Jason Kerr (footballer)

Jason Kerr

Personal information
Full name	Jason John Kerr [1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	15
Youth career
	Penicuik Athletic
	Tynecastle
	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2021	St Johnstone	113	(5)
2015–2017	→ East Fife (loan)	67	(11)
2017–2018	→ Queen of the South (loan)	18	(4)
2021–	Wigan Athletic	54	(2)
International career‡
2018	Scotland U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Jason John Kerr (born 6 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic.

Career

Kerr started his career at St Johnstone in 2014, spending two seasons on loan at East Fife from 2015 to 2017, winning the Scottish League Two title in the 2015–16 season.

On 10 August 2017, Kerr, along with St Johnstone team-mate Chris Kane, joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until 31 January 2018. ^[3] On 21 October, Kerr scored the only goal at Glebe Park, Brechin in Queens 1–0 win over Brechin City and was subsequently sent-off in injury time with Ally Love of The City. However, Queens appealed the red card decision and this was overturned to a yellow card instead for unsporting behaviour. ^[4]

On 14 January 2018, Kerr was recalled to the Perth club when his loan spell in Dumfries ended with the Doonhamers. ^[5] Kerr made his debut appearance for St Johnstone on 29 January 2018, in a Scottish Cup fourth round 4–0 win against Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill. ^[6]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kerr was named as St Johnstone's club captain, following the departure of Joe Shaughnessy. ^[7] He led the team to success in both the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in 2020-21.

Wigan Athletic

On 31 August 2021, Kerr joined League One side Wigan Athletic on a three-year contract. ^[8] During his first season at the club, Kerr featured in twenty-four league matches as Wigan Athletic were crowned champions. ^{[9] [10]}

In November 2022, Kerr was ruled out for the remainder of the season having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a 2–2 draw with Swansea City. ^[11]

In January 2024, Kerr made his long-awaited return from injury, playing the duration of an EFL Trophy tie with Doncaster Rovers. ^[12] Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Kerr was offered a new contract. ^[13] Despite strong reported interest from newly promoted Wrexham, as well as Peterborough United, ^[14] he signed a new two-year deal on 4 June 2024. ^[15]

International career

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, ^[16] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2015–16 [18]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17 [19]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [20]	Scottish Premiership	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2018–19 [21]	Scottish Premiership	37	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	44	3
	2019–20 [22]	Scottish Premiership	29	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	36	1
	2020–21 [23]	Scottish Premiership	31	1	5	0	6	2	0	0	42	3
	2021–22 [9]	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	1	8	1
	Total		115	5	12	1	16	2	4	1	145	9
East Fife (loan)	2015–16 [18]	Scottish League Two	34	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	3
East Fife (loan)	2016–17 [19]	Scottish League One	33	8	4	1	4	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	43	9
Queen of the South (loan)	2017–18 [20]	Scottish Championship	18	4	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	19	5
Wigan Athletic	2021–22 [9]	League One	24	1	5	1	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	34	2
	2022–23 [24]	Championship	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2023–24 [25]	League One	14	1	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	15	1
	Total		54	2	5	1	1	0	5	0	65	3
Career total			254	22	23	3	21	2	12	2	310	29

1. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

East Fife

• Scottish League Two: 2015–16 ^[26]

St. Johnstone

• Scottish Cup: 2020–21 ^[27]
• Scottish League Cup: 2020–21 ^[28]

Wigan Athletic

• EFL League One: 2021–22 ^[29]

Individual

• SPFL Premiership Team of the Season: 2020–21 ^[30]

References

1. "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
2. "Jason Kerr". Wigan Athletic F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
3. "Two players join". Queen of the South FC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
4. "QosFC: Kerr Appeal Successful". www.qosfc.com. 26 October 2017.
5. Nicolson, Eric (12 January 2018). "The best centre-back in the Championship (Jason Kerr) is returning to St Johnstone". The Courier.
6. Scott, Daryl (29 January 2018). "Albion Rovers 0–4 Saints". St Johnstone F.C.
7. "Jason Kerr appointed new club captain". St Johnstone F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
8. "Deadline Day Signing | Latics sign defender Jason Kerr from St Johnstone". wiganathletic.com. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
9. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
10. "Wigan Athletic crowned champions of Sky Bet League One". wiganathletic.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
11. "Jason Kerr: Wigan defender out for season with ACL injury". BBC Sport. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
12. Kendrick, Paul (17 January 2024). "Jason Kerr on 'huge relief' of safe Wigan Athletic return - and his debt to the medical staff". Wigan Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
13. "Wigan Athletic confirms retained list following the 2023/24 season". wiganathletic.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
14. Jones, Ben (1 June 2024). "Peterborough United and Wrexham named as suitors for League One defender". Peterborough Today. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
15. "New Contract | Jason Kerr signs new Latics deal". wiganathletic.com. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
16. "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
17. "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
18. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
20. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
21. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
22. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
23. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
24. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
25. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
26. "Scottish League Two". BBC Sport. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
27. Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
28. "Scottish League Cup". BBC Sport. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
29. "Watch: Latics clinch Sky Bet League One title". www.efl.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
30. "Premiership Team of the Season". SPFL. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

External links

• Jason Kerr at the Scottish Football Association