Chris Hamilton
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
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 30 (1)
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 18:35, 9 May 2023 (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 for Dunfermline Athletic as a defensive midfielder.

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[3] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Heart of Midlothian U20/U21[lower-alpha 1] 2017–18 —2020
2018–19 —1010
2019–20 — 3030
Hearts Total 1000006070
Berwick Rangers (Loan) 2018–19 Scottish League Two 4020000060
Cowdenbeath (Loan) 2019–20 200000000200
Dumbarton (Loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One 70003100101
Stirling Albion (Loan)[16] 2020–21 Scottish League Two 101100000111
Arbroath (Loan)[17] 2021–22 Scottish Championship 280301030350
Dunfermline Athletic[18] 2022-23 Scottish League One 30130512[lower-alpha 1]0402
2023-24[19] Scottish Championship 0000000000
Dunfermline Total 301305120402
Career total 100290921101294
  1. 1 2 Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

References

  1. 1 2 Lorimer, Scott. "Dunfermline announce signing of Chris Hamilton as lifelong fan reveals earliest Pars memories".
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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