Ryan Fulton
 Fulton playing for Chesterfield in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan William Fulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1996[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 an English 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
[edit]Liverpool
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 18 July 2017, Fulton joined Hamilton Academical initially on a two-year deal.[5][6]
Heart of Midlothian
[edit]On 19 June 2024, Fulton joined Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal after his contract with Hamilton expired.[7]
International career
[edit]Born in England, Fulton has represented Scotland at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 144 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 0 | ||
- ↑ 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
[edit]Hamilton Academical
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 "R. Fulton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 0–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Chesterfield complete 'keeper capture". Chesterfield F.C. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "Fulton joins Hamilton Academical on permanent deal". Liverpool FC.
- ↑ "Hamilton Accies sign Liverpool goalkeeper Ryan Fulton". STV Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ↑ "Fulton joins the Jambos – Hearts". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ↑ Ryan Fulton at the Scottish Football Association
- 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
External links
[edit]- Ryan Fulton – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Burnley
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen