scots association football player
Billy Clifford Gilmour ( bear 11 June 2001 ) is a scots professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Norwich City, on lend from Chelsea, and the Scotland national team. Gilmour was previously with Rangers, where he developed through the club ‘s academy and trained with the first team squad at the age of 15. He joined Chelsea in 2017 after turning down a professional contract with Rangers. He has previously represented Scotland at under-16, under-17, and under-21 levels.

early life [edit ]

Gilmour was born on 11 June 2001 at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine, Ayrshire [ 2 ] and resided in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. His father served with the Royal Navy and played junior football for Ardrossan Winton Rovers. Gilmour attended Stanley Primary School in Ardrossan and Grange Academy in Kilmarnock, [ 3 ] where he was contribution of the Scottish Football Association ( SFA ) Performance School plan. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He listed Cesc Fàbregas, Luka Modrić and Andrés Iniesta as his football function models. [ 6 ]

Club career [edit ]

Rangers [edit ]

Gilmour developed his career as depart of Rangers Academy. His build up saw him fast-tracked towards the first team, making his debut for the under-20 exploitation team in December 2016 at the age of 15 and being invited to train with the first team squad the following month by coach Mark Warburton. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Gilmour was given a team count and, following Warburton ‘s departure from the club, was twice included in the probationary team for scottish Cup matches by Rangers caretaker director Graeme Murty. [ 9 ] The adjacent Rangers director, Pedro Caixinha, described Gilmour as a player with a “ bright future ” and held talks with the player ‘s family in an attempt to persuade him to stay with the golf club. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Rangers, however, announced in May 2017 that they had reached an agreement for Gilmour to join Chelsea for a “ meaning tip ”. [ 12 ] Reports suggested that Chelsea would pay an initial development fee of around £500,000, with likely promote payments pendent on his advance. [ 13 ] SFA Performance Director Malky Mackay had advised Gilmour and his family that he should stay at Rangers, as he would have had more probability of gaining first team experience. Mackay said, “ I actually hope he goes out on lend promptly to person and keeps progressing ”. [ 14 ]

Chelsea [edit ]

Gilmour play for Chelsea in 2019 Gilmour became formally contracted to Chelsea in July 2017, following his 16th birthday. [ 15 ] He joined the clubhouse ‘s under-18 team, making a goalscoring debut in an Under-18 Premier League match against Arsenal during September 2017, [ 16 ] and going on to score in each of his first three appearances. [ 17 ] In July 2018, after turning 17, Gilmour signed his first professional contract with Chelsea. [ 18 ] Newly-appointed Chelsea coach Frank Lampard gave Gilmour his senior introduction on 10 July 2019, in a pre-season friendly against Bohemians in Dublin. [ 19 ] His first gear appearance in a competitive matchday squad for the first team came in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool, when he was an idle stand-in. [ 20 ] He made his Premier League debut on 31 August against Sheffield United, coming on in the 84th minute for Tammy Abraham. He made his fully debut on 25 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 7–1 EFL Cup gain against Grimsby Town. [ 21 ] Gilmour was added to the Chelsea first-team squad on a permanent basis in February 2020. [ 22 ] He was widely praised for his performance in a 2–0 succeed against Liverpool in an FA Cup draw on 3 March. [ 23 ] Gilmour would late make his first Premier League begin belated that week on 8 March against Everton, earning serviceman of the Match honor in a 4-0 winnings. [ 24 ] He did not play much for the future six months or so, due to the lockdown caused by COVID-19 and a knee injury. [ 25 ] Gilmour made 11 appearances for the Chelsea first team during the 2019–20 season. [ 26 ] In September 2020, Gilmour took the 23 team number for 2020–21 season after Michy Batshuayi returned to Crystal Palace on loanword. [ 27 ] Gilmour returned to the Chelsea starting batting order on 8 December 2020, when he made his first Champions League start in a 1–1 draw with Krasnodar. [ 28 ] Under Thomas Tuchel, Gilmour would feature sporadically. Gilmour was an unused substitute as Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final on 29 May. [ 29 ]

Norwich City [edit ]

In July 2021, Gilmour joined companion Premier League cabaret Norwich City on a season-long loan. [ 30 ] Gilmour cited boyfriend Scotland external Grant Hanley as an influencing factor in his decisiveness to join the club. [ 31 ]

International career [edit ]

Gilmour played for the Scotland under-16s in the 2016 Victory Shield tournament. [ 32 ] He made his Scotland under-17 debut against Italy in August 2017, and scored his first external finish in a 2–1 kill against England two days by and by. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Under-21 debut followed when he featured in a 1–0 succeed against France at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, [ 35 ] and won the Revelation of the Tournament award after helping Scotland to a fourth-placed polish. [ 36 ] Gilmour was included in the Scotland squad for Euro 2020 by Steve Clarke. [ 37 ] He made his broad international debut on 2 June 2021, coming off the bench in the 81st minute of a pre-tournament friendly against the Netherlands. [ 38 ] Gilmour made his first start for Scotland in a scoreless disembowel against England on 18 June, [ 39 ] and was awarded man of the match by UEFA. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] [ 42 ] He then tested cocksure for COVID-19, mean that he missed Scotland ‘s concluding group game against Croatia. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] [ 45 ] Gilmour remained in the team for Scotland ‘s continuing 2022 World Cup qualifiers in September, starting all five games against Denmark, Moldova, Austria, Israel and the Faroe Islands. His performances were widely acclaimed, with him winning man of the pit in the 1–0 victory over Moldova at Hampden. [ 46 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of match played 28 December 2021[47]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2019–20[48] Premier League 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2020–21[49] Premier League 5 0 4 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 11 0
Total 11 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Chelsea U23 2018–19 – — 5[b] 0 0 0
2019–20 – — 2[b] 0 0 0
2020–21 – — 1[b] 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0
Norwich City (loan) 2021–22[50] Premier League 12 0 0 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Career total 23 0 7 0 4 0 2 0 8 0 44 0

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 October 2021[51]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 2021 10 0
Total 10 0

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea Youth
Chelsea
Individual

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website
  • Billy Gilmour – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata