Ethan Hamilton Explained

Ethan Hamilton
Full Name:Ethan Billy Hamilton[1]
Birth Date:18 October 1998
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)[2]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Lincoln City
Clubnumber:11
Youthyears1:–2015
Youthclubs1:Hutchison Vale
Youthyears2:2015–2018
Youthclubs2:Manchester United
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:Manchester United
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Rochdale (loan)
Caps2:14
Goals2:4
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Southend United (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:Bolton Wanderers (loan)
Caps4:12
Goals4:1
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Peterborough United
Caps5:36
Goals5:0
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Accrington Stanley
Caps6:74
Goals6:10
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Lincoln City
Caps7:30
Goals7:3
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Scotland U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalteam2:Scotland U16
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017
Nationalteam3:Scotland U19
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:23:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:12:13, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Ethan Billy Hamilton (born 18 October 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for club Lincoln City as a midfielder.

Club career

Hamilton began his career with Edinburgh-based club Hutchison Vale,[3] the same club that Darren Fletcher (who also later played for Manchester United) began his career at.[4]

Hamilton played several matches for Manchester United's under-18s team during the 2014–15 season, before signing for the club as an academy scholar in July 2015, when he was 16 years old.[4] Hamilton was a regular for the Manchester United Under-18s in the first half of the 2015–16 season, but did not play at all in the second half of the season.[4] He returned to the team for the 2016–17 season, when, despite not finding the back of the net until December, he finished as the team's third-highest goalscorer, with 8 goals in 23 appearances; he also played eight times for the club's reserve team that season, before making the regular step up for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made 22 appearances for the reserves that season, his performances earning him a call-up to the first team in February 2018, after Paul Pogba was ruled out of the club's FA Cup fifth round tie against Huddersfield Town;[5] Hamilton was assigned the number 48 shirt and named as a substitute, but did not play in the game.[6] At the end of the season, Hamilton was nominated alongside Demetri Mitchell and Kieran O'Hara for the Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year award, given to Manchester United's best reserve team player of the season; the award was ultimately won by Mitchell.[7]

Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Hamilton signed his first professional contract with Manchester United,[8] before being named as part of the squad for the club's pre-season tour of the United States.[9] He made one appearance on the tour, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Juan Mata in a game against Milan on 26 July. The match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes and went straight to penalties; with the score at 6–6 after nine kicks each, Hamilton saw his penalty saved by Pepe Reina, only for José Mauri to also miss. United went on to win the shoot-out 9–8 after 13 kicks each.[10] Hamilton made 14 appearances for the Manchester United reserves in the first half of the 2018–19 season, before moving on loan to Rochdale in January 2019.[11]

For the 2019–20 season, Hamilton joined League One club Southend United on loan.[12] [13] He scored his first goal for Southend when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against AFC Wimbledon on 13 November 2019.[14] His spell with Southend came to an end when he was recalled by Manchester United on 3 January 2020.[15]

Three days later, Hamilton joined League One club Bolton Wanderers on another loan for the remainder of the season.[16]

He was released by Manchester United at the end of the 2019–20 season.[17] He signed for Peterborough United in August 2020.[18] He scored his first and only goal for Peterborough in an EFL Trophy tie against Portsmouth on 12 January 2021.[19]

On 31 August 2021, Hamilton joined Accrington Stanley on a two-year deal.[20] He made his Accrington debut on 4 September, appearing as a substitute alongside Jovan Malcolm, also making his debut.[21]

On 1 August 2023, Hamilton joined Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[22] [23] On 5 August 2023, he made his Lincoln City debut starting against Bolton Wanderers.[24] His first Lincoln goal was the winner in a 1-0 victory against Shrewsbury Town on 19 August 2023.[25] On 29 February, manager Michael Skubala confirmed that Hamilton would be out for the season following a knee injury.[26]

International career

Hamilton first played for Scotland at under-15 level, appearing in friendly matches against Germany, Italy and Russia in March 2013. He also made a single appearance for the Scotland U16 side in August that year, playing the first 40 minutes of a match against Cyprus. In 2017, he was selected to play for the Scotland U19 side in their UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite round qualifying matches against Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United2018–19Premier League0000000000
2019–200000000000
Total0000000000
Rochdale (loan)2018–19League One144000000144
Southend United (loan)2019–20League One140101021181
Bolton Wanderers (loan)2019–20League One121000000121
Peterborough United2020–21League One340101061421
2021–22Championship2000100030
Total360102061451
Accrington Stanley2021–22League One416110021448
2022–23League One334520050436
Total74106300718714
Lincoln City2023–24League One303103030373
Career total18018936018321324

Notes and References

  1. News: 2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed . premierleague.com . Premier League . 3 September 2018 . 12 January 2019 .
  2. Web site: Ethan Hamilton Profile, News & Stats. Premier League . 27 November 2019 .
  3. News: Ethan Hamilton makes the United bench . hutchisonvale.com . Hutchison Vale Community Sports Club . 18 February 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  4. https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/ethan-hamilton Profile
  5. News: Mark . Froggatt . Pogba replaced by Hamilton for Huddersfield tie . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 17 February 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  6. News: Gary . Rose . Huddersfield Town 0-2 Manchester United . BBC Sport . 17 February 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  7. News: Adam . Marshall . Mitchell scoops Reserves award . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 1 May 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  8. News: Adam . Marshall . Hamilton signs new deal with United . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 11 July 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  9. News: Adam . Marshall . The United prospects with a chance to shine on tour . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 17 July 2018 . 13 January 2019 .
  10. Web site: Milan 1(8)-1(9) Manchester United . internationalchampionscup.com . International Champions Cup . 13 January 2019 .
  11. News: Rochdale sign Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Ethan Hamilton on loan . BBC Sport . 11 January 2019 . 11 January 2019 .
  12. News: Man Utd midfielder Ethan Hamilton joins Southend on loan . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 16 August 2019 . 16 August 2019 .
  13. News: Ethan Hamilton: Man Utd midfielder joins Southend United on loan for the season . BBC Sport . 16 August 2019 . 16 August 2019 .
  14. Web site: Leasing.com Trophy: Top-tier academy sides flourish as group stages finish. 14 November 2019 . BBC . 14 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Hamilton returns from loan spell at Southend . 3 January 2020 . Manutd.com . 3 January 2020.
  16. News: Ethan Hamilton Signs For The Whites . bwfc.co.uk . Bolton Wanderers . 6 January 2020 . 6 January 2020 .
  17. News: United issue update on Academy squads . ManUtd.com . Manchester United . 25 June 2020 . 4 July 2020 .
  18. Web site: Ethan Hamilton: Peterborough United sign former Manchester United midfielder. 13 August 2020. www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. Web site: Peterborough 5 Pompey 1 . 12 January 2021. portsmouthfc.co.uk . 17 January 2021 .
  20. Web site: SIGNING: Hamilton agrees a two-year deal . 31 August 2021. accringtonstanley.co.uk . 31 August 2021 .
  21. Web site: Stanley boss John Coleman not getting carried away after Shrewsbury win. Lancashire Telegraph.
  22. News: Imps seal exciting midfielder Hamilton. 1 August 2023 . Lincoln City FC. 1 August 2023.
  23. News: Lincoln City sign Accrington Stanley midfielder on three-year deal. 1 August 2023 . BBC. 1 August 2023.
  24. Web site: Bolton Wanderers 3 Imps 0. www.weareimps.com. 5 August 2023. 5 August 2023.
  25. Web site: Shrewsbury Town 0 Imps 1. www.weareimps.com. 19 August 2023. 19 August 2023.
  26. Web site: Lincoln City midfielder ruled out for rest of season. BBC. 19 February 2024. 3 March 2024.