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Kevin Holt (born 25 January 1993) is a Scottish footballer, born in Dumfries, who plays as a left-back for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle. Holt started his career with local side Queen of the South before playing for Dundee and Pafos, then returning to The Doonhamers.

Kevin Holt

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Holt
Date of birth	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dumfries, Scotland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Partick Thistle
Number	4
Youth career
2010–11	Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Queen of the South	108	(5)
2015–2018	Dundee	95	(7)
2018–2019	Pafos	26	(0)
2019–2020	Queen of the South	27	(2)
2020–2021	Ermis Aradippou	27	(2)
2021–	Partick Thistle	42	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Queen of the South (First spell)

Holt joined Queen of the South in August 2010 and began playing for their Under-19 squad.[3] In June 2011, Holt was awarded the Jade Moore Memorial Trophy for being Queens under-19s player of the season.[4] Holt debuted for the first-team on 17 September 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 victory versus Greenock Morton in a Scottish First Division fixture replacing hat-trick scorer Kevin Smith.[5]

Holt made his first senior start on 12 November 2011, versus Partick Thistle in a goalless home draw.[5] Holt was sent off versus Dundee in December 2011 and this was his first ever dismissal.[5] Holt's debut in the Scottish Cup was in a 1–0 away win versus the Maryhill Magyars on 7 January 2012 with the goal scored by Dan Carmichael.[6] This was Queens first win in the competition since their 4–3 semi-final win versus Aberdeen in 2008 at Hampden Park.[6] At the end of the 2011–12 season Queens were relegated to the Scottish Second Division but despite this Holt remained with the club, having signed a new contract in December 2011.[7] He scored 6 goals in 137 competitive QoS first team games.[8]

Dundee

In May 2015, Holt signed a pre-contract with Scottish Premiership club Dundee and the move was completed during the summer of 2015.[9] After three seasons with Dundee, Holt was released at the end of the 2017-18 season.[10] Holt scored 8 goals in 113 competitive first-team matches for the Dee.[8]

Pafos

On 9 June 2018, after being released by Dundee, Holt signed for Cypriot club Pafos.[11] Pafos ended their 22 matches in eighth position out of twelve clubs and entered the league's relegation section.[12]

Queen of the South (Second spell)

On 27 May 2019, Holt signed for Queen of the South for a second spell on a two-year contract.[13] The club announced Holt's departure from the club in September 2020.[14]

Ermis Aradippou

On 11 September 2020, Holt returned to Cyprus to sign for Ermis Aradippou.[15]

Partick Thistle

Holt signed a two year deal with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in May 2021.[16] Holt scored his first goal for Thistle, heading in from a corner in a 3-0 away win against Dunfermline.[17]

Personal life

Kevin Holt is the son of the Dumfries born footballer Gordon Holt. Gordon played for Kello Rovers in the Scottish Junior ranks before turning professional when he played for Airdrieonians during the 1986-87 season and then for Stranraer during the 1987-88 season.[18]

In 2011, Holt was studying for a career in banking.[3]

Career statistics

As of 6 April 2021 [19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queen of the South	2011–12[20]	Scottish First Division	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2012–13[21]	Scottish Second Division	28	1	1	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	1
	2013–14[22]	Scottish Championship	30	1	3	0	3	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	41	2
	2014–15[23]		33	3	3	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	41	3
	Total		108	5	9	0	8	0	12	1	137	6
Dundee	2015–16[24]	Scottish Premiership	34	2	4	1	1	0	—		39	3
	2016–17[25]		37	3	1	0	4	0	—		42	3
	2017–18[26]		24	2	2	0	6	0	—		32	2
	Total		95	7	7	1	11	0	0	0	113	8
Pafos	2018–19[27]	Cypriot First Division	26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
Queen of the South	2019–20[28]	Scottish Championship	27	2	1	0	4	0	1	0	33	2
Ermis Aradippou	2020–21[29]	Cypriot First Division	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Career total			283	16	20	1	23	0	13	1	339	18

Honours

Queen of the South

• Scottish Second Division: 2012–13
• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2012–13

External links

• Kevin Holt at Soccerway
• Kevin Holt at Soccerbase

References

На других языках

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[de] Kevin Holt

Kevin Holt (* 25. Januar 1993 in Dumfries) ist ein schottischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Kevin Holt

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[it] Kevin Holt

Kevin Holt (Dumfries, 25 gennaio 1993) è un calciatore scozzese, difensore del Partick Thistle.

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