Jamie McCart, born on 20 June 1997 (age 29), is a Scottish central defender who came through at Celtic before making his senior career elsewhere. He left Celtic in July 2018 for Inverness CT, a practical move for a young defender needing games rather than a footnote in Lennoxtown.
After Inverness, McCart’s career took in Rotherham United and Hearts, but it is St Johnstone that gives it its real shape. Across three league seasons in Perth he made 82 league appearances and scored once, with his most active campaign coming in 2021-2022, when he played 37 league matches and got that solitary league goal. He was also part of a St Johnstone side that won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Now at Hearts, McCart remains a regular first-team presence rather than a squad-name drifting around the edges. In 2025-2026 he has made 20 league appearances, along with one Scottish Cup outing and one Champions League qualifier, giving him 22 appearances in all competitions for the season.
McCart’s route has been steady rather than glamorous: Celtic youth player, Inverness departure, St Johnstone mainstay, and now an established Premiership defender with Hearts.
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