Jay Fulton

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Jay Fulton
Personal information
Full name Jay Fulton [1]
Date of birth (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bolton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 4
Youth career
Celtic
2006–2009 Heart of Midlothian
2009–2011 Falkirk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Falkirk 83 (5)
2014– Swansea City 230 (12)
2015 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 11 (0)
2018 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 5 (1)
International career
2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2012 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2014–2015 Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Jay Fulton (born 4 April 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City. He previously played for Falkirk, and spent time with Oldham Athletic and Wigan Athletic on loan from Swansea. He represented Scotland at international youth levels up to under-21s.

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Club career

Falkirk

Fulton spent time with the youth systems of Celtic and Heart of Midlothian before finishing his development at Falkirk. [3] He made his first team debut aged 17 on 12 April 2011 as a substitute in Falkirk's 2–1 away win over Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division. [4] He made one further appearance that season (a 2–0 home win over the same opponents). [5]

Swansea

Fulton signed for Welsh side Swansea City on 'transfer deadline day' of the 2014 January transfer window for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [6] On 26 April 2014, he made his Premier League debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in Swansea's 4–1 win over Aston Villa. [7] After an impressive end to the season Fulton was rewarded with a new four-year contract at Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2018. [8] On 18 September 2015, he joined League One side Oldham Athletic on a three-month emergency loan deal. [9] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Peterborough United on 23 August 2016. [10] On 25 January 2018, Fulton joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. [11] On 18 January 2021, he signed a new deal with Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2024. [12]

On the 29 May 2021, Fulton was sent off in the 65th minute at Wembley during Swansea's eventual loss to Brentford in the 2020–21 EFL Championship play-off final. [13]

Personal life

Fulton is a third-generation footballer in his family. His grandfather Norrie Fulton played for Pollok and scored the winning goal in the 1981 Scottish Junior Cup Final. [14] His father is former Falkirk, Celtic and Heart of Midlothian player Steve Fulton; [15] he was born during his father's short spell in England with Bolton Wanderers. His brothers Dale and Tyler Fulton both played for Falkirk. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkirk 2010–11 [16] Scottish First Division 2000000020
2011–12 [17] [18] Scottish First Division32110524 [lower-alpha 1] 0423
2012–13 [19] [18] Scottish First Division28231202 [lower-alpha 1] 0353
2013–14 [20] [18] Scottish Championship 21210313 [lower-alpha 1] 0283
Total83551103901079
Swansea City 2013–14 [20] Premier League 200000—20
2014–15 [21] Premier League201020—50
2015–16 [22] Premier League200000—20
2016–17 [23] Premier League1100021—131
2017–18 [24] Premier League200010—30
2018–19 [25] Championship 3324100—373
2019–20 [26] Championship36310002 [lower-alpha 2] 0393
2020–21 [27] Championship40330103 [lower-alpha 2] 0473
2021–22 [28] Championship1801020—210
2022–23 [28] Championship3830011—223
Total18411101925019113
Swansea City U23 2016–17 [23] ———3 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2017–18 [24] ———1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16 [22] League One 11000——110
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2017–18 [24] League One5110——61
Career total2551513219518028323
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Championship play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Swansea City U23

Falkirk

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