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Joe Chalmers

Biography

Joe began his career with Celtic youths at the age of 10 and signed professional forms with them in 2011. He made his debut for the club in 2012 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Celtic Park. In 2014 he was loaned out to Falkirk and after failing to win a new deal at Celtic due to injury and he signed a two year deal with Motherwell in 2015. He made his Motherwell debut in August 2015 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle before finally signing for the Caley Jags at the end of his Motherwell contract in 2017. Joe has represented Scotland…Read moreRead less
Joe began his career with Celtic youths at the age of 10 and signed professional forms with them in 2011. He made his debut for the club in 2012 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Celtic Park.

In 2014 he was loaned out to Falkirk and after failing to win a new deal at Celtic due to injury and he signed a two year deal with Motherwell in 2015. He made his Motherwell debut in August 2015 against Inverness Caledonian Thistle before finally signing for the Caley Jags at the end of his Motherwell contract in 2017.

Joe has represented Scotland at U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 level.

He was mostly deployed as a midfielder when he previously played for Inverness in 2017/2018 & 2018/2019 when he made 96 appearances scoring 6 goals. He then blotted his copybook by signing on at Dingwall before joining Ayr United (50 apps) and lastly Dunfermline Athletic (109 apps).

He joins on again at Inverness in a 1 year deal to the summer of 2026.

And the experienced midfielder signs on again for another season until the end of 26/27 after gaining promotion to the Championship.

Joe has gone on loan to Cove Rangers until January 2027 as of 21stAugust2026.

Statistics

Apps
128 (8)
Goals
6
Yel
12
Red
-
Goals/game
0.04
Minutes
11,354*
Seasons
4
Wins
70
Draws
34
Losses
32
SeasonAppsGoalsYelRed
2026/271 (1)000
2025/2635 (3)020
2018/1950 (1)160
2017/1842 (3)540

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 18 Jun 2025 · Left: 1 Jun 2027

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceLast appearanceApps
John Robertson15 Jul 201717 May 201992 (4)
Scott Kellacher15 Jul 202525 Jul 202636 (4)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Glasgow

  2. First competitive appearance

    Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Brechin City

    · League Cup · Tulloch Caledonian Stadium

    We do have a team after all: Inverness eased their way into this League Cup game and ended up with a comfortable 3-0 win over Championship newbies Brechin City, thanks to a brace from Gary Warren and a first for new signing George Oakley. After…

  3. Signed

  4. SPFL League One winners medal

    28 of 36 league matches (77.8%)

    2025/26

Appearances (136)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
25 Jul 2026 Morton 0–1 Inverness CT League Cup2026/27 W
21 Jul 2026 Inverness CT 1–0 St. Johnstone League Cup2026/27 W
14 Apr 2026 Peterhead 0–2 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 W
5 Apr 2026Neutral venue Raith Rovers 4–1 Inverness CT Challenge Cup2025/26 L
27 Mar 2026 Inverness CT 1–1 Queen of the South SPFL League One2025/26 D
21 Mar 2026 Alloa 1–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 D
17 Mar 2026 Inverness CT 3–1 Peterhead SPFL League One2025/26 W
14 Mar 2026 Inverness CT 1–1 Cove Rangers SPFL League One2025/26 D
7 Mar 2026 Inverness CT 3–1 Montrose SPFL League One2025/26 W
7 Feb 2026 Inverness CT 3–0 East Fife SPFL League One2025/26 W
27 Jan 2026 Inverness CT 1–0 Stenhousemuir Challenge Cup2025/26 W
24 Jan 2026 Inverness CT 3–1 Alloa SPFL League One2025/26 W
20 Jan 2026 East Fife 0–2 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 W
17 Jan 2026 Spartans 0–0 4–2 pens Inverness CT Scottish Cup2025/26 L
10 Jan 2026 Cove Rangers 0–0 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 D
27 Dec 2025 Montrose 2–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 L
20 Dec 2025 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 L
13 Dec 2025 Inverness CT 4–0 Hamilton Academical SPFL League One2025/26 W
10 Dec 2025Neutral venue Tranent 1–2 Inverness CT Scottish Cup2025/26 W
25 Nov 2025 Alloa 1–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 D
22 Nov 2025 Inverness CT 4–0 Queen of the South SPFL League One2025/26 W
8 Nov 2025 Inverness CT 1–0 Cove Rangers SPFL League One2025/26 W
1 Nov 2025 Inverness CT 1–0 Montrose SPFL League One2025/26 W
25 Oct 2025 Peterhead 0–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 W
18 Oct 2025 Inverness CT 2–2 Kelty Hearts SPFL League One2025/26 D
11 Oct 2025 Forfar Athletic 1–4 Inverness CT Challenge Cup2025/26 W
4 Oct 2025 Hamilton Academical 3–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 L
27 Sep 2025 Inverness CT 4–1 East Fife SPFL League One2025/26 W
20 Sep 2025 Queen of the South 0–2 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 W
13 Sep 2025 Cove Rangers 0–1 Inverness CT SPFL League One2025/26 W

Goals scored (6)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
3 Mar 2019 Dundee Utd 1–2 Inverness CT Scottish Cup2018/19 W 19′
21 Apr 2018 Inverness CT 2–2 Dunfermline SPFL Championship2017/18 D 16′
3 Apr 2018 Inverness CT 4–0 Brechin City SPFL Championship2017/18 W 12′
3 Apr 2018 Inverness CT 4–0 Brechin City SPFL Championship2017/18 W 58′
18 Feb 2018 Inverness CT 3–2 Crusaders Challenge Cup2017/18 W 13′
13 Jan 2018 Inverness CT 3–1 Queen of the South SPFL Championship2017/18 W 29′