Cup | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | H Dundee Utd | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Mar 7 | Premiership | A Dundee | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 14 | Premiership | A Celtic | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| Apr 26 | Premiership | A Rangers | 3-2 | Played | 56 | 6.9 | ||
| May 2 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 13 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 |