Craig Halkett, a defensively-oriented footballer of Scottish origin, let the world take official notice of his existence on the 29th of May 1995 - a day which, incidentally, likely had no noteworthy excitement or drama for everyone else. The accomplished defender, best utilised in the heart of the backline for the Premiership side Hearts, comes in at an unexceptional height of 6 feet (or 1.83 meters for those of you who embrace metric measurements). He tips the scale at 13 stone 9 pounds (or 87 kilograms in that other measurement system).
Sticking to his Scottish roots, Halkett spends his weekends strutting about the pitch in the number 4 jersey. His worth in the footballing world relies largely on variables such as form, age, latent genetic traits and availability of better options - as of now, it's approximately £257k according to Transfermarkt.
A lad steeped in Scottish football culture, Halkett began his career with the Rangers in the Premiership in July 2012. However, the grass is always greener on the other side, or at least that's the assumption underpinning his transfer to Clyde in the Scottish League Two, where he played a measly ten games in his 2014 - 2015 cocoa break.
Halkett took his suitcase, cleats and drying socks with him to the Berwick Rangers on loan in October 2015, only to feature in four league matches. From Berwick, it was onward to Livingston in January 2016, a trip which seemed to have breathed some life into his career courtesy 15 league appearances and a solitary goal.
Halkett's Livingston tenure saw him evolving from a low-key player to a regular team sheet inclusion, with 33 appearances and a goal in the 2016 - 2017 season, followed by 20 appearances and six memorable strikes in the 2017 - 2018 season. Halkett capped off his productive Livingston stint with 34 appearances and seven goals in the 2018 - 2019 season, cementing his presence as a stout defensive option with goal-scoring abilities.
Post Livingston, July 2019 saw him packing his bags for Hearts. There, he held his spot down in the first team and occasionally went above and beyond his defensive duties to punch in a few goals. He has, as per his modus operandi, continued his lumbering but rather noteworthy presence across various seasons right up to the present.
Reports also suggest that Halkett, apart from indulging in regular league matches, also entertains himself in the occasional League Cup and Scottish Cup fixtures. We really hope the lad keeps finding joy, purpose and a decent paycheck in this football thing he seems quite fond of.
