OrcaScore
2

Defender

Alistair Johnston

  • Celtic
  • Canada
  • 28 yrs
  • 180 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
Injured — Hamstring Injury · Back: 20 Nov 2026
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Appearances
8
606 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
7.01
Age28
Date of birth8 Oct 1998
Height180 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€6.7M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Out Since 25 Oct 2026 · Back: 20 Nov 2026
  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Missing Ended: 7 Oct 2026
  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Out Since 9 Aug 2026 · Ended: 20 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts3 / 2
Minutes156
Rating7.00
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy95 · 83%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions4 / 2
Duels won9 / 12
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.08
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches138
Possession lost25
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won7
Clearances7
Ball recoveries2
Fouls won3
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)19.37
Top speed (km/h)35.25
Appearances / Starts5 / 5
Minutes450
Rating7.02
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (2)
Passes · accuracy197 · 78%
Key passes9
Tackles / Interceptions2 / 6
Duels won14 / 30
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.29 / 1.87
Detailed statistics
Big chances created3
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls11
Accurate crosses5
Touches333
Possession lost92
Dispossessed4
Aerial duels won5
Ground duels won9
Clearances15
Ball recoveries16
Fouls won4
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)49.76
Top speed (km/h)33.13

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking42
Technical50
Tactical52
Defending68
Creativity51

Characteristics

Strengths

15

National team

  • Canada63 caps · 1 goals · debut Mar 2021

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
25 Oct 2026 Hibernian – Celtic 1–2 21' 6.8
9 Aug 2026 Kilmarnock – Celtic 1–5 45' 7.1
3 Aug 2026 Celtic – Dundee FC 1–0 90' 7.1
4 Jul 2026 Canada – Morocco 0–3 90' 6.0
28 Jun 2026 South Africa – Canada 0–1 90' 7.2
24 Jun 2026 Switzerland – Canada 2–1 90' 6.4
19 Jun 2026 Canada – Qatar 6–0 90' 8.6
12 Jun 2026 Canada – Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–1 90' 6.9
6 Jun 2026 Canada – Ireland 1–1 45' 7.3
2 Jun 2026 Canada – Uzbekistan 2–0 45' 7.0
23 May 2026 Celtic – Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 – –
16 May 2026 Celtic – Heart of Midlothian 3–1 90' 6.4
13 May 2026 Motherwell – Celtic 2–3 70' 6.6
10 May 2026 Celtic – Rangers 3–1 81' 6.4
3 May 2026 Hibernian – Celtic 1–2 64' 7.5

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 16 moves · total fees 4.4M €
  1. Transfer 3.5M €
  2. Transfer 909k €
  3. Transfer
  4. Loan return
  5. Loan
  6. Free transfer
  7. Loan return
  8. Loan
  9. Loan return
  10. Loan
  11. Loan return
  12. Loan
  13. Free transfer
  14. ANB Futbol To: Vaughan
    Free transfer
  15. Aurora FC To: ANB Futbol
    Free transfer
  16. Lakeshore SC To: Aurora FC
    Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)15
Average rating6.95
Last match rating6.825 Oct 2026
Matches missed102 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.95 Apr 2026 Jun 2026 Oct 2026 6.8

Last 10 matches

6.8 7.1 7.1 6.0 7.2 6.4 8.6 6.9 7.3 7.0

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 FIFA World Cup Canada 5 (5) 450 0 0 7.02
2026 Scottish Premiership Celtic 3 (2) 156 0 0 7.00

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Scottish Premiership 2024 · percentile among defenders (92 players)

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50 Tackles 53 Interceptions 4 Clearances 6 Aerials won 8 Duels won 32 Pass accuracy 82 Progressive carries 48 Rating 96

32 matches · 2,630 min

Alistair Johnston: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.61
53
Interceptions / 90 min 0.51
4
Clearances / 90 min 2.43
6
Aerials won / 90 min 1.16
8
Duels won 55.1%
32
Pass accuracy 86.8%
82
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
48
Rating 7.49
96

How do we calculate this?