{"id":482524,"date":"2025-10-08T08:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482524\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:51:17","slug":"the-most-capped-celtic-internationals-of-all-time-including-robbie-keane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/482524\/","title":{"rendered":"The most capped Celtic internationals of all time including Robbie Keane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>67 Hail Hail takes a look at the most capped Celtic players ever.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We detail the most capped international whilst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a> player, the most capped to ever play for Celtic, and the man with the most Scotland caps as a Hoops player.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1632810-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Bonner of Celtic\" class=\"wp-image-128659\" \/>Apr 1991:  Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner directs his team mates during a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen at the Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.  Mandatory Credit: Russell  Cheyne\/AllsportThe most capped Celtic player ever<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><strong>Pat Bonner (80 caps for Ireland)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legendary Irish goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/pat-bonner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Bonner<\/a> is the man with the most caps earned whilst a Celtic player in the history of the club.<\/p>\n<p>Bonner spent his entire career with the Hoops from his debut in 1978 to his retirement from the game in 1997, winning eight major domestic trophies along the way.<\/p>\n<p>He established himself as Ireland\u2019s main man between the sticks for well over a decade and amassed 80 caps in total, all while playing for the Bhoys.<\/p>\n<p>Bonner represented Ireland at two World Cups and two European Championships.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2098440-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robbie Keane of the Republic of Ireland celebrates\" class=\"wp-image-324657\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" \/>Photo By Jamie McDonald\/Getty ImagesThe most capped player to play for Celtic<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><strong>Robbie Keane (143 caps for Ireland)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another Irish legend in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/robbie-keane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robbie Keane<\/a>, he remains the former Celtic player capped the most for his country.<\/p>\n<p>Keane made his Ireland debut in March 1998 against Czech Republic and scored his first goals later that year.<\/p>\n<p>His international career spanned a whopping 18 years as he went on to earn 143 caps, his final appearance coming in August 2016 against Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Keane was capped three times for Ireland as a Celtic player having donned the Hoops jersey for a brief spell in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1618857-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"1995: PORTRAIT OF PAUL MCSTAY TAKEN AT THE 1995 - 1996 CELTIC\" class=\"wp-image-200360\" \/>1995:  PORTRAIT OF PAUL MCSTAY TAKEN AT THE 1995 \u2013 1996 CELTIC PHOTOCALL. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK\/ALLSPORTThe most capped Scottish Celtic player ever<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><strong>Paul McStay (78 caps for Scotland)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just like Bonner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/paul-mcstay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul McStay<\/a> was a one-club man having represented Celtic between 1981 and 1997, making an incredible 683 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>He is third on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/feature\/celtics-all-time-record-appearances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic\u2019s all-time record appearance holders<\/a> list behind only Alec McNair (684) and Billy McNeill (822).<\/p>\n<p>McStay was a Scotland player for 14 years and represented Scotland at two World Cups (1986 and 1990) and the 1992 European Championships.<\/p>\n<p>He would have played for Scotland at Euro \u201996 in England but withdrew due to an ankle injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"67 Hail Hail takes a look at the most capped Celtic players ever. 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