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Height
14
Shirt
26 years
Jul 10, 1999
Both
Preferred foot
Scotland
Country
€1.5M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Attacking Midfielder
DM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches95%Shot attempts93%Goals72%
Chances created80%Aerial duels won39%Defensive contributions12%
Transfer value: €1.5M
Highest: €7.9M(Dec 31, 2021)
€7.9M
€5.9M
€3.9M
€2M
€0

League One 2025/2026

2
Goals
4
Assists
13
Started
38
Matches
1,613
Minutes played
6.81
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Reading
W1-3
23
0
0
0
0
6.5

Apr 14

Huddersfield Town
D1-1
30
0
0
0
0
6.3

Apr 11

Bolton Wanderers
W2-0
13
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 6

Peterborough United
D1-1
45
0
0
1
0
6.8

Mar 21

Blackpool
D0-0
28
0
0
0
0
6.2

Mar 17

Wycombe Wanderers
L0-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 14

Exeter City
W0-4
19
0
0
0
0
6.8

Mar 10

Barnsley
D1-1
21
0
0
0
0
6.0

Mar 7

Lincoln City
L0-2
1
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 28

Doncaster Rovers
W0-4
0
0
0
0
0
-
Cardiff City

yesterday

League One
Reading
1-3
23‎’‎
6.5

Apr 14

League One
Huddersfield Town
1-1
30‎’‎
6.3

Apr 11

League One
Bolton Wanderers
2-0
13‎’‎
6.6

Apr 6

League One
Peterborough United
1-1
45‎’‎
6.8

Mar 21

League One
Blackpool
0-0
28‎’‎
6.2
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 26%
  • 38Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 2.79xG
3 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.14xG0.72xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,613

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
2.76
xG on target (xGOT)
2.18
Non-penalty xG
2.76
Shots
38
Shots on target
10
Headed shots
3

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
2.12
Successful passes
1,047
Successful passes %
87.8%
Accurate long balls
40
Accurate long balls %
56.3%
Chances created
27
Big chances created
4
Successful crosses
9
Successful crosses %
19.6%

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
28.6%
Duels won
58
Duels won %
54.7%
Aerial duels won
14
Aerial duels won %
58.3%
Touches
1,447
Touches in opposition box
39
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
12

Defending

Defensive contributions
70
Tackles
30
Interceptions
15
Blocked shots
4
Fouls committed
9
Recoveries
106
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
13
Clearances
21
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded while on pitch
20
xG against while on pitch
24.59

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

News

About

David Turnbull is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cardiff City, born on July 10, 1999, who is both-footed. Follow David Turnbull on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, David Turnbull has recorded 2 goals, 4 assists, 1,613 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.81, 3 yellow cards.

David Turnbull scores highly on Assists and Matches compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

David Turnbull's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

David Turnbull's next match is on April 22, 2026 when Cardiff City face Port Vale in the League One.

Explore David Turnbull's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View David Turnbull's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

David Turnbull currently plays for Cardiff City alongside Morgan Wigley, Noah Williams, T-Jay Parfitt, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Ryan Wintle, Omari Kellyman, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Calum Chambers, Nathan Trott, Chris Willock, Alex Robertson, Yousef Salech, Calum Scanlon, Eli King, Joel Colwill, Harry Tyrer, Axel Donczew, Perry Ng, Isaak Davies, Matthew Turner, Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford, Callum Robinson, Dylan Lawlor, Daniel Higgs, Rob Tankiewicz, and Trey George. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

David Turnbull's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell U21, and Motherwell.

On the international stage, David Turnbull has represented Scotland and Scotland U21.

David Turnbull is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Nathan Patterson, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Billy Gilmour, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Lennon Miller, John Souttar, Ross McCrorie, Dominic Hyam, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Tommy Conway, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Max Johnston, Kenny McLean, Andy Irving, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Turnbull has won 6 titles: Scottish Cup (2022/2023, 2019/2020), Premiership (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and League Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

David Turnbull has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Premiership, Champions League, UEFA Nations League B, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of David Turnbull, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow David Turnbull to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches95%Shot attempts93%Goals72%
Chances created80%Aerial duels won39%Defensive contributions12%

Career

Senior career

Cardiff CityFeb 2024 - now
81
4
136
31
41
16
3
1

Youth career

4
1

National team

5
0
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
2
Scottish Cup(22/23 · 19/20)
2
Premiership(22/23 · 21/22)
2
League Cup(22/23 · 21/22)

News

About

David Turnbull is a 26-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cardiff City, born on July 10, 1999, who is both-footed. Follow David Turnbull on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League One season, David Turnbull has recorded 2 goals, 4 assists, 1,613 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.81, 3 yellow cards.

David Turnbull scores highly on Assists and Matches compared to defensive midfielders in the League One.

David Turnbull's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

David Turnbull's next match is on April 22, 2026 when Cardiff City face Port Vale in the League One.

Explore David Turnbull's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View David Turnbull's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

David Turnbull currently plays for Cardiff City alongside Morgan Wigley, Noah Williams, T-Jay Parfitt, William Fish, Joel Bagan, Gabriel Osho, Ryan Wintle, Omari Kellyman, Rubin Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Calum Chambers, Nathan Trott, Chris Willock, Alex Robertson, Yousef Salech, Calum Scanlon, Eli King, Joel Colwill, Harry Tyrer, Axel Donczew, Perry Ng, Isaak Davies, Matthew Turner, Ronan Kpakio, Cian Ashford, Callum Robinson, Dylan Lawlor, Daniel Higgs, Rob Tankiewicz, and Trey George. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

David Turnbull's career has also included time at Celtic, Motherwell U21, and Motherwell.

On the international stage, David Turnbull has represented Scotland and Scotland U21.

David Turnbull is from Scotland, and the national team includes Angus Gunn, Nathan Patterson, Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney, John McGinn, Billy Gilmour, Lyndon Dykes, Ché Adams, Ryan Christie, Liam Kelly, Jack Hendry, Lennon Miller, John Souttar, Ross McCrorie, Dominic Hyam, George Hirst, Lewis Ferguson, Tommy Conway, Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Max Johnston, Kenny McLean, Andy Irving, Findlay Curtis, and Scott McKenna. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, David Turnbull has won 6 titles: Scottish Cup (2022/2023, 2019/2020), Premiership (2022/2023, 2021/2022), and League Cup (2022/2023, 2021/2022) with Celtic.

David Turnbull has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Championship, Premiership, Champions League, UEFA Nations League B, Europa League, World Cup UEFA qualification, Champions League Qualification qualification, and Europa League Qualification qualification. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of David Turnbull, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow David Turnbull to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.