Ryan_Fulton
Ryan Fulton
Footballer (born 1996)
Ryan William Fulton (born 23 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical. Born in England, he is a youth international for Scotland.
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Fulton playing for Chesterfield in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan William Fulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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– | Hamilton Academical | 94 | (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, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019 | |||
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 on a two-year deal.[5][6]
Although born in England, he has represented Scotland at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.[7]
- As of match played 3 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2015–16[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17[9] | 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[8] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2016–17[9] | League One | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2017-18[10] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018–19[11] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[13] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[14] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 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
Hamilton Academical
- "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.
- "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.
- "Games played by Ryan Fulton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "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
- Ryan Fulton – UEFA competition record (archive)
