Kieran Tierney
#6 · Defender · age 28
90
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 57
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 72
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 84
- Longevity
- 69
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Tierney’s relationship with the Scotland setup has long been complicated — he and Robertson play the same position, and Clarke’s 3-4-2-1 was partly designed to accommodate both at once. With Tierney now fitter and at Celtic, the question is whether the dual-deployment still serves the team or whether Clarke prefers Tierney as Robertson’s understudy in a back four. The Brazil match-up may decide that.
Strengths
- Left-footed delivery from deep and wide areas
- Two-footed defending in the left-back/left centre-half hybrid role
Recent form
Scottish Premiership champion with Celtic in 2025-26; played 30+ league matches.
Becomes the first Celtic-employed Scotland defender to appear at a World Cup since Tom Boyd in 1998 [unverified].