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Here is a non-definitive list of players who have had trials with Celtic, and the matches that they played in. A good number of trialists came, trialled and were taken on by the club. Only a brief entry of their appearance will be found here but a link will take you to that player's Biography page..

	Marco Di Sousa 01 September 1965 Celtic's Brazilian trialist runs onto a low ball Marco Di Sousa, Celtic's Brazilian trialist runs onto a low ball 1/9/65 THERE were actually four Brazilians on trial at Celtic, although only two, Ayrton Inacio and Marco Di Sousa, played in the reserves. The two others, Jorge Farah and Fernando Consul, played in practice games. Although all four only stayed a short time at Celtic, Inacio later turned out with Clydebank.
	Anton Rogan, Declan Roche, Mark Smith - all trialled with the club in Season 1985-86 and were subsequently offered contracts by the club
	Allan Campbell August 1987 FAI Internationalist given a trial in an attempt to strengthen the strike force. Not given a contract.
	Stevie Quigg 17 October 1989 An attacking midfielder / striker from Largs Thistle given a trial in October 1989; Played in a few matches as a Trialist in Reserve League West with the Youths. Not taken on. Likely to have been part of Giffnock North Amateur Athletic Club.
	John Harkes was on trial as well before eventually going to Sheffield Wednesday. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in October 1990 so the trial must have been sometime at the start of the 1990-91 season.
	Alex Bunbury 19 February 1992 Bunbury came to Celtic as a trialist in February 1992 as a 24 y.o. Canadian international from Montreal. A Canadian international since the age of 18 he had over 20 caps at that time. He'd played with Hamilton Steelers, Toronto Blizzard and Montreal and came on for a 2-week trial period after being with Le Havre for 3 weeks. Graham Rix the coach there put him onto Liam Brady hence the trial at a period when Brady desperately sought a striker. The Club were certainly interested in him and he did well but there were problems getting a work permit and the interest was dropped. He subsequently had a trial with Wimbledon then signed for West Ham and played with them thru 92/93 before departing to Maritimo in the Madeira Islands between 93 - 00. He then returned to the USA with Kansas City Wizards in the MLS before retiring in 2000 due to an ankle injury. Since his retirement he has worked as a youth team coach and currently works for Bangu FC in Minnesota. Alex is still Marítimo's all-time leading goalscorer with 59 goals in 165 games during his time at the club. He is also the Canadian national team's third leading all-time scorer with 17 goals and its fifth leading all-time cap winner with 64 as of June 17, 2008.
	Vaughan Coveny 20 February 1992 New Zealand trialist who had been playing for Miramar Ranger of Wellington , New Zealand; came to the attention of Celtic after the Friendly game against a New Zealand XI in February 1992; was asked to stay on for a trial; was last seen in the area qualifier for Nez Zealand against Australia in June '01; subsequently played for South Melbourne
	Rudi Vata July 1992 Brought on the pre-season tour to Ireland after impressing Brady in the Ireland v. Albania WC qualifier 26.5.92. Had been banned by FIFA after defecting from his communist homeland, then broke his leg at one of the French clubs he trained with. Signed 14.8.92.
	Mike O'Brien July 1992 21 y.o. Dubliner invited to try out on the pre-season tour in Ireland; younger brother of Liam O'Brien from Newcastle Utd.; had been released by Luton Town after long time out with injuries; trial arranged thru his brother and Mick Martin. Not taken up.
	Shane Mulholland ? 1993 Dual-code footballer from Newry. Starred for Co. Down as well as Glenavon, Newry Town and Cliftonville. Born in 1976 he reportedly trialled with Celtic as a 17-y.o.
	Robert Casey January 1993 A prolific striker with Portadown, the 20 y.o. from Newry came for a week's trial on invitation in January when the weather was so bad that he didn't get a game - just a week's training with the first team. In 2006-07 he was still playing for Lisburn Distillery
	Paul Byrne 29 March 1993 - came for a three day trial from 29/3/93 and training with the team; Republic U21; originally from Dublin; the trial went successfully and negotiations began immediately to bring him to Parkhead, the transfer fee being in the area of £70k. However the immediate transfer was delayed due to Bangor's involvement in Irish competitions. He was signed in time to join the team on the end of season trip to Jersey and played in the Friendly there.
	Leighton O'Brien 9 August 1993 Attacking midfielder; Son of Fran O'Brien, ex-Derby County and late of Vancouver Whitecaps. Mate of Brady's given a few games as Trialist w the U18's - 11/8/93 v Airdrie. Spent much of his career at Seattle Sounders where he continues. Had a spell in Sweden with Bodens BK in 2003/04.
	Brad Friedel 12 August 1993 Had a trial under Liam Brady. But the bold Liam felt he was no better than Bonner or Gordon Marshall; had been at Nottingham Forest on trial the previous season and known by GK coach Corrigan who rated him. Played for the Reserves in a Closed door Friendly v Clyde 16/8/93
	Hossam Hassan 9 December 1993 Scored 4 goals in the Neuchatel match vs Celtic in a UEFA Cup tie in 1991. He was released at the end of the season so where does he go for a trial? Celtic, of course. He was Egyptian if I recall correctly, and never got a work permit. Came from Al Ahly (Cairo) for a 10-day trial invited by Macari; had been released by Neuchatel in summer '92; poss work permit restriction though despite record number of caps/goals for Egypt.
	Jason Bowen May 1994 Welsh left winger tracked by Macari for some time and available at around £500,000. He came and trained for a week but Swansea refused permission for him to play in the Mark Hughes testimonial, in the face of interest from other clubs. He eventually joined Birmingham for £275,000 in 1995, then on to Reading, Cardiff, Newport County and is still playing for Llanelli.
	Gary Holt 16 May 1994 Holt was plucked from footballing obscurity when serving as a soldier in Germany. Signed by Lou Macari for Celtic in 1993, he failed to make any first team appearances and moved on to Stoke where the same occurred again
	Justin Whittle 16 May 1994 Macari followed up a recommendation he had received from Pat Crerand, who had been impressed by a couple of lads he'd seen in an army cup final in Moenchengladbach. Justin Whittle and Gary Holt were invited to join the squad as trialists for a trip to Canada, and were subsequently given contracts.
	Chic Charnley 16 May 1994 Lifetime Celtic supporter playing with Partick Thistle given the chance to don the Hoops in the Mark Hughes Testimonial against Manchester Utd at the end of the season. There was talk of him being lined up as a permanent signing which came to nothing.
	Mark Beardshaw pre-November 1994 Young Irish trialist from Cherry Orchard; Came over from the Dublin club as a trialist on or just before the tie-up with Cherry Orchard as a nursery club and played as 'trialist' with the CBC U16.
	Declan Boyle 23 November 1994 Defender from Sligo Rovers; signed
	Uche Okafor 25 November 1994 Unattached Nigerian centre half who had previously played with Mechelen, Hanover, ACB Lagos. Spotted playing for Nigeria against England in '94 and invited for a trial when it was discovered he was out of contract. 37 caps for Nigeria. Went on to play for Kansas City Chiefs in the USA. He is now a Youth Coach in Texas - that's him on the left with his charges.
	Hans van Arum 30 November 1994 Striker trialist from Willem II in Holland formerly of Vitesse Arnhem; Came on a two week trial. Whilst on trial Dutch-derived rumours on his lack of ability started to surface. Though released by Willem II to play in Ian Rush's Testimonial, but 3 hours before kick off the Dutch FA refused to release him and after a week's trial he returned to Holland; however it was hoped to call him back later for a further trial. He returned to Holland and continued playing with sub top level teams like FC Eindhoven and Go Ahead Eagles
	Bolaji Douglas 01 December 1994 Another unattached Nigerian defender with 14 international caps at the time; invited for a trial and left after 1 week; the restrictions to signing the Nigerians were down to work permits and player registrations. He returned to continue playing in Nigeria.
	Jerry de Jong 27 September 1995 Right sided defender who had been playing for Caen in the French league; Dutch national who had won 4 international caps whilst at PSV. Brought over to trial after being out of contract with Caen of the French second division where his wife was unable to settle. Appeared to be a considered professional and was at the Club on trial for a week but lost out after the signing of Jackie McNamara. Burns was impressed with his attitude but after 2 practice matches and 1 Reserve game he returned to Holland. He played in the Reserves game against Rangers. (Rather more famous now is his son, Nigel de Jong)
Jorge Amaral - Coach of South China Sea in 2006	Jorge Amaral 14 October 1996 Portugese International. Born in Mozambique the Portugese midfielder was brought to Celtic as a triallist in season 96/97 by Tommy Burns; friend of Jorge Cadete and had the same agent as him in Paulo Barbosa. Had played for Benfica and Sporting Lisbon where he met and played with Cadete; first invited in mid-October after a trial at Leeds Utd; Burns desperately wanted to strengthen the midfield having lost both Paul McStay and Phil O’Donnell to serious injuries early in the season. After 2 days trial it was thought that he would be signed as he was out of contract and available immediately however other options were being investigated. Amaral continued to train with the first team and other things began to emerge. His agent stated he had 26 Portugese caps but these turned out to be with youth team and furthermore it transpired that his contract was held by Benfica, though they had agreed to release him if desired, and that the previous season had been spent with the little known Portugese side Figueiras. Once his registration was cleared he played a few Reserve games but picked up a foot injury which stopped a public appearance in early November. He finally got to play in the Friendly against an under-strength Barcelona side at Celtic Park on 26th November coming on as a second half substitute. By 1st December he had left the club and returned to Portugal, Burns deciding he was no better than what he already had to work with. Subsequently he played for Belenenses in January '97, then Vittoria Setubal and CD Santa Clara in 99/00. Between August and November 2006 he managed Hong Kong club South China before he was sacked.
	Giuseppe Fornaciari 20 November 1996 Unattached Italian defender; Known to Paolo di Canio; invited for 2 week trial in November; previously with Foggia for 2 years before dropping down to Serie B club of Avellino in 1994; out of contract with them and a potential Bosman. Left after a Reserve game against Hearts in early December; Subsequently was playing for the side SPAL Ferrara in January '97 and Corsican side Puteo (Pozzu) in 02/03.
	Yann Dobo 12 July 1997 19 y.o. midfielder previously with Monaco spent a fortnight training with the Reserves from pre-season onwards but was eventually released by the management team as he showed no greater promise than others in the Reserve side. Went on to play for Angers and US Creteil (Ringed in the photograph at left of the US Creteil team 2007-08)
	Szabolcs Sáfár 21 July 1997 22 y.o. goalkeeper from Vasas Budapest; Came from being on trial with Everton. 6ft 3" Hungarian international (9 caps) and PotY the previous season in Hungary brought to Celtic on a weeks trial with the problems in the GK department; there was some doubt as to what his contractual position in Hungary was which no doubt put a dampener on the situation; unable to get a game arranged and left after a weeks training. He subsequently played for Austria Salzburg, Spartak, Moscow and currently with Austria Vienna.
Back: Horacio Capiello (coach), Martin Gomez, Pablo dos Reis, Pablo Modica, Eric Black Front: Miguel Manzoni, Gaston Piaquadio, Martin Figueroa, Graham Diamond	Martin Gomez Pablo dos Reis Pablo Mondica Miguel Manzoni Gaston Piaquadio Martin (Marl) Figueroa 14 January 1998 Six Argentinians brought over by Eric Black along with coach Argentina U21 Horacio Capiello after Black's scouting trip to S. America. All played in arranged games behind closed door games (at least 1 -v- Ayr Utd. on 22/1/98) as well as training with the Reserves for the month. All had Italian or Spanish parentage so it was thought there would be no problems over work permits. Claimed that none of them would cost more than £200k. They were all released and went on to Manchester City for a further month when it was determined that none of them offered any more than the young players already at the Club. Subsequently dos Reis, Gomez and Mondica were offered a 1 year deal for 98/99 by St Johnstone after being on trial in Feb/March and all rejected the offers. Non of them can be traced subsequently (?)
	Marco Cortani 25 July 1998 Young Italian midfielder taken on trial for 2 week. Was on Roma's books but his contract had expired so was a free agent. Contracted. See Players Who Never Played a Game Alessandro Sanna 25 July 1998 Young Italian taken on trial for 2 week. Had played for the Serie C side Viterbese prior to the trial. See Players Who Never Played a Game Cortani (left) and Sanna (right)
	Babis Stefanidis 20 November 1998 Came from Sweden on a 10-day trial towards the end of November. RMF / RW; Swedish nationality but Greek parents. Out of contract and available on a free. Swedish U18 international. Came after a trial with PAOK Thessalonika and Iraklis. Went on to play for Djurgårdens IF, Brondby, Helsingborg and currently plays for Malmo.
	Kim Ekroos 20 April 1999 Young (18) Finnish goalkeeper (dob 5/8/81) who was plying his trade with Strasbourg U19's came on trial for a week - enough to get the newspapers interest. Not taken on; subsequently returned to France till 2005 without making a first team game and then returned to Finland with FF Jaro (2005) and KaaPo (2006)
	Milen Petkov 14 June 1999 Speedy Bulgarian international midfielder who pitched up alongside Stiliyan Petrov for a period of training and a view to a possible £5m double deal. Dalglish soon claimed Celtic only wanted Petrov; Stan's autobiography says it was Petkov who "didn't fancy it". He moved on to a long, injury-hit spell in Greece and returned to Bulgaria with Cherno More Varna in '08 where he continues.
	Jochen Kientz 13 July 1999 Trialist Centre-Half out of contract at 1860 Munich. He went on the pre-season tour to Norway and played in all the matches there before receiving a rejection slip. Subsequently was picked up by SV Hamburg for a season before going on to St. Pauli till 2002 then onto Hansa Rostock
	Moses Sichone 18 July 1999 Powerful Zambian central defender still playing for a Zambian side invited for a trial. Came for a week and deemed not worth the effort. Subsequently went to Germany and is still playing there.
	Stephane Bonnes 29 July 1999 click on link above
	Paul Bradshaw 14 October 1999 Young Midfield / Defender then with Brora Rangers but had had trials with a lot of clubs down south; Came on a week's trial during which time he played in a closed door match against Falkirk (won 6 - 2); then went back to Brora before coming back again to play for the U21's against Rangers and Aberdeen. Wasn't offered a contract and rejoined Brora Rangers; subsequently joined ICT for 1 month in '01 before joining Forres Mechanics and going awol.
	Oscar Maria Montalban Ramos aka "Rubio" 15 November 1999 A Central Defender from Deportivo La Coruna; Was wanted on loan for the rest of the season and after a dispute over ownership of the player's contract between Depor and Real Madrid was sorted the player was free to come on trial and keen to move. He was rated as a £3mill player. Came for a week and had gone by the 26th being deemed not worthy. He returned to Deportivo. Subsequently went to Logrones, Toledo and Farense before heading back to Scotland to join Livingston.
	Gérald Baticle 17 November 1999 30 y.o. attacking midfielder / forward from Auxerre; Sought after defeat and knock out to Lyon then defeat to Rangers in the first old firm game of the season. Was keen to come after losing his place at Auxerre to Guivarc'h and was wanted on loan. Came supposedly for a 1 month loan / trial period on 17/11; There was immediately a problem as it might mean him being ineligible to return to French football for a further 2 months so he stayed 2 weeks only.Now retired, he went on to play for Metz, Troyes and Le Havre.
	Nicolas Ouédec 16 January 2000 John Barnes brought Ouedec over when Larsson got injured. French internationalist in his day, but without a club at the time. 28 y.o. striker. After negotiations with Nantes came on trial for a week in January. Had fallen out of favour at Montpelier and they were prepared to let him go for around £1mill. Was offered a 3 1/2 year contract allegedly but returned home as his wife would not move to Scotland. He returned to Montpellier after a week. Played on with Montpellier before going to Dalian Shide in China in 2002 then returning to play for La Louviere in Belgium.
	Fernando De Ornelas 19 January 2000 Set up by his agent, Ian Wright for a training spell at Parkhead for 10 days. Played against Bayern Munich in the Friendly and on the basis of that ands the training spell won a contract to the end of the season. Picture Left: De Ornelas against Bayern
	Josip Skoko 02 February 2000 Australian Croatian with a good attitude and reputaion; Captain of Hadjuk Split was out of contract there at the end of the season and the Croats were trying to cash in before he walked on a Bosman. Barnes wanted to see him in a trial match which his agent Mandic didn't want. He left without trialing. Aussie mate of Viduka's. Subsequently went to Genk in Belgium and signed for them on 9/2/00; also went on to Gencerbigili, Wigan and Stoke City and is currently back playing for Hajduk Split.
	Bryan Smith Allan Young 10 April 2000 Young Centre-Half and Midfielder; Swindon youth players recommended to the club and given a week's trial. Not picked up and stayed with Swindon till end of 01/02 season then released 1/7/02.
	Kevin McKenna 3 July, 2001 Had been with Energie Cottbus in Germany but was out of contract there. From a firm Celtic-supporting Canadian family. After a week's trial he went to Hearts who signed him. The 21-year-old Canadian international had previously had trials with Everton. He currently plays back in Germany with FC Koln
	Thomas Hitzelsperger 9 July 2000 played with us in a friendly on the German tour in MoN's first season in which we were turned over by a collection of diddy teams. Apparantly MoN didn't fancy him... Came for a two week trial and went on the Scandinavian and German tour. Did well in the FCK game but poorly against the Leipzig side; left and went on trial with Aston Villa and taken on by them. Now plays for Stuttgart and is a regular German international.
	Joonas Kolkka 11 July, 2001, Finnish international Joonas Kolkka may be the first summer signing for Celtic manager Martin O'Neill. The PSV Eindhoven winger has joined the Parkhead side at their pre-season training camp at Bisham Abbey, Buckinghamshire. He failed to be signed despite good reports and was later picked up by Panathinaikos and has since played for Bor. Monchengladback, Crystal Palace, Den Haag and currently plays for Feyenoord.
	Kevin Heenan 16 August, 2001, Arbroath winger Kevin Heenan has been offered a week's trial with Celtic after continuing last season's good form at the beginning of this campaign. The 19-year-old will arrive at Celtic Park a week on Monday where he will get the chance to impress Martin O'Neill. Later had his contract cancelled at Arbroath when he slept in and missed a game. Still plays amateur stuff in the Dundee area.
	Lord-Kangana 1 April, 2002, Congo-born defender Lord-Kangana has also had offers from Aston Villa and West Ham United, as well as a trial at Rennes. But the Sweden Under-18 cap is set to return to Celtic Park following a successful trial period with the Scottish Premier League champions. Signed for Bolton in 2003 but never made it and loaned out to Oldham and Rochdale. Later turned out for Montrose and ran the gamut of English non-League diddy teams. Must have impressed Chris Sutton who brought him out of mothballs in November 2009, handing him a trial with Lincoln City. Debuted in a bounce game against Villa reserves 17.11.09. He had last played for AFC Liverpool several months previously.
	Kevin Francks 1 August 2002 Belgian midfielder Kevin Francks has begun a 10-day trial at Celtic in a bid to win a permanent switch from Real Madrid. It will be the third time the 20-year-old has trained at Parkhead having had two trial spells last season. The former Ghent playmaker joined Real Madrid two years ago but has found first-team opportunities difficult to come by. He told Celtic's official website: "I am here for 10 days and in that time I hope to win a contract. Francks played for a Celtic XI in a charity game against Fife junior side Steelend Vics on Wednesday night. injured knee in firendly v Coldstream 6/8/02. On the 24/8/02 Celtic drop their interest in Franks. Moved on to various lower division Belgian teams - Eendracht Aalst in 08/09.
	Hubert Auer 1 August 2002 Goalkeeper trialist from Austria Vienna. Here as a trialist for 1 game at the same time as Franks. Still playing in Austria for Josko Ried.
	Scott Shearer 14 October 2002 Young Goalkeeper trialist from Albion Rovers. Came three times on trial. Also spent time training with Everton, Sunderland & Bolton; said to have signed a pre-contract agreement with Coventry. Was with Coventry then Bristol Rovers and currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers having been signed by Paul Lambert whilst he was manager there.
	Stanislav Varga 4 February 2003 freed by Sunderland 22/5/02; agreed a deal to sign off last 18 months of contract at Sunderland on 29/1/03; said he had a deal to go to Bolton when he came on trial; after a week's trial was signed on a short term deal to the end of the season subject to a work permit. This was awarded but then his registration was held up by the English FA.
	Milan Rapaic. 4 February 2003 Unattached 28 y.o.Croatian internationalist; His contract with Fenerbahce cancelled by mutual consent; 10/2/03 Celtic dropped their interest following a week's trial with concerns about his fitness level. Then claimed Liverpool wanted him before on 12/2/03 signs an 18 month contract with Hadjuk Split. goes on to score a hatful of goals for the Croatian national side and with Standard Liege.
	Sandy Wood 11 March 2003 Young GK from Montrose; Given a contract.
	Ivan De la Peña 1 September 2003 Ivan de la Pena was a very classy central midfield player who arrived at Celtic in September 2003 on trial for a contract with the club. Known as the Little Buddha when he started his career with Barcelona, he was sold to Lazio and never cut it there and with financial woes in Rome he went on season long loans to Marseille then Barcelona. The previous season he had been at Espanyol but was out of contract there. He was also in talks with Benfica during the time he was on trial at Celtic but turned down the move there. He left Celtic for talks in Qatar to play there despite being invited to stay on for further training. He said he wanted a firm deal before returning and when this was not forthcoming he went to Madrid and Barcelona. Espanyol offered him a full time contract and he went on to have his most productive spell of football with the less famous side of Barcelona helping them to a UEFA Cup and making a belated debut for the Spanish national team in February 2005.
	Dani. 23 September, 2003, Portugese w 11 caps; started w Sporting and loaned to West Ham; sold to Ajax and spent the last 2 years with Atletico. Invited to train with the team and had two games. Departed officially on 23/9/03 when both parties were unable to reach an arrangement. Ended up playing the season with Zaragoza. Martin O'Neill has revealed that the Parkhead club will not be signing Portugese international Dani. The club and player have failed to thrash out an agreement over a contract although O'Neill hinted that the deal may not be completely dead.
	Jamil Walker 28 January 2004 22 y.o. striker with San Jose Earthquakes; he had just signed on for another year with the MLS team but came over here on a trial following a change of direction for SJE - they were going Spanish-Mexican. Sent back after a week. Went to DC United but fell out of favour and ended up in the second rate 'A-League'.
	Patrick Collins 11 April 2004 England U-19 centre back. Spent time training with the Club after being told that his contract would not be renewed at Sunderland. Had been tipped to break into the Sunderland squad that season and was involved in pre-season first team games. Also had been training with Sheffield Wednesday. Released by Darlington in 08 and unseen since.
	Marcio Amoroso 14 May 2004 Brazilian Marcio Amoroso is set to end his trial period with Celtic on Friday but manager Martin O'Neill is keen to have another look at the striker. The former Borussia Dortmund star arrived in Glasgow on Tuesday and trained with the Scottish champions. The jury was out as the guy had a serious falling out with Dortmund when he refused to return to Germany from Brazil following a serious knee injury in Sept '03. A big name signing in the past having transferred to Parma for £18mill and Borussia for £15.8mill. Last heard of playing for Aris Thessaloniki in 2008.
	Ramon Calliste August 2004 Ramon Calliste was a Welsh (yes folks I kid you not) 18 year old wunderkid. He had been at Cardiff schoolboys and been snapped up by Manchester Utd Academy. Due to a Academy reorganisation one team was scrapped - it happened to be Ramon's team. He trialled with various teams in the summer 2004 and was invited on the U19 trip to the Jersey Youth International Tournament in August 2004 by Celtic. No idea if he was offered a contract. He eventually landed on his feet at the Liverpool Academy but they released him in June 2006. He was with Scunthorpe Utd for 2006-07 but had injuries and was released at the end of the season. He trialled unsuccessfully with Wycombe Wanderers In September 2008 he was playing for Cambridge City
	Charles-Edouard Coridon 23 August, 2004 Came on a trial for a few days and to hopefully play against Spurs. Rated at 2 mill with still a year to go on his contract at Lens. Former French U21 from Martinique; Kept hanging around till Juninho was signed (as a fall back position) then left for a week's trial with Blackburn Rovers to only sign for Paris St Germain on the deadline to CL signings. , played v Tottenham (Aug 10th) Went on to Ankaragucu in Turkey for a year and encountered contractual difficulties which kept him out of the game for a year. Since 2007 has restricted himself to appearances for his local amateur team in Trégonneau.
Teddy Bjarnason	Kjartan Finnbogasson Theodor Bjarnason September 2004 Both came and trialled and were given contracts.
	Ramon Nunez 16 December, 2004 Celtic have handed a trial to 19-year-old Honduran midfielder Ramon Nunez, who will be training with the Glasgow club for the next fortnight. The 5ft 5in teenager is currently with US outfit FC Dallas and has already completed his first training session One week trial for the Honduran playing with FC Dallas in USA MLS. As of 2009 is playing with Mexican cracks Cruz Azul.
	Henri Scheweleff 19 January, 2005 Celtic have given a trial to Finnish under-21 striker Henri Scheweleff Trialist VPS Vaasas Had been on trial at US Lecce and attracting a fair bit of interest from other clubs; came on a 1 week trial; he is contracted to Tampere to 6/06; not offered a contract. He returned to Scandinavia and joined the Swedish club Ogryte. He currently plays for Finnish champions Tampere.
	Marcin Burkhardt 27 January, 2005 Polish international midfielder Marcin Burkhardt has arrived in Glasgow for a trial period with Celtic. The 21-year-old, who has won nine caps, has been given permission by his club Amica Wronki to seek a move elsewhere. Came for a weeks trial; used to be the great hope in Poland 02/03 but failed to develop; said to have a good right peg; said to think more about money than football; not offered a contract. Signed for Legia Warsaw then middling Swedish outfit IFK Norrköping in '08.
	Bill Tchato 31 January, 2005, Celtic have confirmed that they will not be pursuing their interest in Cameroon left-back Bill Tchato. The 29-year-old arrived from Kaiserslautern for a trial period at Celtic Park after falling out of favour with the Bundesliga outfit. He currently plays in the Middle East.
	Djemal Belmadi 7 July 2005 Meanwhile, Algeria international Djamel Belmadi has arrived at Celtic Park to begin a trial spell that could see him cut short a spell in the Middle East with Al Ittihad. The 29-year-old has played for a number of European clubs over the past nine years, including Paris St Germain, Celta Vigo and Marseilles. He currently plays for Valenciennes.
	Sebastian Schemmel 11 July, 2005 Celtic have taken the former Portsmouth and West Ham defender Sebastien Schemmel on a week's trial. Schemmel has travelled with the rest of the squad to their training camp at Bisham Abbey. Not taken on and retired.
	Ibrahim Tall 26 July 2005 Meanwhile, Hearts are reportedly interested in former Sochaux defender Ibrahim Tall. The 25-year-old Senegal international recently had a trial with Celtic.He went for a trial with Hearts and was signed - allegedly against the wishes of George Burley and this started the controversy which led to Burley's resignation as manager. Saw out 3 years at the Gorgie madhouse then went to Nantes.
	Patrick Cregg July 2005 U19 FAI international had been with Arsenal Youth team but was remaindered; trialled on the Reserves pre-season tour of Ireland. Not picked up; did the rounds of teams as a trialist and eventually signed for Falkirk on 6/1/06 to the end of the season. Continued to play for Falkirk then followed Yogi Hughes to Hibs in June '09.
	Du Wei 12 August 2005 Du Wei spent a recent trial spell at Celtic Park and said he had built a good relationship with the Glasgow club's manager, Gordon Strachan, before returning to China.
	Philippe Christanval 24 August 2005 French international defender Philippe Christanval is in Glasgow for talks with Celtic about a possible move to the Glasgow club. The 26-year-old, who has six caps for his country, trained at Celtic Park on Wednesday morning.He had just come from an unsuccessful trial with Arsenal. It's not sure whether he was offered a contract by Celtic but he left to join Fulham and was released by them in July 2008. He is currently unattached.
	Alexei Eremenko 2 January 2006 25 y.o. attacking midfielder keen to move from Lecce and recommended by Chief Scout. Lecce agreed to the trial. If Eremenko Jnr impresses during his trial at Celtic he could win a loan deal at the Scottish giants until the end of the season. Contracted w Lecce to '09 but has fallen well down the starting order. Lecce have second thoughts; 20/1 possible loan deal said to be still on but finally called off at end of month. Moved to Saturn in Russia where he continues.
	Peter Halmosi 14 January 2006 Hungarian winger; Came after again being identified as a prospect, early January. After a week's trial left when no agreement forthcoming between his club Chairman and Celtic on the player's value, Debrecen were wanting £1.00mill for him. 25/1/06 Strachan decides against taking the player He returned to Hungary but the following season was loaned to Plymouth Argyle who took up the option to buy him. He was hen sold on to Hull City where he continues to play.
	Alexander Bachke 1 July 2006 Young trialist from Moss in Norway; Spotted at a youth camp in Norway in June. Invited for a trial. Errrrrrr….. That's it. He still plays for the Norwegian club's Junior Elite side with increasing first team appearances.
	Ivaylo Petkov 8 August 2006 Bulgaria left-back Ivaylo Petkov is returning to his homeland after failing to win a contract with Celtic. The 30-year-old with 64 caps failed to impress manager Gordon Strachan after a two-day trial in Glasgow. Came for 2 days after being promised as the real deal; claimed he was wanted by Galatasaray, Willem II and Hertha Berlin also; despite the OVERRIDING need for a left back he was considered "short of match fitness" and left and went to Denizlispor back in Turkey where he was signed for 350k euros on a 1 year deal.
	Alex and Luke Antonopoulos 13 November 2006 South Australian Greeks who paid their own fare over and their lodging. Came on trial till January. Alleged to be worth a look but also thought to be wannabes. Back in Australia now.
	Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 11 January 2007 Cameroon international; limited opportunities at Rennes so far in the 2006-07 campaign. He missed the opening stages of the season after suffering an arm injury in a pre-season friendly. Perrier-Doumbé was strongly linked with Middlesbrough, but move seems unlikely. Arrived as a trialist. Signed in January on a deal to the end of the season with a 2 year option.
	Tomislav Pavlov 1 January 2007 from CSKA Sofia Youth; Reported as traing with the team for 2 months in March and included in an U17 game. Signed on 30 June 2007 when just turned 16. Released in the great youth cull of '09.
	Greg Dalby 4 January 2007 20 yo. American doing the trials circuit; last with Colorado Rapids; DMF; previously with San Diego Soccer Club, Rancho Bernardo Select, La Jolla Nomads, San Diego Surf. Originally from California and doing the rounds on trial; was U18 & U20 US National Team; had already been on trial w Siena, Werder Bremen and Red Bull Salzburg. Currently playing with Colorado Rapids.
	Kolbeinn Sigthorsson 24 January 2007 16 y.o. Icelandic; Invited to train w the club; was due to have trials w Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Blackburn Rovers and Reading; already had trials w and rejected by AZ Alkmaar and Aalesund; "The pace, positioning, first touch, skills, passing and his finishing abilities are top class. Also his physique is good if you consider his age. All in all, a great talent."; has visited Arsenal ever since he was 11. Clearly earmarked for Arsenal. Eventually signed for AZ. Elder brother Andri had also been a teen prodigy at Bayern Munich etc. and well known to fans of the Championship Manager video game.
	Stefan Marian Pop (13.7.91) March 2007 Romanian U17 midfielder brought over from the 'Somesul' club at the behest of the Stellar group agency. With Romania's accession to the EU in January 2007, their young footballers suddenly became attractive to clubs looking to snaffle the next Christian Chivu or Razvan Rat at an embryonic stage of their development. Indeed the agency in question had already flogged Dumitru Copil ("the new Hagi") to Hearts, allegedly from under the noses of Celtic. Sadly young Pop proved to be more like the next Daniel Prodan: inasmuch as he was seldom seen. Played in an U16 Academy friendly with Norwich City on 23.3.07 and agreed a contract to stay but failed to appear in 07/08. Trialled with Serie B Lecce ahead of the Jan 08 transfer window but now looks to be aiming for success the old fashioned way with spells at lower league Corcordia Chiajna and FC Ploiesti. Not to be confused with Marian Lucian Pop, a contemporaneous player from CFR Cluj.
	Mark Ridgers Graham Girvan 1 April 2007 Two 16 yo. trialists from Ross County; Ridgers is the younger brother of Inverness CT backup GK Ally Ridgers and is also a GK; Girvan is a right back who was also wanted by Bolton Wanderers where he'd already been twice. It looks like Mark Ridgers may have signed for Hearts. Girvan is now on a pro deal with Ross County and on the fringes of the first team.
	David Degen 17 May 2007 Swiss 23 yo. brother of Phillip Degen and a decent player from Borussia Monchengladbach; RMF / AMF; previously with FC Basel, FC Aarau. Late stage trial after the player fell out with his club and was released. His previous manager said "He was lacking concentration, unprofessional and a nuisance factor." Impressed on trial but returned home, probably wanting more than the club were prepared to offer. He went back to Germany but given the fall-out he was loaned to FC Basel and now plays for Young Boys Berne.
	Mark McAllister 1 July 2007 19 y.o striker from Dungannon Swifts arrived as a trialist and was signed for £100k to play season 2007-08 for U19's. Named Young Player of the Year in Northern Ireland 06/07. Was also being tracked by Leeds United, Cardiff City, Derby County, Coventry City and Norwich City. In the end rejected the deal as he thought he was walking into the first team. He is now playing for the odious Linfield FC.
	Andrea Capone 11 July 2007 26 yo. previously with Cagliari AMF / RMF released by Cagliari at the end of the 06/07 season and effectively a free agent, was invited for a 3 day trial with the possibility of playing against Peterborough or QPR pre-season. Despite going to the States as well on pre-season either was not offered or did not fancy what was offered. Returned to Italy and signed a deal with Vicenza.
	Lester Peltier Khaleem Hyland Atullah Guerra 13 August 2007 Celtic are closing in on the signings of Trinidad & Tobago trio Lester Peltier, Khaleem Hyland and Atullah Guerra. The San Juan Jabloteh stars have been training at the Scottish champions for the past week after being invited over to Glasgow.Celtic's football development manager John Park has recommended the trio to Bhoys boss Gordon Strachan. The midfield trio are regarded as three of the brightest young talents to emerge from Trinidad & Tobago and Hyland has already featured for the national team.All three had been monitored by a number of clubs across Europe and with Arsenal, Millwall, Cardiff City and Portsmouth giving all three a trials last season. Portsmouth even attempting to sign Peltier. Work permits would be an issue. All 3 played for Trinidad U20's. An offer of a 1 year deal plus an optional second was made for Hyland but rejected by his club
	Richard Filaret George Tucudean January 2007 Another couple of Romanian U17 players, this time from Atletico Arad, being hawked about Western clubs in the hope of making it big. Left back Filaret was taken on and spent 6 months playing U17 Academy stuff before clearing off to Nottingham Forest on trial. The widely reported £125,000 fee and five year contract looks very unlikely. Currently back in Arad with the ACU club. Tucudean was a striker and by all accounts has been fairly banging them in for second division UTA Arad since heading home. Taken on trial by Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg in July 2009.
	Diego Rocha Coelho 1 January 2008 Brazilian ( oh no!!!) RB / RMF player who had been with Corinthians and Atletico Mineiro came on trial; also came with a fierce reputation for mixing it up and a 120 day ban in South America; on trial from the New Year and assessed by the coaching staff; looked as though the deal was off by 10/1. Finished 08/09 at Serie A Bologna.
	Seweryn Gancarczyk 20 January 2008 Polish LB / CB who had played for quite a few Russian teams; predominantly a left back needed as a replacement for Naylor but could play centre half as well; arrived for a weeks' assessment; Capped three times for his country and a non-playing member of Poland's World Cup squad in 2006, fee said to be 750k; also linked to Rangers and Birmingham. Trained all week and was seen as off the pace.Now back in Russia playing for Metallist Kharkov
	Brad Guzan 20 January 2008 American GK trialist came with a lot of good recommendations; from Univ. of S. Carolina seen as a USA backup GK to Brad Friedel and currently playing MLS soccer. Came on a weeks' trial. Offered a contract after a week and went away to think about it as he also had other offers.Went to see Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa - who signed him.
	Dominic Cervi 24 April 2008 - 01 September 2008 Came first as a trialist from the University of Tulsa; A 6ft 6" University of Tulsa 'soccer' player that didn't go into the MLS draft and so was a free agent. Came for a trial for a week originally from Norman, Oklahoma.Back a second time in Sepetember; has Italian grandparents; played in the Toulon Youth Tournament and went to Olympics w USA; signed on 26/9/08
	Ryan Strachan July 2008 17 year old centre back handed a month's trial after a shock release from Aberdeen. Given a one year deal after showing up well.
	Daniel Giordano 10 July 2008 17 year old Italian keeper who had been w US Lecce; came as a trialist and was given a game for the Celtic XI against Albion Rovers at the start of the season; looks slight; signed for the Youths
	Florin Flavius Purece Another Romanian youngster taken to the Villarreal Youth Tournament in August 2008 alongside Richard Filaret. Also trialled with Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. It is possible he was also the "Yureuv" quoted as joining Marian Pop on trial in March 2007 and playing U16 Academy games.
	Sandro Burki 15 September 2008 Swiss 23 yo. Midfielder came as a trialist in September; still contracted to FC Aarau but a decent previous pedigree with FC Vaduz (loan), Young Boys Berne, Bayern Munich Youth, FC Zurich, FC Basel U21's; strongly linked with the club and was invited over to view Lennoxtown and take in the Aalborg game. Has a contract with the Swiss side to June '10. Was also over as a guest for the first game of 2009 - the home draw to Dundee Utd, leading to much speculation as to his future involvement with Celtic.
	Niall McGinn 30 November 2008 tracked and linked in December; but request for a trial period turned down by Derry City; also wanted by Swansea and Derby; said he didn't want to come to play as a Reserve; 16/12/ signs a 3 1/2 year contract to start on 1 January; an indication of the level of player being looked at; 275k the talked of figure.
	Erlend Hanstveit 03 December 2008 A little bit of left back action arrives after several seasons. A 5 times capped Norwegian who has been looked at in the past but has been a regular player for Brann and out of contract at the end of December; returned to Norway after a week's training. Picked up by Belgian club Gent where he continues.
	Anton Fantis 04 December 2008 One of two Czech wunderkids taken on trial for 10 days; Anton(in) is a 16 y.o striker with the Czech side formerly known as Dukla Prague, and has played 11 games this season mostly as a late stage sub; appears to be contracted to Pribram till 2011. Also being watched by AC Milan, Slavia and Plzen; interest cooled by the end of the trial and he returned to the Czech side......... unlike his mate.
	Milan Misun 04 December 2008 SHOCK HORROR - more Left Back action. 18 y.o. Czech left back as above but has played for the Czech U19 team and is generally a first choice player with Pribram; by mid December his agent said he would be joining the team but it has yet to be confirmed and no money has been mentioned though he too would appear to have been contracted to the Czech club to 2011.
	Sampson Cudjoe 24 December 2008 20 year old Defensive midfielder originally Ghanaian; Possible 400k move set up and therefore probably unlikely; was seen when on loan to the Finnish club Honka FC; the report is unclear whether he HAD been for a trial or was coming for a week's trial and his local side said they were unwilling to let him come on the trial anyway so all in all a bit of a strange one; definetly a player and had been part of the Ghana 2007 Olympic football team.
	Sacha Kljestan January 2009 All action midfielder playing for the Chivas USA club and a regular international. Spent a week training at Lennoxtown in the American off-season but would no doubt have cost decent money. We got bargain buy Willo Flood instead.
	Anton Kurakins 24th December 19 y.o. Latvian defender; taken on and signed a 3 year deal in early February
	Kriojanis Vallers 24th December 18 y.o. winger, triallist over Christmas; signed a 3 year deal in February
	Petar Skuletic Jan 2009 Tall striker born 29.6.90 given the "tour of the facilities" and reported as being signed. Was born in Niksic, Montenegro but a Serbian U19 player then with Partizan Belgrade. Returned to Partizan's feeder club FK Teleoptik and joined Austrian LASK Linz in summer 2009.
	Michael Lang Jan 2009 Burly 17 y.o. Swiss centre back from St. Gallen. Took in the Dundee Utd match on 3.1.09 and set tongues wagging when folk thought he was Reto Ziegler. Again widely reported as being signed but never materialised. Continues with St. Gallen.
	Aleksandar Kovacevic May 2009 Serbian defensive midfield prospect from Red Star Belgrade, nicknamed 'the tank'. Spent a week training at Lennoxtown but returned home and made his debut for Red Star on 30.5.09. Farmed out on loan to FK Sopot for 09/10.
	Sölvi Geir Ottesen June 2009 Icelandic international Sölvi Geir Ottesen has been invited to train with Celtic during pre-season with a view to a deal subject to a permission from his Danish club, SönderjyskE.The 24 year old central defender Ottesen, who can also operate as a right back and defensive midfielder, is also high on Birmingham's wish list but the English club failed with a bid for the player in January. Ottesen continues with SönderjyskE.
	Amadou Alassane July 2009 Alassane arrived in Glasgow on Wednesday night to begin a week's trial. The 26-year-old turned professional three years ago after joining Le Havre from amateur side Am Nieges in what is effectively the seventh tier in France but his rise was such that - after 10 goals for the relegated side last term - Lille, Rennes, Monaco, Hull and Hertha Berlin all want to sign him. "I am in Scotland to begin a trial with Celtic," Alassane confirmed. "I don't know what will happen but I do know it's a fantastic opportunity for me to show a great club what I can do and I want to leave here with no regrets." Interest dropped 27/7/09. Sadly retired at just 26 the following month after a heart defect showed up on his return to Le Havre.
	Guillaume Beuzelin July 2009 - September 2009 30 year old former Le Havre, Hibs midfielder offered training facilities at Lennoxtown after his one year deal at Coventry City was not renewed. Mowbray insisted it was just a favour to keep his former charge ticking over, but the recent loss of Donati, Ferry etc. may have put a different complexion on things. Made a shock appearance in the hoops v. Cork City 9/9/09 and a candidate for a short term contract. Was reported to be training with Hamilton Accies by the end of the month and joined them.
	Rafik Djebbour September 2009 25 year old Algerian striker previously with AEK Arthens but fell out with the manager there when he took an unauthorised holiday. Invited to train with Celtic and a chance for an assessment. Would be cup tied in Europe having already played for AEK. Trialled with Blackburn the next month and linked with Bochum and Le Havre in Jan 2010 but still in limbo and axed from Algeria's African Cup of Nations squad.
	Osman Chavez Late November 2009 The highly-rated 25 y.o. centre back is a regular for the Honduras side which has qualified for the World Cup finals in South Africa.He almost joined Tottenham in August, but a deal failed to materialise and he is now training with Celtic. Chavez was with Blackburn last week, who are keen to strike a deal, but he is now in Scotland with Tony Mowbray's men. Celtic are understood to be trying to broker a deal for January which willsee Chavez move on loan from his current club Platense, until the summer, with a view to a permanent deal. "Osman is a very, very good player who has shown with Honduras he is capable of playing in Europe," "Celtic already like what they have seen and we would think they will be keen on doing a deal. "We are very hopeful of getting something done with Osman for January." After 2 bounce games and over a week at Lennoxtown Mowbray decided against him. He left and said he was more interested in the move to Blackburn.
Korcsmar Kovacs	Zsolt Korcsmar, Daniel Kovacs, November - early December 2009 Both players were thought to be part of a group who came over from Hungary to train for a week at lennoxtown - the fruit of letting Willie McStay leave to manage the Hungarian club Ujpesti. 20 year old Korcsmar, a central defender, was being tracked by a number of European clubs including Feyenoord and Freiburg. He generally plays as either a centre half or just in front of the defenders and has had a good start to 09/10 under McStay. He played for Hungary in the U20 World Cup and did well. Daniel Kovacs is a 19 year old left winger who has just broken into the main team and shows promise. Korcsmar was the only real first team prospect with the others seen as potential for the ranks. Kovacs ended up signing a new contract w Ujpesti till 2013.
	Matyas Magos, Simon Krisztian November-early December 2009 Two further young Ujpesti players benefitting from the feeder club arrangement installed when Willie McStay departed to Hungary. Whether all 4 of these guys made it over I can't say as they were being talked about in the blatts for a month. Magos is a 17 y.o midfielder and has been an U17 international for Hungary, and Krisztian is an 18 y.o winger who has already had some time out on loan with Wolves U19's and made a 1 minute token appearance for the senior team who rate him.
	Marko Maletic early December 2009 16 y.o. Bosnian midfielder playing with Durch club De Graafschaap invited over for a week long trial in October then brought back. The club bid 150k allegedly for him but the Dutch club wanted 270k which they felt entitled to under FIFA rules of youth development. De Graafschaap director Leen Loyen said that if the interested clubs didn't pay the fee then the nipper would stay in Holland. He went for a further trial with Blackburn Rovers. Opted to stay in Holland with FC Utrecht.
	Bahrudin Atajic 11 December 2009 16 y.o. Swedish forward of Bosnian extraction. Attached to Malmo FF and part of the same agency as Maletic. Arrived on trial at Lennoxtown during Maletic's second week. Reportedly got the nod and signed a 3 year deal on 19.1.10.
	Sander Puri December 2009 21 y.o.Estonian wunderkid attacking forward came on a week long trial at Lennoxtown in early December but left without signing a contract. Went to AE Larissa in Greece who immediately signed him on a 5 year deal.
	Milos Lacny December 2009 Slovakian U-21 International striker came on a 9 day trial in early December and rounded off an apparently quite satisfactory period scoring in a bounce game with the Reserves against Everton Reserves. He came from his club Ruzomberok, during the Slovakian mid-winter break saying that he didn't usually do trials but felt that he couldn't turn down the offer. He left to return to Slovakia with the chance of coming back later in the year, saying that the training was more professional in Scotland but complained about the amount of swearing! He arrived again after Christmas for the second part of his trial period. Went to Sparta Prague in January 2010.
	Dmitry Verkhovtsov Late December 2009 Big media hype on his arrival and it looked like he'd been scouted or planned by the Board and he arrived to see if Mowbray liked the look of him. He said he wanted to join the team and gawd knows we needed better central defenders than the sieve had so far shown. 23 y.o. Belarussian central defender who came to light in a friendly against England during the season. Was playing for Belarussian side Naftan Novopolotsk and it was said that 500k would secure him but he'd need a work permit. He arrived, trained for 1 day and then left, the coaching staff citing that his English wasn't good enough!!!! Increasingly the Celtic Trialist Experience - CTE syndrome for short. He said: ''I honestly still do not quite understand what happened. I went to Scotland but didn't do any medicals nor participate in training sessions. Throughout the three days, all I had to do was wait until they bought me a ticket to return home. I was given no explanations by any of their managers. Naturally, I would like to test myself playing for such a famous team.''
	Thomas Rogne January 2010 19 year old Norwegian centre-back from Stabaek invited to Lennoxtown for training and trial after Caldwell departed. The guy was available on a free transfer and given the parsimonious nature of the Celtic board and its lust after young foreign blood he should ghave been a sure fire (particularly after appearing at training in Gary Caldwell's squad number). "A decision about Thomas Rogne's future will be made in the near future," the player's agent Mike Kjaeloe was quoted as saying. Signed 19.1.10 on a 3 and a half year deal.
	Adriano Pellegrino January 2010 Celtic's search for new players has turned global with the news that Perth Glory's attacking midfielder Adriano Pellegrino will undergo a week-long trial at the end of the month. The 25-year-old won Glory's Most Glorious Player Award for the 2007/2008 season but, according to reports, has failed to hit peak form during the current season. He has been capped by the Australia under-20 team but not for the senior side. Glory owner Tony Sage told The West Australian: "He's asked if he can go on trial and we've said yes but it has to fit our time frame. They had wanted him over this week but he would've missed three games so we said no. Now he's scheduled to go after the Wellington game."
	David Boysen January 2010 AB's great talent David Boysen going to try-out in Celtic, and if the Scottish club will have him in this transfer window, the Dane is ready to strike. Celtic announced Tuesday that they have signed Brøndbys Morten Rasmussen. He is not the only Danish player, the Scottish club has great interest in the curriculum. Until Saturday at the AB's great talent, offensive player David Boysen in order to try-out in Celtic. A change in the transfer window may well be the case and should Celtic be ready to act with AB, then 18-year-old Boysen completely with the idea. - I just have to see if something can come out of it. I do not expect anything and will take it as an experience, but whose ability to come to Celtic should occur, then it is worth taking. There is no doubt that I could see myself continuing my development there, said David Boysen to bold.dk. David Boysen Morten Rasmussen does not know personally, but he hopes that he will. - I would then hope it will be a dream to see how much talent goes into a big club like Celtic, says Boysen, before he finishes: - I have ambitions to go all the way, but I've had a sløjt half of AB. So I either need to play in AB or get some air change. Now we must see whether it becomes one or the other.