Lewis Toshney

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Lewis Toshney
Personal information
Full nameLewis Toshney
Date of birth (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionRight/Centre Back
Club information
Current clubCeltic
Number45
Youth career
?–2011Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Celtic1(0)
2012→ Kilmarnock (loan)12(0)
2012–2013→ Dundee (loan)23(0)
National team‡
2008Scotland U172(0)
2011Scotland U192(0)
2012–Scotland U215(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2013

Lewis Toshney (born 26 April 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Toshney has also previously played for Kilmarnock and Dundee on loan. He has represented Scotland at youth international levels up to and including the Scotland under-21 team.

Personal life

Toshney was born in Dundee his parents are Kyra Toshney and Sean Toshney, his dad Sean is Kyle Falconer of The View's second cousin.

Career

Celtic

Toshney made his debut for Celtic on 1 February 2011, coming on as a substitute for Scott Brown in 3–0 league win over Aberdeen.[1]

Kilmarnock (loan)

Toshney was loaned to Kilmarnock in January 2012.[2] He made his debut on 7 February, in a 1–1 draw against Dunfermline in which he played the full 90 minutes.[3] Four days later, Toshney made his second appearance in a 1–1 draw with Hearts. His header from a corner was blocked on the line before Paul Heffernan put it in the back of the net.[4] The next week Toshney started in his third match in a row, this time against Celtic's Old Firm rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Dean Shiels scored the only goal of the match as Kilmarnock won 1–0.[5] Kilmarnock's next match was against Dundee United and Toshney started again. However, after Liam Kelly received a red card the match turned out badly for Kilmarnock who went on to concede four goals.[6] Toshney missed Kilmarnock's next two matches due to a groin strain. After his return manager Kenny Shiels was unsure whether to put him back in the team because he would be ineligible for the subsequent match, which was the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final, against parent club Celtic.[7] Shiels did decide to start Toshney in the match, which was a 1–1 draw against Inverness CT[8] Kimarnock went on to win the League Cup by beating Celtic 1–0.[9]

Dundee (loan)

On 24 August 2012, Toshney signed for newly promoted Scottish Premier League side Dundee on a season long loan.[10] Toshney played regularly for the club that season,[11] but was unable to prevent them finishing bottom and being relegated.[12] Dundee enjoyed more success in the Scottish Cup, reaching the quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to rivals Dundee Utd.[13] It was during this cup run though that Toshney scored his first senior goal, Dundee's second in a 5-1 win over Morton in the fifth round.[14] The young defender was praised for his performances at Dens Park by new manager John Brown, who stated "This season has been a steep learning curve for him. He hadn’t played a lot of senior football prior to coming here but he’s more than proven he’s of SPL quality. Lewis has a bright future in the game."[15]

Celtic

Toshney returned to Celtic in the summer of 2013 after his season loan at Dundee.[16]

International career

Toshney made his under 17 debut in a 3–2 loss against France in October 2008,[17] he then played in Scotland's 3–1 victory over Slovakia, a month later.[18] Toshney made his debut for the Scotland national under-21 football team in April 2012.[19] Toshney scored his first goal for the Scotland U21s in a 3–0 win versus Luxembourg on 25 March 2013 to make the game 3–0.[20]

Career statistics

As of 15 January 2014[21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic
2010–11 1000000010
2011–12 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Kilmarnock
2011–12 120000000120
Total 120000000120
Dundee
2012–13 230310000261
Total 230310000261
Career Total 360310000391

References

  1. ↑ "Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic". BBC Sport (BBC). 1 February 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Celtic defender Lewis Toshney loaned to Kilmarnock". BBC Sport (BBC). 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Dunfermline 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Kilmarnock 1–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Rangers 0–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Dundee United 4–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Double boost for Killie as Paul Heffernan & Lewis Toshney return from injury". Daily Record. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Inverness 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Kilmarnock FC lift cup after 1–0 victory against Celtic". Kilmarnock Standard. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Dundee sign Celtic's Lewis Toshney on season-long loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Lewis Toshney keen on rejoining Dundee for 2013/14 season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ "Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen". The Telegraph. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ Campbell, Andy (3 March 2013). "Dundee 1 Dundee Utd 2 (Scottish Cup)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Dundee 5 Morton 1 (Scottish Cup)". BBC Sport. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ Kennedy, Liam (26 March 2013). "Lewis Toshney can do well, says John Brown". www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ Kennedy, Liam (9 July 2013). "Toshney: Bomber won’t settle for anything less than being best". www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 
  17. ↑ Player & Result Finder: Scottish Football Association: The Scottish FA
  18. ↑ "Under-19 – Lewis Toshney". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Scotland U21 1–4 Italy U21". BBC Sport (BBC). 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Scotland U21 3–0 Luxembourg U21". The Daily Record (The Daily Record). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Toshney". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2014. 

External links

Celtic F.C. – current squad
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