Ryan Fulton

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Ryan Fulton
Fulton playing for Chesterfield in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ryan William Fulton[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 30
Youth career
2007–2015 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Liverpool 0 (0)
2016 → Portsmouth (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2017 → Chesterfield (loan) 26 (0)
2017–2024 Hamilton Academical 103 (0)
2024- Heart of Midlothian 3 (0)
International career‡
2011 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2016–2018 Scotland U21 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2019

Ryan William Fulton (born 23 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, as well as loan spells at Portsmouth and Chesterfield.

Born in England, he was a youth player for Liverpool and a youth international for Scotland.

Club career

Liverpool

Fulton was born in Burnley, Lancashire[2] and joined Liverpool in 2007, representing them at under-10 level and upwards.[citation needed] Towards the end of the 2013–14 season, he made progress into the Under-21 squad. He featured sporadically during the 2014–15 campaign but was a regular starter in the UEFA Youth League for under-19 teams.[citation needed]

He was first called up to the senior squad for their 2015 summer tour of Asia prior to the 2015–16 season.[citation needed] He was made Liverpool's third-choice keeper, behind Simon Mignolet and Ádám Bogdán, after fellow reserve shot stoppers Danny Ward and Lawrence Vigouroux were sent out on loan.[citation needed]

Loan to Portsmouth

In January 2016, Fulton emerged as a loan target for Portsmouth as well as Aberdeen.[citation needed]

On 22 January 2016, he was signed by Portsmouth on a one-month youth loan deal.[citation needed] He made his senior debut the following day in a 1–0 defeat to Oxford United, a game in which he saved a penalty from Liam Sercombe.[3]

Loan to Chesterfield

On 9 July 2016, he was signed by Chesterfield on a season long loan deal for the 2016–17 season, as cover for the injured first-choice goalkeeper Tommy Lee.[4]

Hamilton Academical

On 18 July 2017, Fulton joined Hamilton Academical initially on a two-year deal.[5][6]

Heart of Midlothian

On 19 June 2024, Fulton joined Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal after his contract with Hamilton expired.[7]

International career

Born in England, Fulton has represented Scotland at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.[8]

Career statistics

As of 24 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2015–16[9] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[10] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Portsmouth (loan) 2015–16[9] League Two 120100000130
Chesterfield (loan) 2016–17[10] League One 260201000290
Hamilton Academical 2017-18[11] Scottish Premiership 6000100070
2018–19[12] Scottish Premiership 4010101[a]070
2019–20[13] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2020–21[14] Scottish Premiership 280102000310
2021–22[15] Scottish Championship 200000010210
2022–23 Scottish Championship 33 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 41 0
2023–24 Scottish League One 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Heart of Midlothian 2024–25 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2025–26 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 144090130301690
  1. ↑ Appearance as an over-age player for Hamilton under-21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/12/2015 and 31/12/2015" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 2. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "R. Fulton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Portsmouth 0–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chesterfield complete 'keeper capture". Chesterfield F.C. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fulton joins Hamilton Academical on permanent deal". Liverpool FC.
  6. ↑ "Hamilton Accies sign Liverpool goalkeeper Ryan Fulton". STV Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fulton joins the Jambos – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Ryan Fulton at the Scottish Football Association
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023