# Ryan Fulton

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.

## Club career
### Liverpool

Fulton was born in Burnley, Lancashire and joined Liverpool in 2007, representing them at under-10 level and upwards. 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.
He was first called up to the senior squad for their 2015 summer tour of Asia prior to the 2015–16 season. 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.

#### Loan to Portsmouth

In January 2016, Fulton emerged as a loan target for Portsmouth as well as Aberdeen.
On 22 January 2016, he was signed by Portsmouth on a one-month youth loan deal. 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.

#### 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.

### Hamilton Academical

On 18 July 2017, Fulton joined Hamilton Academical on a two-year deal.

### Heart of Midlothian

On 19 June 2024, Fulton joined Heart of Midlothian on a two-year deal after his contract with Hamilton expired.

## International career

Although born in England, he has represented Scotland at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 3 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Liverpool | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2017-18 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Hamilton Academical | 2023–24 | Scottish League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 141 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 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
* Scottish Challenge Cup: 2022–23