| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Fulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| 2006–2009 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2009–2011 | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Falkirk | 83 | (5) |
| 2014– | Swansea City | 227 | (12) |
| 2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jay Fulton (born 4 April 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City. He previously played for Falkirk, and spent time with Oldham Athletic and Wigan Athletic on loan from Swansea. He represented Scotland at international youth levels up to under-21s.
Fulton spent time with the youth systemsofCeltic and Heart of Midlothian before finishing his development at Falkirk.[3] He made his first team debut aged 17 on 12 April 2011 as a substitute in Falkirk's 2–1 away win over Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.[4] He made one further appearance that season (a 2–0 home win over the same opponents).[5]
Fulton signed for Welsh side Swansea City on 'transfer deadline day' of the 2014 January transfer window for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[6] On 26 April 2014, he made his Premier League debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in Swansea's 4–1 win over Aston Villa.[7] 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.[8] On 18 September 2015, he joined League One side Oldham Athletic on a three-month emergency loan deal.[9] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against Peterborough United on 23 August 2016.[10] On 25 January 2018, Fulton joined Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season.[11] On 18 January 2021, he signed a new deal with Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2024.[12]
On the 29 May 2021, Fulton was sent off in the 65th minute at Wembley during Swansea's eventual loss to Brentford in the 2020–21 EFL Championship play-off final.[13]
Fulton is a third-generation footballer in his family. His grandfather Norrie Fulton played for Pollok and scored the winning goal in the 1981 Scottish Junior Cup Final.[14] His father is former Falkirk, Celtic and Heart of Midlothian player Steve Fulton;[15] he was born during his father's short spell in England with Bolton Wanderers. His brothers Dale and Tyler Fulton both played for Falkirk.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkirk | 2010–11[16] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12[17][18] | Scottish First Division | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2012–13[19][18] | Scottish First Division | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[20][18] | Scottish Championship | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 83 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 9 | ||
| Swansea City | 2013–14[20] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[21] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[22] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[23] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[24] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[25] | Championship | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20[26] | Championship | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[27] | Championship | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2021–22[28] | Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[28] | Championship | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 184 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 191 | 13 | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2016–17[23] | — | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18[24] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[22] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2017–18[24] | League One | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 283 | 23 | ||
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