Billy Gilmour is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Scotland national team. He is the product of the Scottish professional club Rangers Football Club.
He joined Chelsea in 2017 after turning down a professional contract with Rangers. He joined the club's under-18 squad, making a goalscoring debut in an Under-18 Premier League match against Arsenal in September 2017. In July 2018, after turning 17, Gilmour signed his first professional contract with Chelsea.
Gilmour played for the Scotland under-16s in the 2016 Victory Shield tournament. He made his Scotland under-17 debut against Italy in August 2017 and scored his first international goal in a 2–1 defeat against England two days later. Gilmour's Under-21 debut followed when he featured in a 1–0 win against France at the 2018 Toulon Tournament, and won the Revelation of the Tournament award after helping Scotland to a fourth-place finish.
In May 2021, Gilmour was included in the Scotland Euro 2020 squad by Steve Clarke. On 2 June 2021, he made his debut in a friendly against the Netherlands, coming off the bench in the 81st minute. On 18 June 2021, Gilmour made his full debut in a 0–0 draw against England and was awarded Man of the Match for his dominant midfield performance. After the match, he was tested positive for Covid-19, meaning he would miss Scotland's final group game against Croatia.
Billy Gilmour was born on 11th June 2001 at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, the UK. His birth name is Billy Clifford Gilmour. He holds a Scottish nationality and belongs to the white caucasian ethnicity. Gemini is his star sign. Though Gilmour hasn't described his religious belief, he can be identified as a Christian due to the fact that the major population of Scotland practices Christianity.
Billy Gilmour was born into a middle-class sports-loving family. His father Billy Gilmour Sr. is a British Army who works with the Royal Navy. His father played junior football for Ardrossan Winton Rovers during his childhood. His mother's name is Carrie Gilmour. He grew up in the town of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, Scotland alongside his younger brother Harvey Gilmour.
Growing up, he became interested in playing football. He used to play football in the background of his house with his mom. He completed his primary education at Stanley Primary School in Ardrossan. For his secondary education, he enrolled at Grange Academy in Kilmarnock. To build a career in football, he was registered to Rangers Academy at the age of eight.
If we take a glimpse at Billy Gilmour's social media accounts like Instagram and Facebook we cannot trace or find any proof regarding her girlfriend or any link with the girl. In every photo and video posted by him, we can only find her clicking photos of himself or with his teammates and family usually in his football outfits.
From here we can know that he is a man highly dedicated to his career and work. Possibly, his focus on his profession might have made this handsome player stay away from the relationship bound. But we are not 100 percent sure about her relationship background because who knows that he might have secretly dated his loved one as he is seen surrounded by a number of female fans on the football ground.
Billy Gilmour is a professional footballer. His main source of earning is the salary that the football club pays him as per contract. His football career is the backbone and lifeline for his living. And Billy Gilmour is really doing well with his career and earning a decent amount of income from his profession.
This hardworking player has earned millions of fortune with his current club Chelsea FC. Chelsea FC is the powerhouse and central source of income for him and many top-rated players like Kai Havertz, Kante, Timo Werner among others.
With his wide name and fame, he is also associated with a number of endorsement deals. One of his main sponsors is Adidas. He is also featured in FIFA (video game series). He has also invested his fortune in the business line. He has also signed a modeling contract with Model Management of London though the model agency's name is not revealed yet.
As of June 2021, the net worth of Billy Gilmour is estimated to be around €500 thousand to €1 million. In July 2019, while joining the senior squad of Chelsea FC the market value of 17 years old Gilmour's market value was €2.50 million. Within the two years, his market value has reportedly become €10 million, updated on 28th May 2021.
In February 2020 the central midfielder signed a five-year contract with Chelsea that nets him a whopping salary of 450 Thousand Euros per year. As of 2021, He is earning a weekly salary of £43,269 which is £2,250,000 annually. In case earning, he is enlisted in the least earning players of Chelsea FC. But he is still too young and has abundant years to show his talents and to improve his playing skills.
The professional player hasn't lack behind from living a moderate lifestyle through his massive earnings. He lives in a luxurious apartment in London. He has huge family property in the town of Ardrossan in North Ayrshire, Scotland where his parents and brother live peacefully. He is very fond of classic cars and drives a Porsche 911 which cost $97,400.
Billy Gilmour is 5 ft 7 inches and his body weight is 60 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As a football player, he regularly does workout and gym exercises to keep him fit and active. He has a low-fade hairstyle that is brown in color. His eye color is dark brown.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Chelsea football training center for warm-ups and training. He is a simple guy with no tattoos on his body part.