Born on 17 October 2000, Josh Rae is a Scotland native who currently stands between the sticks for St Johnstone. The 24-year-old, towering at 6ft 3in (1.91m) and weighing 12st 12lb (82kg), dons the number 12 jersey. His current market value is approximately £170k according to Transfermarkt and his contract with St Johnstone, set to expire on 31 May 2026, still has a run of 1 year and 6 months.
Rae commenced his professional football career with Queen's Park in the Championship in Scotland in November 2019. Barely a month later, he moved to Edinburgh City who compete in League Two in Scotland. After a brief spell of a month, he found himself guarding the goal for Cowdenbeath in the Lowland League in January 2020. Eventually in October 2020, he landed a deal with Peterhead in League Two.
In a series of short-term shifts, he was loaned to Queen of the South in League One in January 2021 and marked his return to Peterhead post completion of his loan term in March 2021. Eventually Rae earned a permanent contract with Queen of the South in July of the same year and later in July 2022, he moved on to Airdrieonians in the Championship. During the 2022-2023 season at Airdrieonians, Rae made eight first team league appearances, followed up with 26 appearances in the subsequent season of 2023-2024.
Since July 2024, Rae has been on the books of St Johnstone in Premiership, where he has made seven first team league appearances in the current 2024-2025 season. His participation extends to the League Cup 2024-2025, where he started for St Johnstone in five matches. Despite having no Celtic FC association, Rae's career trajectory indicates a promising young talent steadily climbing the ranks of Scottish football.
