- Planet Sport writer
- 21 June 2024
Scotland blow as Kieran Tierney is ruled out of Euro 2024
Kieran Tierney will miss the rest of Scotland's Euro 2024 campaign after picking up a hamstring injury.
Kieran Tierney is a professional Scottish football player who plays left-back for Arsenal, and is currently on loan at Real Sociedad. He also plays for his senior national side.
After coming through the ranks at Celtic, he won the Scottish Premiership four times, plus two Scottish Cups and two Scottish league Cups.
His performances earned himself a big move to the Premier League in August 2019, and he quickly became an important part of the Arsenal squad.
However, despite being part of an Arsenal side that won the 2020 FA Cup and finished runners-up in the 2022/23 Premier League, he has struggled with injuries during his time in North London.
The 26-year-old joined Real Sociedad on loan until the end of the 2023/24 season, after making only six Premier League starts over the previous 12 months.
He made his Scotland debut in 2016, and scored his first international goal against Poland in 2022.
Celtic breakthrough
After spending 10 years in the Celtic youth development squad, Tierney made his competitive senior debut at the end of the 2014/15 season, aged only 17.
It was in the 2015/16 campaign where Tierney began to truly make a name for himself, though. The left-back made 33 appearances throughout the season, scoring one and assisting eight times.
In that season he aided Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title, as well as grabbing some personal awards, claiming PFA Scotland, SWFA, and Celtic's Young Player of the Year. He was also mentioned in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year.
In 2016/17, Tierney and Celtic would achieve the double as they won the title, as well as the Scottish FA Cup. The Scotsman would make a staggering 40 appearances in all competitions, assisting 12 times.
Once again he was named PFA Scotland, SWFA, and Celtic Young Player of the Year, and he would achieve all the awards the following season as Celtic bettered their previous campaign by winning the treble.
In 2017/18, Tierney played both left-back and centre-back, even claiming the captain's armband at times in the season. The new-found leader also scored four times and provided 11 assists that term.
His 40-yard strike in a 5-0 battering of Kilmarnock was voted as PFA Scotland, and Celtic Goal of the Season.
During his final season at Celtic, Tierney was missed for the majority of the 2018/19 campaign through hip and groin injuries. Despite that, he was a member of the back-to-back treble squad, as Celtic went on to win the SFA Cup, the League Cup, as well as the Scottish Premiership.
At Celtic he developed both his defending and attacking abilities, as well as leadership qualities, which led to a number of clubs to set their sights on the defender. Tierney would later make a £25million move to the red side of North London.
Success with Arsenal
After joining the Gunners in August 2019, the Scotsman was sidelined having recently undergone a hernia operation.
Eventually, Tierney made his debut for the Gunners against Nottingham Forest in the EFL. Ever since, the defender has elevated a lacklustre Arsenal squad, adding a much-needed dose of character to Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta's Gunners.
He was later named Arsenal's Player of the Month for June as football returned following a three-month break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tierney scored his first goal for Arsenal on the final day of the season, securing a 3-2 win against relegated Watford.
Despite a disappointing league finish for Arteta's squad, Tierney and Arsenal would achieve cup success in 2020 as the Gunners won the FA Cup.
This man helped me from the first minute I walked in the door! Cannot thank u enough for everything you’ve done for me.. a special man. Grateful for everything. So sad to see u go gonna miss u so much legend. Thank you. Couldn’t have done this without u. Love @ChrisMorgan10 hero. pic.twitter.com/U248QHKzVu
— Kieran Tierney (@kierantierney1) August 1, 2020
An assist from Tierney for Aubameyang's opener against Manchester City in the semi-finals aided Arsenal's return to Wembley, where the Scotsman would claim cup success as his side beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final.
The left-back would round off a difficult campaign with 25 appearances, and overcame his injury problems to finish with a goal and four assists.
Tierney made another 25 appearances in the 2021/22 season before picking up a knee injury in March that ruled him out for the rest of the season.
The arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko in the summer of 2022, saw Tierney pushed out of the starting line-up for the 2022/23 season. He made 27 Premier League appearances as Arsenal went close to winning the title, but only started six matches.
On August 27, 2023, Tierney moved on loan to Real Sociedad until the end of the season, after making only six Premier League starts over the previous 12 months.
International career
Kieran Tierney has represented Scotland from the under-18s all the way to the senior squad. He had his first call up in 2016 where he made his debut against Denmark at Hampden Park.
The Scotsman has even represented his country as captain, appointed in a 1-0 defeat against the Netherlands.
Tierney was selected for Scotland's EURO 2020 squad, but his side faced an early exit from the competition - even if they did manage a 0-0 draw against bitter rivals England at Wembley.
A calf injury ruled him out from the tournament opener against the Czech Republic but was eligible to play against England and Croatia. A draw against the Three Lions and defeat to the Croatians sealed Scotland's fate.
In March 2022, Tierney netted his first international goal in a 1-1 friendly draw with Poland.
Personal life
Tierney was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, however moved to Wishaw in Scotland aged 10 months.
The defender has supported Celtic all his life. Tierney attended St Ninian's High School, Kirkintilloch, which has a development partnership with Celtic.
Tierney is in a long-term relationship with dancer Amy Hale.
Net worth
Kieran Tierney's net worth is reported to be £17million.
He is reportedly on £110,000 per week at Arsenal, around £5.7m a year.
