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Cristian Gamboa praises Celtic teammate Callum McGregor

Celtic's Scottish midfielder Callum McGregor celebrates with teammates scoring the team's first goal during the UEFA Europa League football match b...
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Cristian Gamboa has been impressed with Celtic teammate Callum McGregor.

Celtic's Costa Rican defender Cristian Gamboa (L) and Bayern Munich's French defender Kingsley Coman vie for the ball during the Champions League group B match between FC Bayern Munich and...

Celtic defender Cristian Gamboa has spoken highly of his teammate Callum McGregor to The Scotsman.

Gamboa, has been on the books of Celtic since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Premier League club West Bromwich Albion for a transfer fee reported by Herald Scotland to be worth £1 million, made the comments following Costa Rica’s 1-0 win against Scotland in a friendly international last Friday evening.

The 28-year-old right-back, who played well against Scotland, told The Scotsman: “Callum is a fantastic player who is doing really good things for Celtic and scoring really important goals for us. I see the quality of Callum and the Celtic players on the training pitch every day.”

Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper from Russia Andrey Lunev (R) vies with Celtic's Scottish midfielder Callum McGregor during the Europa League Round of 32 second leg football match...

Quality footballer

McGregor is a very good footballer who can only get better in the coming years.

The 24-year-old Scotland international midfielder has been on the books of Celtic his entire professional club career so far.

The midfielder has scored 26 goals in 156 appearances in all competitions for the Hoops so far, as stated on Celtic’s official website.

Callum McGregor of Celtic scores the first Celtic goal during UEFA Europa League Round of 32 match between Celtic and Zenit St Petersburg at the Celtic Park on February 15, 2018 in Glasgow,...

Outcast

Gamboa has struggled to play regularly for Celtic since his move in the summer of 2016.

The Costa Rica international right-back has made a total of just 24 appearances for the Hoops, as stated on the club’s official website.

The 28-year-old former West Brom right-back has played in just two Scottish Premiership matches so far this campaign, according to Transfermarkt.co.uk.