Jaison McGrath (born 8 February 1996) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Club career

McGrath moved from

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in August 2012. He signed for

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

on 14 August 2013, having previously played for Bathgate Rose. He made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical three days later, on 17 August 2013, appearing as a substitute in a 4–1 home victory in the

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. On 27 January 2015, McGrath was released by Hamilton. After leaving Hamilton he returned to Celtic, playing in the club's Development League side. On 2 September 2015, St Mirren announced that they had signed McGrath on a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season. McGrath made his debut for Saints in a 2–0 victory against Queen of the South just days after signing, when he appeared as a second-half substitute. He was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.

International career

McGrath represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.

Career statistics

References

1996 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-forward-1990s-stub