Overview
- Carter-Vickers ruptured his Achilles in October 2025 and followed a staged rehab that included three weeks in a cast and eight weeks in a boot.
- The injury forced him to miss the bulk of Celtic’s double-winning 2025–26 season and cost him a place with the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup.
- He rejoined full pre-season work in Dublin and played the first half of Celtic’s 1-1 friendly with Shelbourne at Tolka Park on Tuesday as his first fitness test since the injury.
- After the Tolka Park friendly he will travel with the squad to a warm-weather training camp in Portugal and then take part in pre-season matches that include Sporting CP, Middlesbrough and AC Milan ahead of the August league start.
- Celtic regain an experienced centre-back who has made more than 170 club appearances, but the club and player are prioritising match sharpness over an immediate return to regular competitive minutes.