Jamie McCart, born on 20 June 1997 (age 29), is a Scottish central defender with an early Celtic connection rather than a Celtic career. He came through at the club as a trainee, but his senior path was built elsewhere after he left for Inverness CT in July 2018.
That move gave him the platform Celtic could not really offer at the time. Spells with Inverness CT, Rotherham United and Hearts followed across the wider course of his career, but it was St Johnstone that gave his name proper shape as a top-flight defender.
McCart made 82 league appearances across three seasons at St Johnstone, scoring once. His busiest league campaign there came in 2021-22, when he played 37 times and got his goal. He was also part of a St Johnstone side that won both the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, a substantial return for a club of that size and a central part of why that spell stands out.
With Hearts in 2026-27, he has made six league appearances, along with two in the League Cup, one in the Scottish Cup, one in Europa League qualifying, two in Champions League qualifying and two in Conference League qualifying. Across all competitions for Hearts that makes 14 appearances.
McCartโs career began at Celtic, but it has been shaped mainly by the work he did after leaving. St Johnstone remains the strongest part of the record, with Hearts the latest stage of a steady Scottish defensive career.
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