Jason Naismith

Jason Naismith (born 25 June 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Peterborough United. Naismith has previously played for St Mirren, Greenock Morton, Cowdenbeath, Ross County and Hibernian. He has also represented Scotland in youth internationals, including one game at under-21 level.

Jason Naismith
Personal information
Full name Jason Naismith[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 2
Youth career
St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 St Mirren 93 (4)
2012 → Greenock Morton (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 Ross County 51 (2)
2018– Peterborough United 43 (1)
2019–2020 → Hibernian (loan) 13 (1)
National team
2011 Scotland U17 2 (0)
2012 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2012 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2014 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 25 January 2020 (UTC)

Club career

St Mirren

Naismith was born in Paisley. A member of St Mirren's under-19 squad, Naismith made his first team debut as a substitute on 25 February 2012 against Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League.[2] In May 2012, Naismith was loaned out to Greenock Morton for six months.[3] In doing so he became the first player in history to be loaned between the two rival clubs.[4]

Naismith joined Cowdenbeath for a month on loan at the end of February 2013.[5] On 24 May 2013, it was confirmed by St Mirren that Naismith had signed a new one-year deal to keep him at the club until the end of season 2013–14.[6]

On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Naismith had signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2017.[7] Naismith scored his first senior goal for the club on 26 December 2013, in a 4–1 Scottish Premiership victory over Dundee United.[8] During the 2013–14 season Jason became a regular first team player for the club, making 27 league appearances and scoring 2 goals.

On 15 August 2015, Naismith suffered serious knee ligament damage in a 2–1 home defeat to Dumbarton in the Scottish Championship.[9]

Ross County

Naismith signed for Scottish Premiership side Ross County on 18 January 2017, moving for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Peterborough United

Naismith moved in June 2018 to EFL League One club Peterborough United, with whom he signed a three-year contract.[11]

He was loaned to Hibernian in September 2019.[12] Naismith made 14 appearances for Hibs, but suffered a serious knee injury during a Scottish Cup match at Dundee United in January 2020.[13] Following the formal conclusion of the truncated 2019/20 season, Naismith returned to his parent club in May 2020.[14]

International career

Naismith has represented Scotland at under 17 level.[15] He made his debut for the under 17s on 11 March 2011 playing the full 90 minutes against Slovakia.[16] He was also called up to the Scotland under-18 squad in February 2012,[17] and made his debut against Serbia in April that year.

In May 2012, Naismith spent time with the Scotland U20 squad at the ADO Den Haag youth tournament in the Netherlands.[4] He made one appearance in the competition as a substitute against ADO, but was injured and missed the remainder of the tournament.[18]

On 18 November 2014, Naismith earned his first Scotland Under–21 cap against Switzerland in a friendly match. The 20-year-old came on as a 72nd-minute substitute, replacing Marcus Fraser. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 January 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2011–12[21] Scottish Premier League 200000—20
2012–13[22] 000000—00
2013–14[23] Scottish Premiership 2722000—292
2014–15[24] 3822010—412
2015–16[25] Scottish Championship 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
2016–17[26] 21010402[lower-alpha 1]0280
Total 9345050301064
Greenock Morton (loan) 2012–13[22] Scottish First Division 4000201[lower-alpha 1]070
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2012–13[22] Scottish First Division 5000000050
Ross County 2016–17[26] Scottish Premiership 1600000—160
2017–18[27] 3521050—412
Total 512105000572
Peterborough United 2018–19[28] EFL League One 43130103[lower-alpha 2]0501
2019–20[29] 0000100010
Total 431302030511
Hibernian (loan) 2019–20[29] Scottish Premiership 1311000—141
Career total 2098100140702408
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 53. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "St Mirren 1 v 1 Aberdeen". BBC Sports. BBC. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. Mitchell, Jonathan (24 May 2012). "Scotland youth international signs on loan". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  4. Mitchell, Jonathan (28 May 2012). "High hopes for Ton signing". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. "Blue Brazil add Naismith". Scottish Football League. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. "Squad & Pre-Season Update". saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  7. "St Mirren duo Sean Kelly & Jason Naismith signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  8. "St Mirren 4–1 Dundee United: Saints end United run". The Scotsman. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. "Ian Murray urges Andy Webster to decide on St Mirren offer". Herald Scotland. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  10. "Transfer news: Jason Naismith checks in at Ross County". Ross County FC. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. "Jason Naismith: Peterborough United sign defender from Ross County". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. "Jason Naismith signs season loan at Hibernian from Peterborough". BBC Sport. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  13. "Hibernian: Jason Naismith and Ryan Porteous surgery confirmed". BBC Sport. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. "LOAN PLAYER UPDATE". hibernianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. "Jason Naismith – U17 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. "SCOTLAND U17 VS. SLOVAKIA U17 2 – 0". Soccerway. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. "Call-up joy for Jason Naismith and Thomas Reilly". Paisley Daily Express. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  18. Mitchell, Jonathan (1 June 2012). "Teen: I'm no traitor Dad". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  19. "Cap for Jason". St Mirren official website. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  20. Jason Naismith at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  21. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  27. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  28. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  29. "Games played by Jason Naismith in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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