![]() Fulton playing for Chesterfield in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan William Fulton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 May 1996||
Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | 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, correct as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.
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 ]
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]
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]
On 18 July 2017, Fulton joined Hamilton Academical on a two-year deal. [5] [6]
On 19 June 2024, Fulton joined Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal after his contract with Hamilton expired. [7]
Although born in England, he has represented Scotland at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Liverpool | 2015–16 [9] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17 [10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2015–16 [9] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Chesterfield (loan) | 2016–17 [10] | League One | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Hamilton Academical | 2017-18 [11] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2018–19 [12] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2019–20 [13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 [14] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2021–22 [15] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
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 |
Career total | 144 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
Hamilton Academical