Jason Holt

Jason Holt
Personal information
Full name Jason Derek Holt[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-19) 19 February 1993
Place of birth Musselburgh, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fleetwood Town
(on loan from Rangers)
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2002 Musselburgh Windsor
2002–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Heart of Midlothian 62 (7)
2011–2012 → Raith Rovers (loan) 5 (1)
2015 → Sheffield United (loan) 17 (5)
2015– Rangers 87 (11)
2018– → Fleetwood Town (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Scotland U19 9 (2)
2012 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2011–2013 Scotland U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:54, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Jason Derek Holt (born 19 February 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fleetwood Town, on loan from Rangers.

Holt has also previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers and Sheffield United. 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] With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under 19 squad into the first team,[8] Holt was sent on loan to Raith Rovers to gain first team experience.[9]

He scored on his first start for Hearts, away to St Johnstone in March 2012.[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. He was loaned to Fleetwood Town, managed by his former Rangers teammate Joey Barton.[20]


International career

Holt has represented Scotland at under-19 level[22] and under-20 level and was called up to the under-21 squad in 2011 and made his debut a year later.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 February 2018[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hearts2010–11Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2011–12 2100000021
2012–13 213002000233
2013–14Scottish Premiership 231003000261
2014–15Scottish Championship 15210201[lower-alpha 1]0182
Total 627107010717
Raith Rovers (loan)2011–12Scottish First Division 5100000051
Sheffield United (loan)2014–15Football League One 175000000175
Rangers2015–16Scottish Championship 321061205[lower-alpha 1]14512
2016–17Scottish Premiership 310404100391
2017–18 20110201[lower-alpha 2]0241
Total 8311111816110814
Career totals 167241211517120127
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Heart of Midlothian
Rangers

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Holt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "A word with... Jason Holt". Heart of Midlothian F.C. www.heartsfc.co.uk. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jason vows to build on award". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Under 19 Player of the season 2010–11".
  5. ↑ "Hearts Squad Travelling to Italy for Pre season". Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Dundee United v Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Hat-trick of new deals". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Hearts start fast-tracking youth players to first team". Evening News. Edinburgh: Johnston Press. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Trio off on loan". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian Football Club. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "St Johnstone Football Club - News Archive". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  11. ↑ "Loan Signings Confirmed". Raith Rovers F.C. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Hamilton Academical". SFL. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "Raith Rovers 0–1 Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Hearts Pair Loan Deals Extended". Raith Rovers FC. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Jason Holt: Sheffield United sign Hearts midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rangers sign ex-Hearts player on three-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 July 2015.
  17. ↑ McCarthy, David (22 July 2015). "Jason Holt to sign for Rangers within next 24 hours after shining as a trialist against Burnley". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror.
  18. ↑ "Jason Holt: Rangers sign ex-Hearts player on three-year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Thomson, Nick (28 December 2015). "Rangers 4-2 Hibernian". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
  20. 1 2 3 "Jason Holt: Fleetwood sign Rangers midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  21. 1 2 Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  22. ↑ "Jason Holt – U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association.
  23. ↑ "Holt steps up as Scots target vital points". Herald Scotland. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  24. ↑ Jason Holt at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  25. ↑ English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  26. ↑ "Only two Celtic players in Scottish Premiership team of season". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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