21 Facts About Kieran Tierney

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Kieran Tierney was born on 5 June 1997 and is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back, centre-back or left-midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Scotland national team.

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Kieran Tierney supported Celtic as a child and signed for the club when he was 7 years old.

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Kieran Tierney was educated at Motherwell schools St Brendan's RC Primary and Our Lady's High then attended St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch, which has a development partnership with Celtic.

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Kieran Tierney has spoken of his hope of emulating the late Tommy Gemmell, a member of the Lisbon Lions team who grew up in Wishaw and played in the same position.

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Kieran Tierney progressed through the various youth ranks and earned a reputation as a dependable wide player in the club's development squad, both in defence and attack.

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Kieran Tierney travelled with the first team squad on a pre-season trip to Finland in August 2014, and made his debut in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur there.

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Kieran Tierney made his competitive senior debut for Celtic on 22 April 2015, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a Scottish Premiership match against Dundee.

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8.

Kieran Tierney made one further first team appearance that season, playing over an hour in a league match away at St Johnstone.

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Kieran Tierney was crowned PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive season on 7 May, making him the first to achieve this since Craig Levein in 1986.

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Kieran Tierney suffered a jaw injury early in the 2017 Scottish Cup Final and had to be substituted for treatment.

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Kieran Tierney played in Celtic's victory over Aberdeen in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final on 2 December 2018.

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Kieran Tierney then suffered from a hernia, which subsequently required surgery.

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Kieran Tierney's season was further disrupted after suffering a dislocated shoulder in the game against West Ham United.

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On 1 August 2020, Kieran Tierney was selected to start in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea, as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.

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Kieran Tierney played for Scotland at Scotland U18 and Scotland U19 levels.

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Kieran Tierney had considered playing for the Ellan Vannin team that represents the Isle of Man when the ConIFA World Cup competition was being held.

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Kieran Tierney received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad on 10 March 2016 for a friendly against Denmark.

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In November 2019, Kieran Tierney withdrew from the Scotland squad ahead of their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Cyprus and Kazakhstan due to a hip injury.

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Kieran Tierney then played in two of Scotland's matches at the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 finals in June 2021, as he missed the opening match with Czech Republic due to injury.

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Kieran Tierney scored his first goal for Scotland on 24 March 2022, in a friendly against Poland at Hampden.

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Kieran Tierney became an ambassador for the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in June 2021.