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Jason Derek Holt (born 19 February 1993) is a Scottish professional
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, who plays as a midfielder for
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club
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. Holt has also previously played for Heart of Midlothian,
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,
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,
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and
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, the latter two while on loan from Rangers. He represented Scotland at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.


Club career


Heart of Midlothian

Holt grew up in
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as a Hearts fan and attended
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before signing for Heart of Midlothian in 2002. He was a member of the Hearts under-19 squad who finished second behind
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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
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. 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. He scored on his first start for Hearts, away to St Johnstone in March 2012. 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
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to gain first team experience.


Loan spells

On 21 November 2011, after impressing in a bounce game, Holt joined
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side
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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
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. In all Holt made five appearances for the side with his last appearance coming as a substitute on 2 January against
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. On 5 January he returned to Hearts. Holt moved on loan to Sheffield United on 30 January 2015 for the rest of the 2014–15 season.


Rangers

On 22 July 2015, Holt signed a three-year deal with Rangers after impressing on a trial spell. The Ibrox side agreed a development compensation fee of £65,000 with Heart of Midlothian. Holt scored his first goal for Rangers in a 5–1 win over
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. He scored a brace against title rivals Hibernian in a 4–2 win for Rangers. Holt was named in the Championship team of the year for 2015–16, as Rangers won promotion to the
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. Holt made 33 appearances and scored two goals for Rangers during the 2017–18 season, but was made available for transfer by new manager
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in June 2018.


Fleetwood Town (Loan)

On 18 June 2018, Holt was loaned to
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, managed by his former Rangers teammate
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. Following an injury against
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on 30 March 2019, Holt completed his loan and returned to Rangers. Holt played in 36 games in all competitions and scored two goals for Fleetwood.


St Johnstone (Loan)

On 2 September 2019, Holt signed on loan for
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until the end of the 2019–20 season.


Livingston

On 11 August 2020, Holt signed for
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, on a two-year deal.


International career

Holt has represented Scotland at under-19 level and under-20 level and was called up to the under-21 squad in 2011, making his debut a year later.


Career statistics


Honours


Club

;Heart of Midlothian *
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: 2014–15 ;Rangers *
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: 2015–16 *
Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2015–16


Individual

* Scottish Premier Under-19 League Player of the Year:
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*Scottish Championship
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: 2015–16


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Jason Living people 1993 births Sportspeople from Musselburgh Association football midfielders Scottish footballers Scotland youth international footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland under-21 international footballers Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League players Rangers F.C. players Fleetwood Town F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Footballers from East Lothian