Ange Postecoglou proud of Cameron Carter-Vickers for going all in at Celtic

Ange Postecoglou has hailed Cameron Carter-Vickers for going all in at Celtic and getting a World Cup spot as a consequence.

Carter-Vickers was announced as a member of the United States squad for Qatar after captaining Celtic to a 2-1 win at Motherwell on Wednesday night.

The 24-year-old ended a three-year hiatus between international appearances earlier this year and won his place despite missing the final warm-up games through injury.

The former Tottenham centre-back had loan spells at Sheffield United, Ipswich, Swansea, Stoke, Luton, Bournemouth and Celtic before making Glasgow his permanent home in the summer.

“The whole club is proud of him, the way he has gone about it,” Postecoglou said. “We brought him in last year and he had had a couple of appearances for the national team but until that point he had played mainly Championship football. I think he saw this as an opportunity to take his football to another level.

“He has just been brilliant for us since the day he arrived. He has embraced everything within the club and his performances speak for themselves. He has now taken on leadership as well.

“It’s a credit to him, he is the one that has put in the hard work and I couldn’t be happier for him.

“I think he has found his place at this football club. During the off-season we had the option to take up the loan and there was never any doubt in our mind about doing that, but he was never in any doubt about where he wanted to be. He wanted to become a permanent member of this football club.

“Everyone is really proud of him and looking forward to his performances there.”

Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy, Japan forward Daizen Maeda and Croatia right-back Josip Juranovic are also going to Qatar.

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