Ben Summers
Scottish footballer
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Ben Summers (born 16 June 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ayr United on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Celtic B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Celtic B | 41 | (12) |
| 2023– | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2026– | Ayr United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:07, 15 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:15, 17 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Summers joined Celtic at the age of seven. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020,[3] which was extended in September 2022.[4] On 18 March 2023, Summers was named on the bench for Celtic's 3–1 win against Hibernian.[5] He made his Celtic debut on 16 April 2023, substituted on in the 88th minute, in a 4–1 win away to Kilmarnock.[6]
International career
Honours
Celtic
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 April 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic B | 2021–22 | Lowland League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | ||
| Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup