Josh Rae
Raith Rovers

Josh Rae

Josh Rae of Raith Rovers was born in Croy, Scotland on 17 October 2000 (age 26).

Josh Rae, born on 17 October 2000 (age 26), is a Scottish goalkeeper with the size for the job at a commanding 6ft 3in (1.91m). He is listed as Raith Rovers’ number 1, with a market value of around £170,000 according to Transfermarkt.

His senior career has had its staging posts, including a spell at Airdrieonians in 2022-23, when he made eight league appearances. That was useful grounding, but Raith Rovers have been the club around which his career has properly taken shape.

At Stark’s Park, Rae has made 62 league appearances across three seasons. In 2026-27, he has added 12 Championship appearances, along with three in the League Cup and one in the Scottish Cup, giving him 16 appearances for Raith across all competitions that season.

Rae’s career to this point is a straightforward one: a Scottish goalkeeper who has built his senior standing mainly at Raith Rovers, where he has moved beyond promise and into regular first-team responsibility.

📈 Key stats and insights

Josh Rae has 12 Championship starts in 2026–27
Josh Rae has three League Cup appearances and one Scottish Cup appearance this season
Josh Rae has recorded 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards across his 2026–27 appearances
Josh Rae is 26 and carries a €200k market value
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Goalkeeper
Primary Position
Josh Rae
GK
1.91m (6ft 3in)
Height
1
Squad Number
82kg (12st 12lb)
Weight
17 October 2000 (age 26)
Date of Birth
Croy
Birthplace
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Raith Rovers
Team
£170,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value
31 May 2026 (6m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
Championship 2026 - 2027
Games
13
Starting
13
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games
3
Starting
3
Substitute
-
Unused
1
Utilisation
75%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

In the 2026–27 Championship campaign Rae has made 12 appearances – all starts – and added three League Cup outings plus one Scottish Cup appearance; that volume of league starts marks him as Raith Rovers' primary goalkeeper in the current programme, and his zero yellow and zero red cards point to a disciplined presence behind the defence.

📋 Career stats

Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
Season 2026 - 2027
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
13
Goals
-
Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
-
Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
14
Goals
-
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
14
Goals
-
Team
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
26
Goals
-
Team
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
8
Goals
-

Rae progressed through five senior clubs, representing Peterhead, Queen of the South, Airdrieonians and St Johnstone before joining Raith Rovers; the sequence of moves across recent seasons has taken him from lower-league sides to sustained first-team exposure at Raith Rovers as a 26-year-old goalkeeper.

💰 Transfers

Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
1 July 2025
From
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers
3 February 2025
From
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
Type
Loan
Team
St Johnstone
St Johnstone
1 July 2024
From
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians
1 July 2022
From
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
1 July 2021
From
Peterhead
Peterhead
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Peterhead
Peterhead
19 March 2021
From
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Queen of the South
Queen of the South
28 January 2021
From
Peterhead
Peterhead
Type
Loan
Team
Peterhead
Peterhead
5 October 2020
From
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath
16 January 2020
From
Edinburgh City
Edinburgh City
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Edinburgh City
Edinburgh City
13 December 2019
From
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Type
Trialist
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
1 November 2019
Type
Trialist

All recorded moves have been free transfers or a loan – he moved from Peterhead to Queen of the South in July 2021 (free), to Airdrieonians in July 2022 (free), to St Johnstone in July 2024 (free), spent February 2025 on loan at Raith Rovers and then completed a permanent free transfer to Raith Rovers in July 2025.

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