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David Turnbull

デイヴィッド・ターンブル　/　でいゔぃっど・たーんぶる

Association football player from United Kingdom

July 10, 1999 (age 26)　・　Wishaw, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

David Turnbull is the sort of footballer I instinctively root for. A product of Wishaw who broke through at Motherwell, moved to Celtic in 2020, swept the Scottish domestic treble twice over, and collected both major Young Player of the Year awards, his rise feels earned rather than manufactured. Now grinding it out at Cardiff City and representing Scotland, he strikes me as a smart attacking midfielder who creates rather than coasts. I prefer careers built on graft and local roots to big-money parachutes, and Turnbull's path from hometown club to honors and the national side embodies that ideal beautifully.

Overview

David Turnbull (born 10 July 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Scotland national team. He began his career at Motherwell before moving to Celtic in 2020 where he won the three Scottish domestic competitions twice each; he also won both the major Young Player of the Year awards (SFWA with Motherwell and PFA with Celtic).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Turnbull
Name (Japanese): デイヴィッド・ターンブル
Reading: でいゔぃっど・たーんぶる
Born: July 10, 1999 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Wishaw, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Coltness High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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