Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Heart Of Midlothian.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Heart Of Midlothian's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (leg). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 20 | 0 | 0 | 654 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.7 |
Scout report
J. McCart is a 29-year-old central defender at Heart Of Midlothian, rated 25.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 178th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCart.
Judged on this season alone, McCart graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 35 of the 35 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 3 clean sheets and 2.615 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 27th of 35 of the 35 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 29 McCart is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: McCart missed 4 games through injury (leg) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side
2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.9, McCart carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 35 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
