Ryan Fulton - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameRyan William Fulton

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityScotland

Age30

Date of birth23 May 1996

BirthplaceBurnley

Height191 cm

ClubHeart Of Midlothian

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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9

Appearances

0

Clean sheets

0%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

248

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Heart Of Midlothian.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Heart Of Midlothian's ~5 games this season through 3 injury absences (groin). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Career

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Challenge Cup×2

Following his move to Heart Of Midlothian, Fulton's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 8→0), while his Rating eased 47→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 8).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Heart Of Midlothian · 7th	9	1	11%	7.03	22	0
2023/24	Hamilton Academical	9	0	0%	7.03	—	—
2022/23	Hamilton Academical	4	0	0%	—	—	—
2021/22	Hamilton Academical	20	0	0%	—	—	—
2020/21	Hamilton Academical · 3rd	28	5	18%	6.78	47	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	9	0
Scotland U19	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Goalkeeper

R. Fulton is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Heart Of Midlothian, rated 22 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fulton.

On the season, Fulton graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 0).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 30 Fulton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Fulton missed 3 games through injury (groin) out of roughly 5 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

22

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

9

Apps

0

Clean sheets

0%

CS rate

25.1%

Minutes

0 clean sheets in 9 appearances (0% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a goalkeeper.
Creativity. 0.36 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.1%

Available fixtures9 of 5

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.363

Goal contribution / 900.363

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Fulton sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Fulton's projected Rating — 22 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Heart Of Midlothian2024/25 – nowFree

Hamilton Academical2017/18 – 2024/25

Liverpool(back from loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

Chesterfield(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Liverpool(back from loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Portsmouth(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Liverpooluntil 2015/16

Transfer history

About R. Fulton

Ryan William Fulton is a 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Heart Of Midlothian, born on May 23, 1996 in Burnley, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Heart Of Midlothian currently sit 1st of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, R. Fulton has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 248 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Fulton at 22 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: R. Fulton has missed 3 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Challenge Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, R. Fulton has totalled 125 club appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 28 appearances for Hamilton Academical.