Serie: Topps Match Attax 2024/2025
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Liam Scales (born 8 August 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Republic of Ireland national team. Born in Wicklow, he hails from Barndarrig, County Wicklow. His father is from London, and he studied Irish and geography at University College Dublin. He is a fluent Irish speaker.
Scales began his career with Arklow Town before signing for UCD in 2015. He made his League of Ireland debut on 8 July 2016 and made over 100 appearances for the club, winning the Collingwood Cup as well as the League of Ireland First Division title in 2018. He was described as “a key player for UCD as they won the First Division title” and was voted by his fellow League of Ireland First Division players into the PFAI First Division Team of the Year for 2018.
In 2019, he underwent trials at English clubs Manchester City and Bristol Rovers, with an expected deal with the latter falling through. After making 51 appearances for Shamrock Rovers, Scales signed a four-year contract with Scottish club Celtic in August 2021. He made his debut for Celtic on 23 September 2021, in a 3–0 win over Raith Rovers in the Scottish League Cup at Celtic Park. Scales made his league debut on 5 December 2021, coming on as a substitute to score the third goal in Celtic’s 3–0 away win at Dundee United. On 24 February 2022, he started in a 2–0 away defeat against Eliteserien side Bodø/Glimt in the UEFA Europa Conference League.
