Jamie McCart, born on 20 June 1997, is a Scottish defender who primarily plays as a central defender for Hearts. The 28-year-old stands at 1.86m (6ft 1in) and weighs in at 83kg (13 stones), donning the number 5 jersey.
In July 2014, McCart began his senior football career with Celtic, having joined as a trainee. Although he was at Celtic for a number of years, he was mostly loaned out to different clubs in order to gain experience and playing time. During this time, McCart made few notable appearances for the Hoops' first team.
In January 2017, McCart was loaned out to Inverness CT in the League One. In his debut season at Inverness CT, McCart made 11 first-team appearances in league matches. Come September 2017, McCart found himself on the move again, this time being loaned out to Premiership club, St Mirren. He continued his loan spell series with Alloa Athletic in January 2018.
After an array of loans, McCart departed from Celtic, a move that was finalised in July 2018, when he transferred to Inverness CT, where he'd previously served a loan spell. His performance at Inverness CT lent to him securing a move to St Johnstone in January 2020 for an undisclosed fee. While at St Johnstone, McCart made an impressive 37 first team appearances in each of the 2020 - 2021, 2021 - 2022 seasons, along with scoring one goal in the latter season.
McCart's career witnessed a significant change in July 2022, when he swapped Scottish football for English, signing for Rotherham United in League One. Unlike his time in Scotland, McCart's spell in England has been marked by several loan moves to different League One clubs, including to Leyton Orient and Barnsley, and his return to Scotland came in January 2025 when he transferred to Hearts in the Premiership. Since joining Hearts, McCart has continued his consistent first team contributions, making 11 appearances and scoring a goal in the 2024-2025 season and so far in the 2025-2026 season, he has made 2 first team appearances.
Last but not least, McCart participated in the Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025 for Hearts with three starts.
