Jason Kerr (footballer)

Jason Kerr (born 6 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for St Johnstone.

Jason Kerr

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	St Johnstone
Number	5
Youth career
	St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	St Johnstone	84	(4)
2015–2016	→ East Fife (loan)	34	(3)
2016–2017	→ East Fife (loan)	33	(8)
2017–2018	→ Queen of the South (loan)	18	(4)
National team^‡
2018	Scotland U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 15 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 March 2019

Career

Kerr started his career at St Johnstone in 2014, spending two seasons on loan at East Fife from 2015 to 2017, winning the Scottish League Two title in the 2015–16 season.

On 10 August 2017, Kerr, along with St Johnstone team-mate Chris Kane, joined Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until 31 January 2018.[1] On 21 October, Kerr scored the only goal at Glebe Park, Brechin in Queens 1–0 win over Brechin City and was subsequently sent-off in injury time with Ally Love of The City. However, Queens appealed the red card decision and this was overturned to a yellow card instead for unsporting behaviour.[2]

On 14 January 2018, Kerr was recalled to the Perth club when his loan spell in Dumfries ended with the Doonhamers.[3] Kerr made his debut appearance for St Johnstone on 29 January 2018, in a Scottish Cup fourth round 4–0 win against Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill.[4]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kerr was named as St Johnstone's club captain, following the departure of Joe Shaughnessy.[5]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	2015–16[6]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[7]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017-18[8]	Scottish Premiership	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2018–19[9]	Scottish Premiership	37	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	44	3
	2019–20[10]	Scottish Premiership	29	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	36	1
	2020–21[11]	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		84	4	7	1	9	0	0	0	100	5
East Fife (loan)	2015–16[6]	Scottish League Two	34	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	36	3
East Fife (loan)	2016–17[7]	Scottish League One	33	8	4	1	4	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	9
Queen of the South (loan)	2017–18[8]	Scottish Championship	18	4	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	19	5
Career total			169	19	13	2	13	0	3	1	198	22

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

East Fife

• Scottish League Two: 2015–16[12]

References

1. "Two players join". Queen of the South FC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. "QosFC: Kerr Appeal Successful". www.qosfc.com. 26 October 2017.
3. Nicolson, Eric (12 January 2018). "The best centre-back in the Championship (Jason Kerr) is returning to St Johnstone". The Courier.
4. Scott, Daryl (29 January 2018). "Albion Rovers 0–4 Saints". St Johnstone F.C.
5. "Jason Kerr appointed new club captain". St Johnstone F.C. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
6. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
7. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
8. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
9. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
10. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
11. "Games played by Jason Kerr in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
12. "Scottish League Two". BBC Sport. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

External links

• Jason Kerr at the Scottish Football Association