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Johnston quickly established himself as a key player for Celtic Alistair Johnston has extended his contract at Celtic until 2029, with manager Brendan Rodgers praising the defender's "phenomenal work ethic and attitude". The Canada international, 26, joined the Scottish champions from Montreal FC in January 2023 and has scored six goals in 79 appearances. "I have had the best of times, loving every minute as part of such a great institution and I wanted to continue to be part of that, " he told the club website. "It’s an absolute honour to pull that famous jersey on every week and to have achieved so much success with my team-mates already has been so satisfying. But of course, we want more and that is our focus. " Johnston impressed at the 2022 World Cup shortly before his move to Celtic and this week passed the 50-cap mark for his country. "Everyone at the club felt it crucial that we extend Ali's contract and I am delighted that we have been able to do this, " said Rodgers. "In a relatively short period of time he has established himself as a fantastic player for Celtic, showing real quality and just delivering performance after performance for us, week in, week out. "He has a phenomenal work ethic and attitude, brilliant hunger and positivity, such an honest love for the game and a real desire to improve in everything he does. “These are the qualities which make a great player and he has certainly been that for Celtic. " Visit our Celtic page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get Celtic news notifications in the BBC Sport app Premier League team news, updates and Guardiola news conference after signing new deal Premier League clubs approve changes to APT rules India fight back against Australia as 17 wickets fall on day one Warm-hearted comedy with Gregor Fisher and Greg Mc Hugh Richard's slightly doddery dad Ken drives him crazy, but are they really that different? Dan-Air: Why did the family-run airline fail? Once one of Britain's biggest airlines, it helped make package holidays possible Keanu Reeves narrates one of Formula 1’s greatest sagas With insights from Ross Brawn, Jenson Button, and Rubens Barrichello Celebrating the magic of musicals on screen Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones discuss one of the oldest genres in cinema Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers? Why Bloom partnership could be game-changer for Hearts - and Scottish football From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Subscribe & follow updates on your Premiership team Why do Team GB and Paralympics GB run separately? Verstappen defends 'on-the-limit' driving during title fight Watkins, Duran & defensive errors - Emery's four tactical dilemmas Sutton's predictions v The Farm singer Peter Hooton I don't want to see Tour de France crash - Georgi How 'reinvigorated' Arsenal turned things around 'The second Special One' - Amorim, by those who know him best Elvis, Flintoff & soil - life in England's fast lane Hamilton 'did not want to come back' after Brazil Zubimendi? Ederson? Ricci? Who might Man City target to replace Rodri? Go big or go home on Arsenal's defence - FPL tips & team of week 'Gracias Rafa' - why retiring Nadal means so much The story behind the iconic photo, 25 years on How does Guardiola compare to other legendary managers? Five clues from Man Utd video of first training under Amorim Should Wales coach Gatland stay or go? Pundits have their say Is there hope for Mercedes in 2025? And why does F1 go to Monaco? What's in Mc Cullum's in-tray as England white-ball coach? 'Everything's worked out the way it was supposed to' Shearer, Aguero, Welbeck - best Premier League debut goals. Video Shearer, Aguero, Welbeck - best Premier League debut goals © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.