Careening onto the scene in glorious fashion, Jason Holt was born on a star-crossed date of 19th February 1993 in dreary Scotland. 32 years on, he has managed to eke out a career in football as a central midfielder, currently giving it his all for the celebrated (by few, envied by many) St Johnstone. One can spot him easily on the pitch, just look for the resplendent figure who's only about 5ft 4in (or 1.64m if you're into all that metric malarkey), and weighs in at a trim yet solid 11st (70kg). He fancies himself a sort of James Bond, seen through his choice of the number 7 jersey.
Now hang onto your hats, because Transfermarkt tells us his current market value is a jaw-dropping €250k, rounded to about £212k if you're keeping up. Holt's contract with St Johnstone will, barring any cataclysmic events, expire on the 31st of May, 2026, still far enough in the future to cause concern for the opposing teams.
Holt started paying his footballing dues at an early age with Hearts, before being shipped off to Raith Rovers on what I'm sure was a life-changing loan spell. There he enjoyed the wild sight of turf for a whole five games and even managed to score a singular goal. But Heart's couldn't just leave the lad at Raith, oh no, soon enough he was back scoring goals and flaunting his footballing acumen for all to see in the Premiership.
A rather unceremonious transition took Holt to Sheffield United on one of those classic "let's see if the lad can impress" loans. And impress he did, netting 5 goals in 16 appearances. Back to Scotland he went then, earning himself a whopping £65k move to Rangers and 3 seasons of first team action before he decided the razzle-dazzle of Fleetwood Town was more his speed, but only on loan, of course.
Seems like Holt has a soft spot for loan deals, as he shortly found himself parading about the pitch for St Johnstone. Managing to get himself out on the field 17 times in his first season, he proved he had what it took to be a staple in the first team. But hold on, the whirlwind tour isn't over yet, he's off to Livingston next and regularly graces the team sheet there for 4 consecutive seasons before returning to his previous haunt, St Johnstone.
And that, in a nutshell, has been the illustrious journey of one Jason Holt. Just this year he featured in the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for St Johnstone with two full starts to his name. Now there's a fine lad who knows how to make people write lengthy paragraphs about his footballing endeavours. Good on you, Mr. Holt.
