Ryan Fulton
Footballer (born 1996)
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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.
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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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2019 | |||
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
Career statistics
- 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
Hamilton Academical
