Jamie McCart, born 20 June 1997 (age 29), is a Scottish central defender whose senior career began at Celtic, though it was elsewhere that he became properly established. He came through as a trainee at Celtic before leaving in July 2018 for Inverness CT, a sensible enough move for a player needing regular football rather than a place on the edge of things.
After Celtic, McCart’s route took him through Inverness CT, Rotherham United and Hearts, but his career is shaped most clearly by St Johnstone. Across three seasons there, he made 82 league appearances and scored once, with his busiest league campaign coming in 2021-22 when he played 37 times and got that goal. He was also part of a St Johnstone side that won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, which gives that spell its proper weight.
McCart has since been with Hearts, where in 2026-27 he has made one league appearance, one Scottish Cup appearance and two Champions League qualifying appearances. His career has moved well beyond its Celtic beginnings, but St Johnstone remains the period that best explains him as a senior professional.
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