Jason Holt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Holt | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Polmont, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Rangers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| 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) | 16 | (5) |
| 2015– | Rangers | 53 | (10) |
| 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 17:15, 2 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Jason Holt (born 19 February 1993) is a Scottish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Holt has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers and Sheffield United. He has represented Scotland at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.
Holt grew up in Musselburgh as a Hearts fan and attended Musselburgh Grammar School before signing for Heart of Midlothian in 2002. He was a member of the Hearts under-19 squad who finished second behind Celtic in the under-19 league in 2010–11. He picked up the Clydesdale Bank Premier League under-19 player of the season award.
Despite being part of the squad that travelled to Italy for pre season, 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. 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. With Hearts in financial difficulty and wanting to bring through members of their under 19 squad into the first team, 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.
On 21 November 2011, after impressing in a bounce game, Holt joined Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers on loan until 5 January 2012. Making his debut on 26 November 2011 scoring the first goal in the ninth minute in their 3–2 win against Hamilton. In all Holt made five appearances for the side with his last appearance coming as a substitute on 2 January against Dundee. On 5 January he returned to Hearts.
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