Jamie Hamilton (footballer) explained

Jamie Hamilton
Birth Date:1 March 2002
Birth Place:Newton Mearns, Scotland
Height:1.80m
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Hamilton Academical
Years1:2019–2024
Clubs1:Hamilton Academical
Caps1:69
Goals1:2
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalteam1:Scotland U16
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalteam2:Scotland U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalteam3:Scotland U18
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2018–2019
Nationalteam4:Scotland U19
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:1
Club-Update:12:56, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:10:06, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Jamie Hamilton (born 1 March 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Hamilton began his career with Hamilton Academical. In November 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, until summer 2022.[1] In November 2021 he was hospitalised with chest pains.[2] [3] [4] In March 2022 he spoke about the club's form and play-off ambitions.[5] In April 2022 he was linked with a move away from the club.[6]

In August 2022 he signed a contract extension until 2023,[7] [8] 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;[9] 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.[10] He completed his first 90-minute, senior level match in two years in April 2024 as Hamilton defeated Alloa Athletic 1–0 in Scottish League One.[11]

Hamilton was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2023–24 season.[12]

International career

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Done Deal for Lewis/Hamilton. 24 November 2019. Hamilton Academical Website.
  2. Web site: Hamilton Accies defender being assessed after chest pains. Paul. Thomson. 6 November 2021. Daily Record.
  3. Web site: Accies boss provides Jamie Hamilton update after hospital stay over chest pains. Paul. Thomson. 9 November 2021. Daily Record.
  4. Web site: Hamilton star explains 'scary' chest situation following heart tightening. Ben. Banks. 5 December 2021. Daily Record.
  5. Web site: Accies star insists play-off is the target, now they're effectively safe. Andy. McGilvray. 27 March 2022. Daily Record.
  6. Web site: Accies await Jamie Hamilton's 'big decision' after pushing boat out to keep star. Paul. Thomson. 21 April 2022. Daily Record.
  7. Web site: Rankin: Game-time over watching Soccer Saturday brought Hamilton back to Accies. Paul. Thomson. 17 August 2022. Daily Record.
  8. Web site: Hamilton Accies secure defender on contract extension. Andy. McGilvray. 15 August 2022. Daily Record.
  9. Web site: Jamie Hamilton's Accies return timeline set as defender bulks up. Paul. Thomson. 8 September 2022. Daily Record.
  10. Web site: Hamilton Accies defender suffers setback as injury comeback keeps stalling. Paul. Thomson. 16 February 2023. Daily Record.
  11. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alloa-0-hamilton-1-accies-172047724.html Alloa 0 Hamilton 1: Accies boss 'proud' of defender Jamie Hamilton after first start in over two years
  12. Web site: RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST - Hamilton Accies. 28 June 2024. hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
  13. Web site: Jamie Hamilton Selected For Scotland U19s Squad. 21 August 2019. Hamilton Academical Website.