Callum McGregor

Celtic

Early career

McGregor began his career with Scottish club Celtic, coming through the club's youth system alongside Dylan McGeouch, who was a teammate in youth Victory Shield internationals at Under-16 level. He scored a hat-trick for Celtic in the 8–0 2012 Scottish Youth Cup Final victory over Queen of the South at Hampden Park. McGregor appeared in four successive Scottish Youth Cup finals between 2010 and 2013, with the club winning all of them. McGregor has spoken of the influence that the late Tommy Burns had on him as a young footballer, stating that Burns had always indicated his belief that McGregor would be the next successful product of Celtic's youth academy. McGregor particularly cites a conversation with Burns as a 13-year old as staying with him throughout his whole career, where he urged him to coincide his ability with the correct attitude and a desire to prove himself.

2013–14 season: Loan to Notts County

McGregor joined English League One club Notts County on a five-month loan in August 2013. Among his teammates that season was fellow loanee midfielder Jack Grealish, a future England international. He scored on his debut for the "Magpies" on 7 August, in a 3–2 win over Fleetwood Town at Meadow Lane in the first round of the League Cup. Following a man of the match appearance against Crewe Alexandra where McGregor netted two goals, Notts County boss Chris Kiwomya challenged McGregor to reach 10 goals for the season in…

Club

As of match played 11 October 2026

International

As of match played 23 June 2024

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McGregor goal.

Making his debut in October 2013, McGregor made five appearances and scored one goal for the Scotland national under-21 team. He was added to the full Scotland senior squad for the first time in August 2014, soon after he broke into the Celtic first team.

In October 2017, McGregor was once again included in the full squad for two 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Slovenia, but remained on the bench during both games. He made his debut a month later, starting in a friendly against the Netherlands. In late 2020 he scored in penalty shootouts against both Israel and Serbia as Scotland won the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C playoffs and qualified for the UEFA Euro 2020 finals tournament (played in 2021; delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe), their first such achievement in 23 years. He scored his first international goal during the final group fixture of the tournament against Croatia. McGregor was selected in the Scotland squad for UEFA Euro 2024. He played in the opening game of the tournament against hosts Germany on 14 June 2024; his 31st birthday, in a 5–1 defeat in Munich. In Scotland's second fixture on 19 June, McGregor assisted Scott McTominay's opening goal as the team drew 1–1 with Switzerland. He went on to start against Hungary in the third match on 23 June, which Scotland lost 1–0 to finish bottom of Group A with one point from three matches. On 9 August 2024, McGregor announced his retirement from international football.

McGregor was a pupil at Lochend Community High School in Easterhouse. In February 2016, McGregor was stopped by the police and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, having already been convicted and banned for speeding the previous year; he was later disqualified for 12 months.