Jack Hamilton

Jack Hamilton (born 23 March 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership, as a goalkeeper. He has previously had loan spells at Stenhousemuir, Forfar Athletic and East Fife.

Early career

Hamilton attended Denny High School and was a youth player for local side Stenhousemuir from 12 years-old. In 2009, aged 14 he joined Heart of Midlothian youth team, along with his brother Colin Hamilton.

Heart of Midlothian

A member of Hearts under-19 squad, in September 2011, Hamilton was promoted to the first team due to injury to Marián Kello. He was named as a substitute but did not make an appearance. On 30 November 2012, he moved to Forfar Athletic on a one-month loan, which was then extended by a further month. He went out on loan again the following season, signing for East Fife in March 2014.

At the start of the 2014–15 season Hamilton joined Stenhousemuir on loan. Following injuries to Neil Alexander, Scott Gallacher and Robbie Brown, he was recalled from his loan and made his first team debut on 17 August 2014, playing from the start in a 2–1 win over Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian.

In May 2016, Hamilton signed a contract extension, keeping him at Hearts until May 2019.

Hamilton has represented Scotland at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

On 20 May 2016, Hamilton received his first call-up to the Scotland national football team for their friendlies against Italy and France.