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Liam Scales

Liam Scales

Defender · Celtic · 28 · Ireland

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Season score
51.0
Premiership 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks
55.3
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€4.0M
−€1.0M (−20%) since 20 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 1 Oct 2026

Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
8 Aug 1998
Height
193 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
31 May 2030
Wikipedia views
5,408 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

42 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 52.3 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
20–26 Oct 2026218057.149.857.3
13–19 Oct 202619054.349.654.3
6–12 Oct 202619066.048.566.2
29 Sep – 5 Oct 2026215348.248.848.4
22–28 Sep 202618854.048.153.9
15–21 Sep 2026217944.748.745.3
8–14 Sep 202618738.649.138.5
1–7 Sep 2026218047.049.144.6
25–31 Aug 2026214153.249.053.1
18–24 Aug 202611446.148.846.3
2–8 Jun 202614538.149.138.7
26 May – 1 Jun 202617441.349.541.2
12–18 May 2026218054.548.654.4
5–11 May 202619052.448.552.3
28 Apr – 4 May 202619048.448.548.5
21–27 Apr 202619038.449.038.8
7–13 Apr 202619041.949.541.8
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026218035.350.935.5
17–23 Mar 202619054.151.254.1
10–16 Mar 202619043.351.743.2
3–9 Mar 202619049.051.949.7
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202619061.551.461.5
17–23 Feb 2026218054.350.954.3
10–16 Feb 2026218049.851.350.3
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026218043.652.043.9
20–26 Jan 2026218052.552.453.1
13–19 Jan 202619051.052.751.0
6–12 Jan 202619066.851.867.2
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202629844.052.543.9
16–22 Dec 202523638.752.838.6
9–15 Dec 202519047.353.547.2
2–8 Dec 2025218045.254.445.1
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025218060.154.560.1
11–17 Nov 2025217649.455.449.4
4–10 Nov 2025218058.255.358.2
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519042.956.442.8
21–27 Oct 2025218070.655.467.8
14–20 Oct 202519054.755.154.6
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025218047.256.447.1
23–29 Sep 2025218058.756.858.8
9–15 Sep 202529959.556.760.9
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025221063.956.463.9
19–25 Aug 2025218058.656.859.6
5–11 Aug 202519058.756.759.3
29 Jul – 4 Aug 202519063.256.463.2

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: level with expectation (+1.3 a week).

30.040.050.060.070.080.019 Aug14 Oct25 Nov13 Jan24 Feb7 Apr26 May22 SepScore 57.1Expected 49.8

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €4.0M −€1.0M (−20%) since 20 May 2026 1 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €4.3M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €3.2M–€4.8M −5% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −17% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Ivan Provedel at 28 (€3.5M, scoring 50.6) +243%; Lucas Torró at 27 (€5.0M, scoring 51.2) +60%; Federico Baschirotto at 28 (€5.0M, scoring 49.4) −20%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M20222023202420252026€4.0M€4.3M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€4.3M
1 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€4.0M
20 May 2026Transfermarkt€5.0M
10 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€5.0M
17 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€4.0M
12 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
3 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
2 Oct 2024Transfermarkt€3.5M
30 May 2024Transfermarkt€2.5M
5 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€2.0M
26 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€650k
22 Mar 2023Transfermarkt€600k
13 Dec 2022Transfermarkt€700k
27 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€600k
31 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€600k
1 Aug 2021Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
31 May 2023Aberdeen FC CelticFree or loan
1 Jul 2022Celtic Aberdeen FCFree or loan
27 Aug 2021Shamrock Rovers Celtic€600k

What the score is made of

Premiership 26/27, 718 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 547 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting57Creating69Progressing56Keeping the ball35Defending20Aerial92Finishing93
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting57−0.02
Creating69+0.11
Progressing56−0.08
Keeping the ball35−0.23
Defending20−0.18
Aerial92+0.84
Finishing93+0.31

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K20K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Dane Murray Celtic · 23 · cheaper59.3€750k93%Compare
Jake O'Brien Everton · 2550.3€18.0M93%Compare
Japhet Tanganga Sheffield United · 2747.2€6.0M92%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Liam Scales.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Premiership 26/27Scottish PremiershipCeltic871851.050.5
UEFA Nations League 26/27UEFA Nations LeagueIreland324150.350.4
UEFA Europa League 26/27Europa LeagueCeltic218050.550.7
UEFA Champions League 26/27Champions LeagueCeltic26353.353.1
Int. Friendly Games 2026International FriendliesIreland320938.839.0
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFAIreland318548.348.4
Premiership 25/26Scottish PremiershipCeltic363,01452.752.8
UEFA Europa League 25/26Europa LeagueCeltic981053.653.0
UEFA Champions League 25/26Champions LeagueCeltic221061.262.1
Int. Friendly Games 2025International FriendliesIreland1932.733.5
Premiership 24/25Scottish PremiershipCeltic262,00461.661.1
UEFA Champions League 24/25Champions LeagueCeltic637066.264.7
UEFA Nations League 24/25UEFA Nations LeagueIreland432154.954.5
Int. Friendly Games 2024International FriendliesIreland213554.854.6
UEFA Champions League 23/24Champions LeagueCeltic654057.157.2

Latest matches

68 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
25 Oct 2026Scottish Premiershipat HibernianW 2–19000–0.0267.0
22 Oct 2026Europa LeagueCelta VigoL 1–290000.050.0147.2
18 Oct 2026Scottish PremiershipHeart of MidlothianW 7–19001–0.0254.3
11 Oct 2026Scottish Premiershipat MotherwellW 2–090000.020.2066.0
4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueIsraelD 1–190000.040.0440.1
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueAustriaD 2–26300–0.0059.9
24 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat KosovoL 0–18800–0.0354.0
20 Sep 2026Scottish PremiershipRangersL 0–189000.150.0335.5
17 Sep 2026Europa LeagueFerencváros TCL 1–39000–0.1253.9
9 Sep 2026Scottish Premiershipat St. JohnstoneW 1–08700–0.2838.6
All 68 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
25 Oct 2026Scottish Premiershipat HibernianW 2–19000–0.0267.0
22 Oct 2026Europa LeagueCelta VigoL 1–290000.050.0147.2
18 Oct 2026Scottish PremiershipHeart of MidlothianW 7–19001–0.0254.3
11 Oct 2026Scottish Premiershipat MotherwellW 2–090000.020.2066.0
4 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueIsraelD 1–190000.040.0440.1
1 Oct 2026UEFA Nations LeagueAustriaD 2–26300–0.0059.9
24 Sep 2026UEFA Nations Leagueat KosovoL 0–18800–0.0354.0
20 Sep 2026Scottish PremiershipRangersL 0–189000.150.0335.5
17 Sep 2026Europa LeagueFerencváros TCL 1–39000–0.1253.9
9 Sep 2026Scottish Premiershipat St. JohnstoneW 1–08700–0.2838.6
5 Sep 2026Scottish Premiershipat St. MirrenW 2–190100.280.0552.8
2 Sep 2026Scottish PremiershipAberdeenW 3–090000.140.1441.1
29 Aug 2026Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FCW 2–19200–0.2252.1
25 Aug 2026Champions Leagueat LASKL 1–44900––55.3
19 Aug 2026Champions LeagueLASKW 3–01400––46.1
5 Jun 2026International Friendliesat CanadaD 1–14500––38.1
28 May 2026International FriendliesQatarW 1–07400––41.3
16 May 2026Scottish PremiershipHeart of MidlothianW 3–19000–0.0267.4
13 May 2026Scottish Premiershipat MotherwellW 3–29000–0.0341.5
10 May 2026Scottish PremiershipRangersW 3–19000–0.0352.4
3 May 2026Scottish Premiershipat HibernianW 2–190000.020.0548.4
25 Apr 2026Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FCW 3–190000.060.0138.4
11 Apr 2026Scottish PremiershipSt. MirrenW 1–09000–0.0141.9
5 Apr 2026Scottish Premiershipat Dundee FCW 2–190000.020.0233.5
31 Mar 2026International FriendliesNorth MacedoniaD 0–090000.06–37.1
22 Mar 2026Scottish Premiershipat Dundee UnitedL 0–29000–0.0254.1
14 Mar 2026Scottish PremiershipMotherwellW 3–19000–0.0243.3
4 Mar 2026Scottish Premiershipat AberdeenW 2–190010.090.6549.0
1 Mar 2026Scottish Premiershipat RangersD 2–29000–0.0161.5
22 Feb 2026Scottish PremiershipHibernianL 1–29000–0.0360.3
19 Feb 2026Europa LeagueVfB StuttgartL 1–49000–0.0148.4
15 Feb 2026Scottish Premiershipat KilmarnockW 3–290000.070.0146.8
11 Feb 2026Scottish PremiershipLivingstonW 2–190000.070.1152.8
1 Feb 2026Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FCW 2–09000––47.5
29 Jan 2026Europa LeagueFC UtrechtW 4–290000.100.0239.7
25 Jan 2026Scottish Premiershipat Heart of MidlothianD 2–290000.15–57.6
22 Jan 2026Europa Leagueat BolognaD 2–29000–0.0047.5
14 Jan 2026Scottish Premiershipat Falkirk FCW 1–09000––51.0
10 Jan 2026Scottish PremiershipDundee UnitedW 4–090010.04–66.8
3 Jan 2026Scottish PremiershipRangersL 1–3800––44.9
30 Dec 2025Scottish Premiershipat MotherwellL 0–29000––43.9
21 Dec 2025Scottish PremiershipAberdeenW 3–12100––55.4
17 Dec 2025Scottish Premiershipat Dundee UnitedL 1–21500––15.4
11 Dec 2025Europa LeagueAS RomaL 0–39000–0.0247.3
7 Dec 2025Scottish PremiershipHeart of MidlothianL 1–29000––48.1
3 Dec 2025Scottish PremiershipDundee FCW 1–09000––42.3
30 Nov 2025Scottish Premiershipat HibernianW 2–19000––63.4
27 Nov 2025Europa Leagueat FeyenoordW 3–19000–0.0256.9
16 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat HungaryW 3–29001––43.1
13 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAPortugalW 2–08601––56.0
9 Nov 2025Scottish PremiershipKilmarnockW 4–09001––61.1
6 Nov 2025Europa Leagueat FC MidtjyllandL 1–39000–0.0055.3
29 Oct 2025Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FCW 4–09000––42.9
26 Oct 2025Scottish Premiershipat Heart of MidlothianL 1–39000––66.5
23 Oct 2025Europa LeagueSK Sturm GrazW 2–190100.280.4574.8
19 Oct 2025Scottish Premiershipat Dundee FCL 0–29000––54.7
5 Oct 2025Scottish PremiershipMotherwellW 3–29000––41.3
2 Oct 2025Europa LeagueSporting BragaL 0–29000–0.0253.0
27 Sep 2025Scottish PremiershipHibernianD 0–09000––58.1
24 Sep 2025Europa Leagueat FK Crvena zvezdaD 1–190000.040.0259.3
14 Sep 2025Scottish Premiershipat KilmarnockW 2–190000.19–62.7
9 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat ArmeniaL 1–2900––27.4
31 Aug 2025Scottish Premiershipat RangersD 0–09000––71.4
26 Aug 2025Champions Leagueat FC Kairat AlmatyD 0–012000––58.2
23 Aug 2025Scottish PremiershipLivingstonW 3–09000––52.1
20 Aug 2025Champions LeagueFC Kairat AlmatyD 0–090000.25–65.2
10 Aug 2025Scottish Premiershipat AberdeenW 2–090000.07–58.7
3 Aug 2025Scottish PremiershipSt. MirrenW 1–09000––63.2