David Turnbull (footballer)

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David Turnbull
Personal information
Full name David Turnbull[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2009 Newmains Hammers[4]
2009–2017 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Motherwell 39 (16)
2020– Celtic 49 (13)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16[2] 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19[2] 3 (1)
2018 Scotland U20[2] 1 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U21[2] 5 (1)
2021– Scotland[2] 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:31, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:03, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

David Turnbull (born 10 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic and the Scotland national team. He began his career at Motherwell, and has won both of the major Young Player of the Year awards (SFWA and PFA).

Club career[]

Motherwell[]

Raised in Wishaw where he attended Coltness High School,[5] Turnbull joined the Motherwell Youth Academy in 2009.[4] He was selected for the Scotland football team (represented by North Lanarkshire school pupils) at the 2014 International Children's Games alongside fellow Motherwell player Jake Hastie,[6] who had already been a teammate for several years during their development.[7][8] On 27 April 2016, Turnbull, Hastie and another long-term academy colleague Allan Campbell were in the Well team that won the Scottish Youth Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 5–2.[9][8]

Turnbull made his senior debut for Motherwell on 10 February 2018, in a 2–0 victory away at Dundee in the Scottish Cup.[10][11] On 8 May 2018, he made his first start and Scottish Professional Football League debut in a 1–0 victory away to Partick Thistle. Later that month he was an unused substitute in the 2018 Scottish Cup Final which Motherwell lost 2–0 to Celtic.

On 31 October 2018, Turnbull scored his first goal for Motherwell against St Mirren. In January 2019, he was the sole goalscorer in two consecutive league wins in the space of four days, at home to Hibernian and away to Dundee.[7][12][13] A few days later he signed a new contract with Motherwell, running until summer 2021.[14][15] In May 2019, amid more goals and growing media praise for his performances,[16] he was nominated for the season's PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, along with Jake Hastie; the award was won by Ryan Kent.[17] Turnbull won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2018–19, voted for by Scottish football journalists.[18] He was the first Motherwell player to win that award since James McFadden in 2001–02.[18]

In June 2019, Motherwell agreed a club-record £3.25 million fee with Celtic for Turnbull.[19][20] The proposed deal collapsed when medical tests found that Turnbull would require preventative surgery on his left knee, and the clubs could not agree revised terms.[21] Turnbull returned to Motherwell, had his knee operation – performed by renowned London surgeon Andy Williams – then underwent a rehabilitation programme across the winter (alongside teammate Charles Dunne who was recovering from a groin injury) and resumed full training in February 2020.[22] His mental and physical recovery was chartered in a behind-the-scenes club documentary which followed him from the day of his collapsed move through operations, rehabilitation and to his eventual return to first-team action.[20] He made his return to the first team as a second half substitute at home to St Mirren on 25 February.[23] On 11 March 2020, Turnbull signed a contract extension with Motherwell to run until 2022.[24] With the 2019–20 season halted days afterwards due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, he successfully re-established himself as an important member of the side at the outset of 2020–21.[25]

Celtic[]

Turnbull joined Celtic on 27 August 2020, on a four-year deal.[26] The fee of around £3 million[27] was a club record for Motherwell.[28] After three substitute appearances during September, he made his first start for the club on 4 October against St Johnstone.[29]

International career[]

Turnbull has played at under-16, under-19 and under-20 level for Scotland.[2] He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.[30] He was added to the full national squad for the first time in May 2021, ahead of the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[31] He made his debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against Netherlands, as a starter.[32]

Career statistics[]

As of 09:31, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2016–17[33] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[34] Scottish Premiership 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2018–19[35] Scottish Premiership 30 15 1 0 0 0 — 31 15
2019–20[36] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2020–21[37] Scottish Premiership 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 39 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 16
Motherwell U20/U21[a] 2016–17 — 2 0 2 0
2017–18 — 2 1 2 1
2018–19 — 3 1 3 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 2
Celtic 2020–21[37] Scottish Premiership 31 8 3[b] 0 0 0 1[c] 1 35 9
2021–22[37] Scottish Premiership 18 5 0 0 4 1 12[d] 3[e] 34 9
Total 49 13 3 0 4 1 13 4 69 18
Career total 88 27 5 0 4 1 20 6 117 34
  1. ^ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.
  2. ^ One appearance in the previous season’s Scottish Cup which was rescheduled to October due to COVID-19
  3. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in the Champions League, Ten appearances in Europa League
  5. ^ Goals in the Europa League

Honours[]

Motherwell

Celtic

Individual

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g "David Turnbull profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "D. Turnbull". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b McGilvray, Andy (21 May 2009). "Motherwell beat top clubs and sign up young David". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ Scotland players' old schools send good luck messages, Henry Hepburn, TES (magazine), 11 June 2021
  6. ^ "Meet the team". Daily Record. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Turnbull and Hastie partnership pays off for Motherwell". ClubCall. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b The story behind the rise of Motherwell trio Jake Hastie, David Turnbull and Allan Campbell, Not The Old Firm, 11 March 2019
  9. ^ Southwick, Andrew (27 April 2016). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hearts 2–5 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Dundee 0–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Players react to cup win over Dundee". Motherwell F.C. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Motherwell 1–0 Hibernian: Turnbull goal downs slack visitors". BBC Sport. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Dundee 0–1 Motherwell: Turnbull penalty leaves Dens Park side in relegation trouble". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Motherwell's David Turnbull turns down 'more lucrative club' to sign new deal". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  15. ^ "David Turnbull extends his Motherwell contract". Motherwell F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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  29. ^ FT: St Johnstone 0 Celtic 2, Planet Radio, 4 October 2020
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  31. ^ "Scotland include Gilmour, Patterson & Turnbull for Euro finals". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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