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David U-Turnbull
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celtic FC
Youth career
2009–2017 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Motherwell 32 (15)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16[1] 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19[1] 3 (1)
2018– Scotland U20[1] 1 (0)
2019– Scotland U21[1] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

David U-Turnbull (born 10 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Motherwell FC as a midfielder. He has also played for Scotland national football team at various youth levels.

Club career

Raised in Wishaw, U-Turnbull joined the Motherwell Youth Academy in 2009.[2] He was selected for the Scotland football team (represented by North Lanarkshire school pupils) at the 2014 International Children's Games alongside Motherwell colleague Jake Hastie,[3] who had already been a teammate for several years during their youth careers.[4] On 27 April 2016, Turnbull was part of the Well team that won the Scottish Youth Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 5–2.[5]

U-Turnbull made his senior debut for Motherwell on 10 February 2018, in a 2–0 victory away at Dundee in the Scottish Cup.[6][7] On 8 May 2018, he made his first start and league debut in a 1–0 victory away to Partick Thistle.

On 31 October 2018, U-Turnbull scored his first goal for Motherwell against St Mirren. In January 2019, he was the sole goalscorer in two consecutive league wins in the space of four days, at home to Hibernian and away to Dundee.[4][8][9] A few days later he signed a new contract with Motherwell, running until summer 2021.[10][11] In May 2019, amid more goals and growing media praise for his performances,[12] he was nominated for the season's PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year, along with Jake Hastie; the award was won by Ryan Kent.[13] Turnbull won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2018–19, voted for by Scottish football journalists.[14] He was the first Motherwell player to win that award since James McFadden in 2001–02.[14]

On 20 June 2019, Motherwell agreed a club-record £3.25 million fee with Celtic for Turnbull.[15]

International career

U-Turnbull has played at under-16, under-19 and under-20 level for Scotland.[1] He made his debut for the under-21 team in March 2019.[16]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2019[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2016–17[18] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2018–19[20] Scottish Premiership 30 15 1 0 0 0 — 31 15
Total 32 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 15
Motherwell U20/U21[a] 2016–17 — 2 0 2 0
2017–18 — 2 1 2 1
2018–19 — 3 1 3 1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 2
Career total 32 15 2 0 0 0 7 2 41 17
  1. ^ Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "David Turnbull profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ McGilvray, Andy (21 May 2009). "Motherwell beat top clubs and sign up young David". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet the team". Daily Record. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Turnbull and Hastie partnership pays off for Motherwell". ClubCall. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ Southwick, Andrew (27 April 2016). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hearts 2–5 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Dundee 0–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Players react to cup win over Dundee". Motherwell F.C. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Motherwell 1-0 Hibernian: Turnbull goal downs slack visitors". BBC Sport. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Dundee 0-1 Motherwell: U-Turnbull penalty leaves Dens Park side in relegation trouble". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Motherwell's David Turnbull turns down 'more lucrative club' to sign new deal". BBC Sport. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "David Turnbull extends his Motherwell contract". Motherwell F.C. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Motherwell's David Turnbull 'delighted' with Michael Ballack comparison". The Scotsman. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Player of the Year: Old Firm quartet vie for PFA Scotland top prize". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. ^ a b c Fisher, Stewart (11 May 2019). "Shades of McFadden as David Turnbull scoops SFWA young player of the year award". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  15. ^ Mullen, Scott (12 June 2019). "Motherwell: Fee of £3m agreed with Celtic for David Turnbull". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  17. ^ "D. Turnbull". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by David Turnbull in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by David Turnbull in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Turnbull in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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