As each season passes, Kieran Tierneys reputation continues to rise.The left-back has played a crucial role in Celtics last three Scottish Premiership title wins.
31. He broke his jaw in Celtics Scottish Cup final win over Aberdeen in 2017
Blood poured from Tierneys mouth after being hit in the face by Aberdeens Jayden Stockley. The strikers swinging arm forced the defender off in the 27th minute.Celtic went on to win the game 2-1 thanks to Tom Rogics injury-time goal and Tierney made himself even more of a fans favourite by tweeting a picture with the trophy saying worth a broken jaw haha.Worth a broken jaw haha pic.twitter.com/mrAyi9fUkA— Kieran Tierney (@kierantierney1) May 27, 2017
2. He has captained Celtic in Europe
In the absence of club captain Scott Brown, then-Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers handed the captaincy over to the 21-year-old last October.Celtic fell to a 3-1 defeat at RB Salzburg, but it will be a night that lives long in Tierney’s memory.He said: Ive worked hard my entire life for moments like that. Walking out the tunnel and going into the huddle is something Ive dreamed for as long as I can remember. Thats when you see your hard work paying off and making it all worth it.3. His love for Celtic runs through the family
Tierney has been in Celtics academy since the age of seven and his family are season ticket holders at Celtic Park.Live on talkSPORT 2
You can listen to Scotland’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Kazakhstan (Thurs, March 21 at 3pm) and San Marino (Sunday, March 24 at 5pm) live on talkSPORT 2.4. He has been tipped to play for one of the Premier Leagues top clubs
In 2017, Scotland midfielder Charlie Adam backed Tierney to thrive in England. He said: Tierney is Scotlands best player now he is different to anything else we have got. He is the next one who could go to a Premier League club and play regularly.He could play for a Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United without a doubt.5. He can score screamers
Playing for Celtics Under-21 side, Tierney scored from the edge of his own penalty box in a 3-1 win over Hearts in 2014. The video, posted on Celtics official YouTube channel, received over 150,000 views.6. He was not born in Scotland
Despite pledging his international allegiance to Scotland, Tierney was not born north of the border. He was born in the Isle of Man and moved to Wishaw in north Lanarkshire, Scotland when he was an infant.7. He was just 18 years old when he received his first Scotland call-up
In Tierneys breakthrough season with Celtic, his form was rewarded with a call-up to the Scotland senior team in March 2016. In that same month, he played the first-half of Scotlands 1-0 win over Denmark.
38. He started out as a winger
Celtic academy coach Martin Miller insisted Tierney would never be a left-back. He said: He was playing seven-a-side football at the time and he was very much an out and out winger, he was never a defender at all.9. He is versatile in defence
Tierney has played as a left-sided centre-half in a back-five for Celtic and Scotland in the past. He impressed in that role in Scotlands 2-2 draw with England in a World Cup qualifier in 2017.10. He was a ball boy in Celtics memorable Champions League night
Tierney performed the duties at Celtic Park as his boyhood club shocked the world by beating Barcelona 2-1 in November 2012.Goals from Victor Wanyama and Tony Watt sealed an unforgettable win against the European giants.
3LIVE on talkSPORT
There are seven live commentaries across the talkSPORT network this week. Find out what they are and where to hear them, below...- Kazakhstan vs Scotland (Thursday) – talkSPORT 2
- England vs Czech Republic (Friday) – talkSPORT
- Walsall vs Barnsley (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- Shrewsbury vs Portsmouth (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- Gibraltar vs Republic of Ireland (Saturday) – talkSPORT 2
- San Marino vs Scotland (Sunday) – talkSPORT 2
- Netherlands vs Germany (Sunday) – talkSPORT 2
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