David Turnbull (footballer)

David Turnbull
Personal information
Full name David Turnbull[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2009 Newmains Hammers[4]
2009–2017 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Motherwell 39 (16)
2020–2024 Celtic 100 (25)
2024– Cardiff City 23 (0)
International career‡
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] 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 (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 an attacking midfielder for Cardiff City and the Scotland national team. He began his career at Motherwell before moving to Celtic in 2020 where he won the three Scottish domestic competitions twice each; he also won both the major Young Player of the Year awards (SFWA with Motherwell and PFA with Celtic). He joined Cardiff in February 2024.

  1. ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "David Turnbull profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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