Jaison McGrath

Jaison McGrath

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 29)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Celtic
	Sunderland
	Bathgate Rose
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Hamilton Academical	4	(0)
2015	Celtic	0	(0)
2015–2016	St Mirren	2	(0)
International career
2011	Scotland U15	2	(2)
2011	Scotland U16	5	(1)
2011	Scotland U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2015 (UTC)

Jaison McGrath (born 8 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Club career

McGrath moved from Celtic to Sunderland in August 2012. ^[1] He signed for Hamilton Academical on 14 August 2013, having previously played for Bathgate Rose. ^{[2] [3]} He made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical three days later, on 17 August 2013, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 home victory in the Scottish Championship. ^{[4] [5]}

On 27 January 2015, McGrath was released by Hamilton. ^[6] After leaving Hamilton he returned to Celtic, playing in the club's Development League side. ^[7]

On 2 September 2015, St Mirren announced that they had signed McGrath on a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[7] McGrath made his debut for Saints in a 2–0 victory against Queen of the South just days after signing, when he appeared as a second-half substitute. ^[8] He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season. ^[9]

International career

McGrath represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 youth international levels. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Career statistics

As of 13 September 2015 ^[5]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2013–14	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Celtic	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St Mirren	2015–16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

References

1. "Transfer deadline day". Scottish Football Association. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. "Jaison McGrath signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
3. "Accies land Scotland youth cap". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
4. "Hamilton 4–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
5. Jaison McGrath at Soccerbase
6. "News Round Up". Hamilton Academical F.C. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
7. "New signing: Jaison McGrath". St Mirren F.C. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
8. "Queen of the South 0–2 St Mirren match report". BBC. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
9. "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
10. "U15 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
11. "U16 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
12. "U17 profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2013.