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 33)
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
St Johnstone
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2002 Musselburgh Windsor
2002–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Heart of Midlothian 62 (7)
2011–2012Raith Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2015Sheffield United (loan) 16 (5)
2015–2020 Rangers 89 (13)
2018–2019Fleetwood Town (loan) 33 (1)
2019–2020St Johnstone (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2024 Livingston 133 (2)
2024- St Johnstone 28 (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 as of 11 June 2025

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

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

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Heart of Midlothian

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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

Livingston

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

St Johnstone return

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

International career

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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

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As of 5 July 2022[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hearts 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12 Scottish Premier League 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
2012–13 Scottish Premier League 21 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 3
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 23 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 1
2014–15 Scottish Championship 15 2 1 0 2 0 1[c] 0 18 2
Total 62 7 1 0 7 0 1 0 71 7
Raith Rovers (loan) 2011–12 Scottish First Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Sheffield United (loan) 2014–15 Football League One 16 5 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 17 5
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship 32 10 6 1 2 0 5[c] 1 45 12
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 31 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 39 1
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 26 2 3 0 2 0 1[e] 0 32 2
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 89 12 13 1 8 1 6 1 116 15
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2018–19 EFL League One 33 1 1 0 1 1 1[f] 0 36 2
St Johnstone (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 30 1 2 0 7 0 39 1
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 37 1 2 0 5 0 44 1
Total 67 2 4 0 12 0 83 1
Career total 289 28 19 1 28 2 9 1 345 32
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in Football League One play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Heart of Midlothian
Rangers

Individual

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