Jamie Hamilton
Hamilton with Hamilton U19s, 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002
Place of birth Newton Mearns, Scotland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number 6
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hamilton Academical 66 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Scotland U16 4 (1)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 8 (1)
2018–2019 Scotland U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Jamie Hamilton (born 1 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Hamilton Academical, as a defender.[2]

Club career

Hamilton began his career with Hamilton Academical. In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, until summer 2022.[3] In November 2021 he was hospitalised with chest pains.[4][5][6] In March 2022 he spoke about the club's form and play-off ambitions.[7] In April 2022 he was linked with a move away from the club.[8]

In August 2022 he signed a contract extension until 2023,[9][10] and in September of the same year he expressed his hope to return to first-team action in a month, having been out injured since April with a thigh problem;[11] however, he was still unavailable in March 2023, missing the team's relegation struggles in the 2022–23 Scottish Championship and their progression to the 2023 Scottish Challenge Cup final.[12]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-18 youth levels.[13] In August 2019 he represented Scotland in the under-19 squad.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Jamie Hamilton at Soccerway
  2. Jamie Hamilton at Soccerbase
  3. "Done Deal for Lewis/Hamilton". Hamilton Academical Website. 24 November 2019.
  4. Thomson, Paul (6 November 2021). "Hamilton Accies defender being assessed after chest pains". Daily Record.
  5. Thomson, Paul (9 November 2021). "Accies boss provides Jamie Hamilton update after hospital stay over chest pains". Daily Record.
  6. Banks, Ben (5 December 2021). "Hamilton star explains 'scary' chest situation following heart tightening". Daily Record.
  7. McGilvray, Andy (27 March 2022). "Accies star insists play-off is the target, now they're effectively safe". Daily Record.
  8. Thomson, Paul (21 April 2022). "Accies await Jamie Hamilton's 'big decision' after pushing boat out to keep star". Daily Record.
  9. Thomson, Paul (17 August 2022). "Rankin: Game-time over watching Soccer Saturday brought Hamilton back to Accies". Daily Record.
  10. McGilvray, Andy (15 August 2022). "Hamilton Accies secure defender on contract extension". Daily Record.
  11. Thomson, Paul (8 September 2022). "Jamie Hamilton's Accies return timeline set as defender bulks up". Daily Record.
  12. Thomson, Paul (16 February 2023). "Hamilton Accies defender suffers setback as injury comeback keeps stalling". Daily Record.
  13. Jamie Hamilton at the Scottish Football Association
  14. "Jamie Hamilton Selected For Scotland U19s Squad". Hamilton Academical Website. 21 August 2019.


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