Jason Holt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Holt | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hearts | ||
| Number | 42 Official Hearts site | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2002 | Musselburgh Windsor | ||
| 2002-2011 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | (1) |
| 2011-2012 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Scotland U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2011- | Scotland U21 | 0 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:14, 14 September 2011 (UTC) | |||
Jason Holt (born 19 February 1993 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional football player currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian. Holt has represented Scotland at under 19 level.
Club career
Hearts
Holt grew up in Musselburgh as a Hearts fan and attended Musselburgh Grammar School signing for Hearts in 2002.[1] He was a member of the Hearts successful under 19 squad who finished second behind Celtic in the Scottish Premier League under 19 season in 2010-11.[2] He picked up the Clydesdale Bank Premier League under 19 player of the season award.[3]
Despite being part of the squad that travelled to Italy for pre season,[4] Holt had to wait until the last day of the 2010-11 season to make his First team debut on the 15 of May 2011 as a substitute against Dundee United.[5] 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.[6] With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under 19 squad into the first team,[7] Holt was sent on loan to Raith Rovers to gain first team experience. He scored on his first start for Hearts away to St Johnstone in March 2012. [8]
Raith Rovers
On 21 November 2011 after impressing in a bounce game Holt joined Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers on loan until 5 January 2012.[9] Making his debut on 26 November 2011 scoring the first goal in the ninth minute in their 3-2 win against Hamilton.[10] In all Holt made 5 appearances for the side with his last appearance coming as a substitute on 2 January against Dundee.[11] On 5 January he returned to Hearts.[12]
International career
Holt has represented Scotland at Under 19 level[13] and has been called up to the Under 21 squad but has yet to feature for them.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hearts | 2010-11 season | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 season | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2011-12 season | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
Personal awards and achievements
- Clydesdale Bank Premier League U19s Player of the Year season 2010-11.
References
- ^ "A word with... Jason Holt". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Jason vows to build on award". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Under 19 Player of the season 2010-11". Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Hearts Squad Travelling to Italy for Pre season". Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Dundee United v Hearts". BBC News. 15 May 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Hat-trick of new deals". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Hearts start fast-tracking youth players to first team". Scotsman Publications. Edinburgh Evening News. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "Trio off on loan". Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ^ "Loan Signings Confirmed". Raith Rovers F.C. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 3 - 2 Hamilton Academical". SFL. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Raith Rovers 0-1 Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Hearts Pair Loan Deals Extended". Raith Rovers FC. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Jason Holt - U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association.
- ^ "Holt steps up as Scots target vital points". Herald Scotland. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Jason Holt Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Jason Holt Soccerbase Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2011.