Adam Montgomery (born 18 July 2002) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a left-back for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

on loan from

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Career

Montgomery signed his first professional contract with

in July 2019 and he extended his contract to 2025 in February 2021. After making the bench for the first team on four occasions, he made his professional debut for Celtic on 12 May 2021, starting in a 4–0 win over

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

. On 31 January 2022, Montgomery joined

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 3 July 2023, Montgomery signed for League One club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 15 January 2024, Montgomery joined

on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.

Style of play

Montgomery started out as forward at the club before being moved into defence by coach Darren O'Dea, and that paid off in February 2021 when the youngster extended his contract to 2025.

Honours

Celtic *

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: 2021–22 *

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

: 2021–22

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* 2002 births Living people Footballers from Livingston, West Lothian Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Celtic F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players {{scotland-footy-defender-2000s-stub