CELTIC star Nir Bitton has become a dad for the first time after he revealed his wife has given birth to a girl.

The midfielder posted a picture of his baby daughter Emma on the social networking site Instagram.

The Israeli star, 25, said: “You are my everything. Baby #Emma.”

He revealed that his wife Bar was pregnant earlier this month through a goal celebration against Celtic's 2-1 win against Dundee.

His wife also shared the same image on her Instagram and said: "“She knows already that she has the best father in the world.

"Meet baby EMMA.”

His wife also tagged the image at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Bitton signed a four-year deal with the Hoops back in August 2013.

He previously played for his hometown club FC Ashdod.