Kevin Holt (born 25 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back and also a

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for club Dundee United. Holt started his career with local side Queen of the South before playing for

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and

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, then returning to ''The Doonhamers''. After another stint in Cyprus with Ermis Aradippou, Holt spent two seasons with

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before signing with Dundee United.

Playing career

Queen of the South (First spell)

Holt joined Queen of the South in August 2010 and began playing for their Under-19 squad. In June 2011, Holt was awarded the Jade Moore Memorial Trophy for being Queens under-19s player of the season. Holt debuted for the first-team on 17 September 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 victory versus Greenock Morton in a Scottish First Division fixture replacing hat-trick scorer Kevin Smith. Holt made his first senior start on 12 November 2011, versus

in a goalless home draw. Holt was sent off versus

in December 2011 and this was his first ever

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. Holt's debut in the Scottish Cup was in a 1–0 away win versus the ''Maryhill Magyars'' on 7 January 2012 with the goal scored by

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. This was Queens first win in the competition since their 4–3 semi-final win versus Aberdeen in 2008 at

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. At the end of the 2011–12 season Queens were relegated to the Scottish Second Division but despite this Holt remained with the club, having signed a new contract in December 2011. He scored 6 goals in 137 competitive QoS first team games.Kevin Holt on Soccerbase
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Dundee

In May 2015, Holt signed a pre-contract with Scottish Premiership club

and the move was completed during the summer of 2015. After three seasons with Dundee, Holt was released at the end of the 2017-18 season. Holt scored 8 goals in 113 competitive first-team matches for the ''Dee''.

Pafos

On 9 June 2018, after being released by

, Holt signed for

club

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Queen of the South (Second spell)

On 27 May 2019, Holt signed for Queen of the South for a second spell on a two-year contract. The club announced Holt's departure from the club in September 2020.

Ermis Aradippou

On 11 September 2020, Holt returned to Cyprus to sign for Ermis Aradippou.

Partick Thistle

Holt signed a two-year deal with Scottish Championship club

in May 2021. Holt scored his first goal for Thistle, heading in from a corner, in a 3-0 away win against Dunfermline. Holt finished the 2022–23 season having scored nine goals that season for Thistle, the highest return of his career in an individual season. During his second season with Thistle, Holt was part of the squad that made it to the Scottish Premiership promotion play off final, which Thistle eventually lost on penalties to Ross County, meaning the club remained in the Scottish Championship. Following this Holt left the club.

Dundee United

In June 2023, Holt signed a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dundee United.

Personal life

Kevin Holt is the son of the Dumfries born footballer Gordon Holt. Gordon played for

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in the Scottish Junior ranks before turning professional when he played for

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during the 1986-87 season and then for

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during the 1987-88 season. In 2011, Holt was studying for a career in banking.

Career statistics

Honours

;Queen of the South * Scottish Second Division:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Kevin 1993 births Living people Footballers from Dumfries Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Cypriot First Division players Queen of the South F.C. players Pafos FC players Men's association football fullbacks Scottish Professional Football League players Dundee F.C. players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Scottish expatriates in Cyprus Ermis Aradippou FC players Partick Thistle F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players