Chris Hamilton (born 13 July 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish League One club Ross County. Hamilton started his career at Heart of Midlothian and had loan spells at Berwick Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion and Arbroath before joining Dunfermline Athletic.
Early life Hamilton grew up as a Dunfermline Athletic fan.
Club career Hamilton moved from Crossgates Primrose to Heart of Midlothian at the age of 8.
He made his senior debut for Hearts on 13 May 2018, in a 1–0 league defeat away at Kilmarnock. He was one of four Hearts youth players to make their debuts in that match, alongside Cammy Logan, Leeroy Makovora and Connor Smith.
Hamilton joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in September 2020. Hamilton scored his first senior goal for the Sons on his full debut, in a 3–2 defeat to Clyde on 10 October 2020, a match in which he was also sent off. On 8 January 2021, Hamilton joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
In July 2021 he was loaned to Scottish Championship club Arbroath.
In June 2022 Hamilton signed for his boyhood club Dunfermline Athletic on a long term deal. He was named vice captain as the season began and the team achieved an immediate return to the Championship, winning League One in April 2023. After a tough season in 2024–25, Hamilton signed a one year extension with the club until May 2026.
On 1 June 2026, following the expiry of his contract with Dunfermline, Hamilton signed for Scottish League One side Ross County.
International career Hamilton was captain of the Scotland under-16 Victory Shield squad. He has also represented Scotland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth levels.
Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Heart of Midlothian2017–18Scottish Premiership1000000010 Heart of Midlothian U20/U212017–18—20202018–19—10102019–20—3030Total1000006070Berwick Rangers (Loan)2018–19Scottish League Two4020000060Cowdenbeath (Loan)2019–20200000000200Dumbarton (Loan)2020–21Scottish League One70003100101Stirling Albion (Loan)2020–21Scottish League Two101100000111Arbroath (Loan)2021–22Scottish Championship280301030350Dunfermline Athletic2022–23 Scottish League One3113051204122023–24Scottish Championship3221020103622024–25Scottish Championship3203140404312025–26Scottish Championship230403020320Total1183111141901525Career total19041711721802417
Honours Dunfermline Athletic Scottish League One: 2022–23
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