Marcus Gill
Scottish-Irish professional footballer
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Marcus Gill (born 11 May 2007) is a Scottish-born Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish League One side, East Kilbride, on loan from Celtic.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 2007 | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Kilbride (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Celtic B | 26 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → East Kilbride (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Scotland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:56, 21 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:42, 21 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Celtic
Gill started his career coming through the Celtic Academy, before signing his first professional deal with the club in 2023,[2] being placed into the clubs reserve side in the Lowland League.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle loan
In April 2025, Gill was sent on emergency loan to Scottish League One side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, to cover for a goalkeeper shortage,[3] playing the final three games of the season and keeping a clean sheet in wins over Arbroath[4] and Montrose.[5]
East Kilbride loan
On 3 September 2026, Gill joined Scottish League One club East Kilbride on loan along side 3 Celtic teammates as part of the co-operation agreement between the two clubs.[6][7]
International career
Born in Scotland, Gill was called up to the Republic of Ireland U16 squad for a training camp ahead of their Victory Shield campaign in October.[8] Gill received his first international callup from his birth country in September 2022 for the Scotland U16 side[9] and made his debut against Denmark U16.[10] He then returned back to the Ireland setup and made his Republic of Ireland U16 debut on 1 November 2022 in a penalty shootout win in the Victory Shield against Northern Ireland U16, saving 3 penalties in the shootout.[11] In February 2023, Gill was promoted to the Under-17 squad, making his only appearance in a 0–0 friendly draw against Hungary. In October 2024, Gill was promoted into the Under-19 squad,[12] playing in a 2–1 loss in a friendly to France. In September 2026, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 side for the first time.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 August 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic B | 2024–25 | Lowland Football League | 10 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 16 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2026–27 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| East Kilbride (loan) | 2026–27 | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup