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Jamie McCart

Jamie McCart
Personal information
Full name Jamie Daniel McCart[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 30
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Celtic 1 (0)
2017 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 11 (0)
2017 → St Mirren (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 13 (1)
2018–2020 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 45 (2)
2020–2022 St Johnstone 82 (1)
2022–2025 Rotherham United 24 (0)
2023 → Leyton Orient (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2024 → Barnsley (loan) 26 (0)
2025– Heart of Midlothian 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2017 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Medal record
 Scotland
Toulon Tournament[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Toulon U–20 Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Jamie Daniel McCart (born 20 June 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

McCart has previously played for Celtic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone and Rotherham, as well as on loan for St Mirren, Alloa Athletic, Leyton Orient and Barnsley.

Club career

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Celtic

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A product of Celtic's youth system,[3] McCart made his competitive debut for the Glasgow club as a substitute against Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup during August 2016.[4]

On 31 January 2017, McCart joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5] He then made an emergency loan move to St Mirren in September 2017,[6] and returned to Celtic at the end of the year having made just three appearances for the Buddies.[7] McCart moved on loan again in January 2018, joining Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic until the end of the season.[8]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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McCart returned to Inverness ahead of the 2018–19 season,[9] signing a two-year contract with the club.[10]

St Johnstone

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McCart signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone in January 2020.[11] Later in the month, Inverness and St Johnstone agreed a deal that allowed him to join the Saints immediately.[12] He quickly established a defensive partnership with Jason Kerr and Liam Gordon.[3]

Rotherham United

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On 27 June 2022, McCart signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Rotherham United, after signing a pre-contract earlier in the month.[13] McCart made just one league start for Rotherham during the first half of the 2022–23 season, and he moved on loan to Leyton Orient in January 2023[14] and then Barnsley[15] before returning to play as a regular starter for Rotherham, now in League One.

Heart of Midlothian

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On 2 January 2025, McCart signed a pre-contract agreement to join Heart of Midlothian.[16] The following day, the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee for McCart to move to Hearts immediately.[17][18]

International career

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In March 2017 he made his debut for the Scotland Under-21 side in a friendly against Estonia.[19][20]

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[21] The team went to claim the bronze medal.[22] It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.[2]

Personal life

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He is the son of former Motherwell defender Chris McCart, who is now the Head of Celtic's Youth Academy.[23]

Career statistics

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As of 5 January 2025
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
Celtic 2016–17[24] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[25] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Celtic U-20s 2016–17[24] SPFL
Development League 		— — — 3[c] 0 3 0
2017–18[25] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2016–17[24] Scottish Premiership 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
St Mirren (loan) 2017–18[25] Scottish Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2017–18[25] Scottish League One 13 1 1 0 0 0 4[d] 0 18 1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2018–19[26] Scottish Championship 26 1 7 0 0 0 5[e] 0 38 1
2019–20[27] Scottish Championship 19 1 0 0 4 0 1[c] 0 24 1
Total 45 2 7 0 4 0 6 0 62 2
St Johnstone 2019–20[27] Scottish Premiership 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 10 0
2020–21[28] Scottish Premiership 37 0 5 0 6 0 — 48 0
2021–22[29] Scottish Premiership 37 1 1 0 3 1 5[f] 0 46 1
Total 82 1 8 0 9 1 5 0 104 2
Rotherham United 2022–23[30] EFL Championship 7 0 1 0 2 0 — 10 0
2023–24[31] EFL Championship 1 0 0 0 2 0 — 3 0
2024–25[32] EFL League One 16 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 20 1
Total 34 0 1 0 6 1 2 0 33 1
Leyton Orient (loan) 2022–23[30] EFL League Two 8 0 — — — 8 0
Barnsley (loan) 2023–24 EFL League One 26 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 0
Heart of Midlothian 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 223 4 19 0 20 2 23 0 277 6
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup.
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup.
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and five appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  6. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, two appearance in the UEFA Conference League and one appearance in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.

Honours

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St Johnstone

Leyton Orient

References

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  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results[permanent dead link‍], ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ a b "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jamie McCart on why leaving Celtic was so important for his career and St Johnstone rise, Aiden Smith, The Herald, 13 February 2021
  4. ^ McConnell, Alison (10 August 2016). "Celtic hammer Motherwell to ease into quarter-finals of BetFred League Cup". Evening Times. Glasgow. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Jamie McCart joins Inverness Caley Thistle on loan". Celtic FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Jamie McCart joins St Mirren on an emergency loan". Celtic FC. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Jamie McCart returns to Celtic". St Mirren FC. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Jamie McCart makes loan move to Alloa Athletic". www.celticfc.net. Celtic FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ "List of SPFL summer signings". SPFL. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Jamie McCart: Inverness CT sign defender from Celtic". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ^ McBeath, Amy (23 January 2020). "Jamie McCart: Inverness CT say defender has agreed St Johnstone deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Jamie McCart: St Johnstone complete signing of Inverness defender". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Millers finalise McCart deal". Rotherham United F.C. 27 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Jamie McCart: Leyton Orient sign Rotherham United defender on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Jamie McCart: Barnsley sign Rotherham defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  16. ^ "He has made 21 appearances this term and has been on the bench for recent matches". Rotherham Advertiser. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Hearts sign Rotherham's McCart on permanent deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  18. ^ "McCart Makes Jambos Move". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Scotland U21 profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Scotland Under-21 0-0 Estonia Under-21". BBC Sport. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish Football Association. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  23. ^ McAllion, Kevin (9 February 2016). "Three to watch: Celtic academy kids hoping to make big breakthrough". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  24. ^ a b c "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. ^ a b c d "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Games played by Jamie McCart in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  33. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  34. ^ "St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup". BBC. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  35. ^ "Leyton Orient 2-0 Crewe: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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