Jay Fulton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Fulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 56 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Falkirk | 83 | (5) |
| 2014– | Swansea City | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Jay Fulton (born 4 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Swansea City.
Career
Falkirk
Fulton aged 17 made his first team debut on 12 April 2011 as a substitute in Falkirk's 2–0 win over Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.[3] He made one further appearance that season.[4]
Swansea
Fulton signed for the Welsh side, Swansea City, on the transfer deadline day of the 2014 January transfer window for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[5] On 26 April 2014, Fulton made his Premier League debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in Swansea's 4–1 win over Aston Villa.[6] After an impressive end to the season Fulton was rewarded with a new four-year contract at Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 3-1 EFL Cup win against Peterborough United on 23 August 2016.[8]
Personal life
Fulton is a third-generation footballer in his family. His grandfather, Norrie Fulton played for Pollok and scored the winning goal in the Scottish Junior Cup Final. Fulton's father is former Falkirk and Hearts player Steve Fulton,[9] he was born during his father's short spell in England with Bolton Wanderers. His brothers Dale Fulton and Tyler Fulton both played for Falkirk and are both currently free agents.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 24 May 2015[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 83 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 107 | 9 | |
| Swansea City | 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
External links
- Jay Fulton career statistics at Soccerbase
- Scotland stats at Scottish FA
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Jay Fulton". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Falkirk 2 -0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 April 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Falkirk 2–0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Swansea sign Falkirk's Jay Fulton". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Swansea 4–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Fulton signs new contract". swanseacity.net. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "Peterborough 1-3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jay Fulton Profile". Falkirk. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Falkirk Football Club".
- ↑ "Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2011.