Jamie Daniel McCart (born 20 June 1997) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a defender for Barnsley on loan from Rotherham United. McCart has previously played for Celtic, St Mirren, Alloa Athletic, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and St Johnstone.

Club career

A product of Celtic's youth system, McCart made his competitive debut for the Glasgow club as a substitute against Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup during August 2016.

Jamie McCart

On 31 January 2017, McCart joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a loan deal until the end of the season. He then made an emergency loan move to St Mirren in September 2017, and returned to Celtic at the end of the year having made just three appearances for the Buddies. McCart moved on loan again in January 2018, joining Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic until the end of the season.

Jamie McCart

McCart returned to Inverness ahead of the 2018–19 season, signing a two-year contract with the club.

Jamie McCart

McCart signed a pre-contract agreement with St Johnstone in January 2020. Later in the month, Inverness and St Johnstone agreed a deal that allowed him to join the Saints immediately. He quickly established a defensive partnership with Jason Kerr and Liam Gordon.

On 27 June 2022 McCart signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Rotherham United, after signing a pre-contract earlier in the month. McCart made just one league start for Rotherham during the first half of the 2022–23 season, and he moved on loan to Leyton Orient in January 2023.

International career

In March 2017 he made his debut for the Scotland Under-21 side in a friendly against Estonia.

Selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament. The team went to claim the bronze medal. It was the nations first ever medal at the competition.

Personal life

He is the son of former Motherwell defender Chris McCart, who is now the Head of Celtic's Youth Academy.

Career statistics

Honours

St Johnstone

Scottish Cup: 2020–21

Scottish League Cup: 2020–21

Leyton Orient

EFL League Two: 2022–23

References

External links

Jamie McCart profile at Soccerbase

1997 births

Living people

Scottish men's footballers

Footballers from Bellshill

Men's association football defenders

Celtic F.C. players

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players

Scottish Professional Football League players

Scotland men's youth international footballers

Scotland men's under-21 international footballers

St Mirren F.C. players

Alloa Athletic F.C. players

St Johnstone F.C. players

Rotherham United F.C. players

Leyton Orient F.C. players