Colby Donovan

Colby Donovan
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-09-07) 7 September 2006
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 51
Youth career
2014–2023 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Celtic B 35 (2)
2025– Celtic 11 (1)
International career‡
2024–2025 Scotland U19 7 (0)
2025– Scotland U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Colby Donovan (born 7 September 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Club career

A youth product of Celtic, Donovan graduated from their academy and signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2022.[2]

He was promoted to their B-team in 2023 which his performances earned him opportunities with the senior squad. He travelled with the first team for pre-season in the United States during the summer of 2024.[3]

In the summer of 2025 he was promoted to their senior team, and signed a new contract at the club.[4]

He was rewarded with his senior and professional debut with Celtic after coming on as a substitute for Anthony Ralston in a 3–0 Scottish Premiership win over Livingston on 23 August 2025.[5]

Donovan’s first European start came on 24 September 2025 away in Serbia against Red Star Belgrade in their opening UEFA Europa League league-phase match which ended 1–1.[6]When asked about his performance after the game, Donovan said "I just try and play with no fear and have as much confidence as I can,"[7]

International career

Donovan was called up to the Scotland U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2025.[8]

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. ↑ "Colby Donovan - Celtic - player profile, stats and latest news". Celtic news now.
  2. ↑ "Nine Academy Graduates sign first professional contracts, Celtic confirm". thecelticstar.com. 2 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Sinat, Patrick (29 July 2024). "Brendan Rodgers shares what Colby Donovan learned from facing Raheem Sterling in Celtic's win vs Chelsea". 67 Hail Hail. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Celtic youth update: A new name to look out for and Colby Donovan's situation". Celtic Way. 22 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Young, Graeme; McDonald, Ryan; Evans, Anthony (23 August 2025). "Celtic vs Livingston – LIVE updates". Daily Record.
  6. ↑ "Red Star 1-1 Celtic (24 Sep, 2025) Final Score". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Celtic's Colby Donovan plays 'with no fear' in maiden European start". BBC Sport. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Men's Under-21 squad finalised ahead of new European Championship qualifying campaign". Scottish FA. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ↑ sport, Guardian (16 May 2026). "Celtic stun Hearts at the last in dramatic final-day shootout to retain Scottish title". The Guardian.
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