Jason Holt

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Jason Holt
Personal information
Full name Jason Derek Holt [1]
Date of birth (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2002 Musselburgh Windsor
2002–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Heart of Midlothian 62 (7)
2011–2012 → Raith Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Sheffield United (loan) 16 (5)
2015–2020 Rangers 89 (13)
2018–2019 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 33 (1)
2019–2020 → St Johnstone (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2024 Livingston 133 (2)
2024- St Johnstone 8 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Scotland U19 9 (2)
2012 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Scotland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Jason Derek Holt (born 19 February 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for St Johnstone.

Contents

Holt has also previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers, Sheffield United, Fleetwood Town and St Johnstone, the latter two while on loan from Rangers. He represented Scotland at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

Holt grew up in Musselburgh as a Hearts fan and attended Musselburgh Grammar School before signing for Heart of Midlothian in 2002. [2] He was a member of the Hearts under-19 squad who finished second behind Celtic in the under-19 league in 2010–11. [3] He picked up the Clydesdale Bank Premier League under-19 player of the season award. [4]

Despite being part of the squad that travelled to Italy for pre season, [5] Holt had to wait until the last day of the 2010–11 season to make his First team debut on 15 May 2011 as a substitute against Dundee United. [6] His performance for the under 19 squad in the early part of the 2011–12 season earned him a new three-year contract extending his stay with the club until 2014. [7] He scored on his first start for Hearts, away to St Johnstone in March 2012. [8]

With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under 19 squad into the first team, [9] Holt was sent on loan to Raith Rovers to gain first team experience. [10]

Loan spells

On 21 November 2011, after impressing in a bounce game, Holt joined Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers on loan until 5 January 2012. [11] Making his debut on 26 November 2011 scoring the first goal in the ninth minute in their 3–2 win against Hamilton. [12] In all Holt made five appearances for the side with his last appearance coming as a substitute on 2 January against Dundee. [13] On 5 January he returned to Hearts. [14]

Holt moved on loan to Sheffield United on 30 January 2015 for the rest of the 2014–15 season. [15]

Rangers

On 22 July 2015, Holt signed a three-year deal with Rangers after impressing on a trial spell. [16] The Ibrox side agreed a development compensation fee of £65,000 with Heart of Midlothian. [17] Holt scored his first goal for Rangers in a 5–1 win over Alloa Athletic. [18] He scored a brace against title rivals Hibernian in a 4–2 win for Rangers. [19] Holt was named in the Championship team of the year for 2015–16, [20] as Rangers won promotion to the Scottish Premiership. [21]

Holt made 33 appearances and scored two goals for Rangers during the 2017–18 season, [20] but was made available for transfer by new manager Steven Gerrard in June 2018.

Fleetwood Town (Loan)

On 18 June 2018, Holt was loaned to Fleetwood Town, managed by his former Rangers teammate Joey Barton. [20] Following an injury against Accrington Stanley on 30 March 2019, Holt completed his loan and returned to Rangers. Holt played in 36 games in all competitions and scored two goals for Fleetwood. [22]

St Johnstone (Loan)

On 2 September 2019, Holt signed on loan for St Johnstone until the end of the 2019–20 season. [23]

Livingston

On 11 August 2020, Holt signed for Livingston, on a two-year deal. [24]

St Johnstone return

In August 2024, Holt signed for St Johnstone for a second spell. [25]

International career

Holt has represented Scotland at under-19 level [26] and under-20 level and was called up to the under-21 squad in 2011, making his debut a year later. [27]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2022 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hearts 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2011–12 Scottish Premier League2100000021
2012–13 Scottish Premier League213002000233
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 231003000261
2014–15 Scottish Championship 15210201 [a] 0182
Total627107010717
Raith Rovers (loan) 2011–12 Scottish First Division 5100000051
Sheffield United (loan) 2014–15 Football League One 16500001 [b] 0175
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship321061205 [a] 14512
2016–17 Scottish Premiership310404100391
2017–18 Scottish Premiership26230201 [c] 0322
2018–19 Scottish Premiership0000000000
2019–20 Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total8912131816111615
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2018–19 EFL League One 33110111 [d] 0362
St Johnstone (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership1700000—170
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership3012070—391
2021–22 Scottish Premiership3712050—441
Total67240120—831
Career total289281912829134532
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Football League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Heart of Midlothian
Rangers

Individual

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