Billy Clifford Gilmour
Billy Clifford Gilmour is a Scottish defensive midfielder born in Irvine on 11 June 2001. He developed at Rangers before joining Chelsea’s academy shortly after turning 16, where he helped the under-18 side win the FA Youth Cup and U18 Premier League Trophy. Gilmour made his Chelsea first-team breakthrough in 2020, producing standout displays against Liverpool in the FA Cup and Everton in the Premier League. He also made his Scotland debut during Euro 2020 and was named player of the match against England at Wembley. After a loan spell at Norwich City, Gilmour moved to Brighton, where he developed as a deep-lying midfielder in a possession-based system. In August 2024, he joined Napoli and helped the club win the 2024–25 Serie A title. Gilmour’s game centres on press-resistant passing, positional intelligence and controlling the tempo from deep.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 945 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 939 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 48 | 2796 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 2023 | 45 | 3189 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 2022 | 20 | 871 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2021 | 28 | 2076 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 42 | 3438 | 12 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 802 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 |
Form - Last 10 games
Strengths Analysis Season 2025
Role: MidfielderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Serie A - U-Power Stadium, Monza, Italy
UEFA Champions League - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy
UEFA Nations League - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Teams
Transfers
Brighton
Napoli
Chelsea
Brighton
Norwich
Chelsea
Chelsea
Norwich
Honors
