When Ange Postecoglou named the Celtic squad to take on Hibernian in the SPFL Premiership, one name stood out.

With Aaron Mooy unavailable due to injury, Matt O'Riley was restored to the starting XI but in the Dane's place on the bench came an up-and-coming B team midfielder: Ben Summers.

Summers has yet to make his senior bow for the Hoops but it is understood he has trained regularly with the first team over the past few months alongside fellow youngsters like Bosun Lawal and Rocco Vata.

Here's what you need to know about Summers...

Profile at a glance

Age (DOB): 18 (June 16 2004); Place of birth: Hamilton, Scotland; Position: Attacking midfielder

Part of the academy system from the age of seven, the Celtic official website relays that Summers was placed in the B team for the start of the 2021-22 season.

He combined B-team duties in the Lowland League with some games for the under-18s. This term, he has already bagged a handful of goals and a few assists as the Hoops mount a title challenge in the Lowland League.

Summers also, as the club website attests, played a young Tommy Burns in a documentary about the club legend's life.

Contract status

At the end of September 2022 the club announced Summers had committed to a new deal through to 2025.

After signing his contract, Summers said: "I’ve been here since 2011 when I was seven-years-old and to be here for an extra three years is an honour.

“I feel proud to still be here and to get another three years is an honour and I’m really happy. My goal is to train and play as well as I can, and if I get my opportunity then I need to take it with both hands and be here for many more years.

"There’s no point in getting to this stage and then resting. I need to keep going and wait for my opportunity, and if I keep training well then I don’t see why I can’t get that opportunity.

“This is the right club for my development, I’m really happy here and I have been since I was seven. I’ve been with Darren O’Dea since I was 16 when I signed my first professional contract and now working with Stephen McManus as well this year, both of them have increased my development.

“The way we’re playing and the opportunities we have with the Youth League, there are a lot of opportunities to show what we can do and I can’t wait to keep going.”

International status

Summers and fellow B-teamer Matthew Anderson were both called into the Scotland Under-21s squad earlier this month for friendlies against Sweden and Wales in Spain.

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What they said...

Former B team boss Tommy McIntyre sang his praises last season, calling him "a talented kid" who possesses "great footwork and knows where the goal is".

B team boss Stephen McManus called him "terrific" just last month and pinpointed the impact training more often with the first team has had on his development.

Meanwhile, he has been referenced by first-team manager Postecoglou directly in previous press conferences too.

The Australian said: "I think that the work Darren O’Dea and Stephen McManus are doing at the moment is outstanding. We’ve already had Bosun Lawal and Rocco Vata with us but there are guys like Matthew [Anderson], Ben Summers and a couple of others.

What he said...

Summers has clear designs on where he wants to improve his game - and it bodes well for his chances in a first-team so focused on attacking output.

“It's something I need to add to my game, more goals and assists,” he said recently after scoring against Championship side Queen's Park in the Glasgow Cup. “I’ve spoken with the coaches about it. 

“I think in that position, on the edge of the penalty area, I can sometimes take an extra touch and try to look for an extra pass.

“But this time, I was just focusing on getting my shots away. I had a few shots in the second half, which I maybe should have finished. But it’s always something I can look to improve on.”