Chris Hamilton (footballer, born 2001)

Chris Hamilton (born 13 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic.

Chris Hamilton

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 24)
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	95	(3)
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 as of 21:34, 28 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:50, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

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] After a tough season in 2024-25, Hamilton signed a one year extension with the club until May 2026.^[13]

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.^[14]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,^[15] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 23 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2017–18[3]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Heart of Midlothian U20/U21[a]	2017–18		—						2	0	2	0
	2018–19		—						1	0	1	0
	2019–20		—						3	0	3	0
	Hearts Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7	0
Berwick Rangers (Loan)	2018–19	Scottish League Two	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Cowdenbeath (Loan)	2019–20		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Dumbarton (Loan)	2020–21	Scottish League One	7	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
Stirling Albion (Loan)[17]	2020–21	Scottish League Two	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Arbroath (Loan)[18]	2021–22	Scottish Championship	28	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	35	0
Dunfermline Athletic[19]	2022-23	Scottish League One	31	1	3	0	5	1	2[a]	0	41	2
	2023-24[20]	Scottish Championship	32	2	1	0	2	0	1[a]	0	36	2
	2024-25[21]	Scottish Championship	32	0	3	1	4	0	4[a]	0	43	1
	2025-26[22]	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0[a]	0	2	0
	Dunfermline Total		95	3	7	1	13	1	7	0	122	5
Career total			175	4	13	1	17	2	16	0	211	7

1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Honours

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One: 2022–23^[12]