Chris Hamilton (footballer, born 2001)

Chris Hamilton

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	5
Youth career
	Crossgates Primrose
2009–2018	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Heart of Midlothian	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)	20	(0)
2020	→ Dumbarton (loan)	7	(0)
2021	→ Stirling Albion (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Arbroath (loan)	28	(0)
2022–	Dunfermline Athletic	72	(3)
International career‡
	Scotland U16
2016–2018	Scotland U17	10	(0)
2018	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2018–	Scotland U19	2	(0)
2018–	Scotland U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 23 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:50, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Chris Hamilton (born 13 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.

Early life

Hamilton grew up as a Dunfermline Athletic fan. ^[1]

Club career

Hamilton moved from Crossgates Primrose to Heart of Midlothian at the age of 8. ^[2]

He made his senior debut for Hearts on 13 May 2018, in a 1–0 league defeat away at Kilmarnock. ^[3] He was one of four Hearts youth players to make their debuts in that match, alongside Cammy Logan, Leeroy Makovora and Connor Smith. ^{[4] [5]}

Hamilton joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in September 2020. ^[6] Hamilton scored his first senior goal for the Sons on his full debut, in a 3–2 defeat to Clyde on 10 October 2020, a match in which he was also sent off. ^[7] On 8 January 2021, Hamilton joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[8]

In July 2021 he was loaned to Scottish Championship club Arbroath. ^[9]

In June 2022 Hamilton signed for his boyhood club Dunfermline Athletic on a long term deal. ^{[1] [10]} He was named vice captain as the season began ^[11] and the team achieved an immediate return to the Championship, winning League One in April 2023. ^[12]

International career

Hamilton was captain of the Scotland under-16 Victory Shield squad. ^[2] He has also represented Scotland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth levels. ^[13]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, ^[14] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2023

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
Heart of Midlothian	2017–18 [3]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Heart of Midlothian U20/U21 [lower-alpha 1]	2017–18		—						2	0	2	0
	2018–19		—						1	0	1	0
	2019–20		—						3	0	3	0
	Hearts Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	0
Berwick Rangers (Loan)	2018–19	Scottish League Two	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Cowdenbeath (Loan)	2019–20		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Dumbarton (Loan)	2020–21	Scottish League One	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
Stirling Albion (Loan) [16]	2020–21	Scottish League Two	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Arbroath (Loan) [17]	2021–22	Scottish Championship	28	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	35	0
Dunfermline Athletic [18]	2022-23	Scottish League One	30	1	3	0	5	1	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	40	2
	2023-24 [19]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dunfermline Total		30	1	3	0	5	1	2	0	40	2
	Career total		100	2	9	0	9	2	11	0	129	4

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One: 2022–23 ^[12]

References

1. Lorimer, Scott. "Dunfermline announce signing of Chris Hamilton as lifelong fan reveals earliest Pars memories".
2. Barry Anderson (29 March 2017). "Hearts academy laying local foundations for the future". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. "Games played by Chris Hamilton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
4. "CRAIG'S PRIDE AT YOUNG DEBUTANTS". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
5. Anthony Brown (14 May 2018). "Hearts reaction: Teenagers help Craig Levein in face of adversity". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
6. "Dumbarton Football Club – CHRIS HAMILTON JOINS DUMBARTON ON LOAN". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
7. "Clyde v Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
8. "Hamilton joins on loan". Stirling Albion FC. 8 January 2021.
9. Smith, Ewan (22 July 2021). "Arbroath set to sign Hearts defender Chris Hamilton". The Courier. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
10. "Hamilton Comes Home | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". dafc.co.uk.
11. @officialdafc (2 September 2022). "Confirming your Captain and Vice for the season ahead 🏁©️Kyle Benedictus Vice©️ @chrishamilton__ 👏" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. "Dunfermline Athletic win cinch League 1 | SPFL". spfl.co.uk.
13. Chris Hamilton at the Scottish Football Association
14. "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
15. "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
16. "Games played by Chris Hamilton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
17. "Games played by Chris Hamilton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
18. "Games played by Chris Hamilton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
19. "Games played by Chris Hamilton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.