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Josh McCafferty

Forgotten Celtic striker joins National League side after four years at Parkhead

Celtic striker Joey Dawson has signed for Scunthorpe United. 

The frontman joined the Parkhead side in 2021. 

Dawson went on to make one senior appearance in green and white. 

His move to Scunthorpe, whom he initially joined Celtic from four years ago, was confirmed on Monday afternoon: "I'm buzzing to be back, this is my home and it's where I grew up, so to finally be back is just an amazing feeling," said Dawson [scunthorpe-united.co.uk]. 


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"I can only say good things about my time at Celtic. I feel like I've come back a better player, bigger and stronger so I'm just looking forward to hitting the ground running."

Dawson scored  20 goals in 21 Lowland League appearances for Celtic's B side. 

Brought to the club by Ange Postecoglou, his time in Glasgow was ultimately ravaged by a multitude of injuries. 

He now moves back to Scunthorpe, who will play their football in the National League next season, England's fifth tier. 

It comes as young Fulham striker Callum Osmand has reportedly been 'booked' for a medical at Celtic.

The Welsh forward was in good goalscoring form last season for the London side in the PL2, scoring 10 goals and assisting a further four in 17 appearances.

With his contract set to expire, despite Fulham offering him a new deal, Celtic would only need to pay a training compensation fee to the Premier League club, akin to their 2016 signing of Moussa Dembele from the same club. 

Seen as a first-team player rather than a B-team prospect, Osmand could provide cover for the likes of Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda, starting this summer. 

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