Alistair Johnston has extended his contract with Celtic until 2029, with manager Brendan Rodgers praising the defender’s “phenomenal work ethic and attitude”.
The 26-year-old Canadian international joined the Scottish champions from Montreal FC in January 2023 and has scored six goals in 79 appearances.
“I’ve had the best time, enjoying every minute as part of such a great institution and I wanted to continue being part of that,” he told the club’s website.
“It is an absolute honor to wear that famous jersey every week and to have achieved so much success with my teammates has already been very satisfying. But of course we want more and that is our focus.”
Johnston impressed at the 2022 World Cup shortly before moving to Celtic and this week passed the 50-cap mark for his country.
“Everyone at the club felt it was crucial to extend Ali’s contract and I am delighted we have been able to do so,” said Rodgers.
“In a relatively short period of time, he has established himself as a fantastic player for Celtic, showing real quality and delivering performance after performance for us, week after week.
“He has a phenomenal work ethic and attitude, brilliant hunger and positivity, such an honest love for the game and a real desire to improve in everything he does.
“These are the qualities that make a great player and he certainly has been for Celtic.”
