Jamie Hamill

Jamie Hamill (born 29 July 1986 in Irvine) is a Scottish footballer, who plays for Stranraer. Hamill is predominantly a right back, although he has also played as a midfielder. Hamill has previously played for Kilmarnock, Heart of Midlothian and Queen of the South.

Jamie Hamill

Hamill playing for Kilmarnock
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Hamill
Date of birth	29 July 1986
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Stranraer
Youth career
2003–2007	Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Kilmarnock	136	(15)
2011–2014	Heart of Midlothian	71	(9)
2014−2016	Kilmarnock	37	(1)
2016−2017	Queen of the South	21	(0)
2017−	Stranraer	95	(4)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Scotland U21	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:11 26 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2012

Club career

Kilmarnock

Hamill made his senior debut on 7 April 2007 in a 1–0 defeat to Hearts[1] and won the fans' Man of the Match award for the game.[2] Hamill started against Hibernian[3] and made two further substitute appearances that season.[4]

At the start of the 2007–08 season his hard work over the summer was rewarded with a start against Celtic, Kilmarnock held the hosts to a 0–0 draw in what was Kilmarnock's first point at Celtic Park in over nine years.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a Scottish Cup game against Airdrie,[6] following this up with his second goal in the competition against Celtic in a 5–1 defeat in the next round.[7] Hamill firmly established himself as a member of the first team that season making thirty two league appearances.[8]

Hamill also scored on the opening game of the 2008–09 season, in a home game against Hibernian, which finished 1–0 to Kilmarnock.[9] He repeated the feat in the two following season, scoring the third goal in a 3–0 win against Hamilton[10] and against Rangers in a narrow 2–1 defeat scoring a late consolation penalty.[11] He was sent off for the first time in his career on 29 January 2011 picking up a second yellow in the 29th minute against Hamilton.[12]

Hamill made 149 appearances in all competitions for Kilmarnock, scoring 19 goals.[13]

Hearts

Hamill signed for Hearts on 25 May 2011,[14] on a three-year contract. He made his competitive debut against Paks in a Europa League qualifier, and scored a penalty in first half stoppage time to secure a 1–1 away draw,[15] with his league debut came on 7 August against Motherwell.[16] Hamill quickly became Hearts new penalty taker in the absence of Kevin Kyle,[17] having scored one in a friendly against Royal Antwerp[18] and scored against St Mirren on 17 September in the league.[19] His first miss from the spot came against St Johnstone a game Hearts lost 2–1.[20] On 24 December, Hamill was stretchered off during a match against Motherwell,[21] having suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury.[22] Both penalties after his miss were taken by other players and missed with Hamill pledging to return to penalty duties.[23] Towards the end of the 2011–12 season, Hamill suffered a rupture of a cruciate knee ligament.[24] On 19 April 2014, during a 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over Ross County, Hamill was involved in a curious altercation while celebrating scoring a penalty, having been shoved by Ross County player Yann Songo'o - he then barged into Staggies manager Derek Adams on the touchline, resulting in the Ross County boss falling to the floor and Hamill receiving the second yellow card from referee Willie Collum.[25] He was given a four match ban for the incident, with one of the matches suspended until the end of the following season.[26]

Kilmarnock return

Following Hamill's release by Hearts after their relegation to the Scottish Championship, he joined Kilmarnock for a second time, signing a three-year contract with the East Ayrshire club on 2 June 2014.[27] Hamill was released from his contract near the end of the 2015–16 season, having made his last first team appearance on 30 January 2016.[28] Hamill then had a trial with English club Shrewsbury Town in April 2016.[28]

Queen of the South

Hamill signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on 8 June 2016.[29] In his second game for Queens, Hamill scored a winning goal against Stenhousemuir which earned qualification for the last 16 of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup. Hamill's contract at the Doonhamers wasn't renewed during May 2017, so he was released after one season at the Dumfries club.[30]

Stranraer

On 26 May 2017, Hamill signed for Stranraer.[31]

International career

Hamill made his Scotland U21 debut against Norway on 20 May 2008,[32] going on to score his first international goal against Slovenia on 17 November 2007.[33] On 5 February 2008 Hamill was sent off for a second bookable offence in a 2–1 defeat to Portugal.[34] Hamill played for the Scotland U21 team on ten occasions during 2007 and 2008.[35]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2020 [13][36]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	2006–07[37]	Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2007–08[38]		32	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	34	2
	2008–09[39]		33	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	36	5
	2009–10[40]		35	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	40	2
	2010–11[41]		32	8	1	0	2	2	0	0	35	10
	Total		136	15	7	2	6	2	0	0	149	19
Hearts	2011–12[42]	Premier League	29	2	3	2	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	35	5
	2012–13[43]		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2013–14[44]	Premiership	35	5	1	0	4	4	0	0	40	9
	Total		71	8	4	2	4	4	3	1	82	15
Kilmarnock	2014–15[45]	Premiership	21	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	24	1
	2015–16[46]		16	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		37	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	42	1
Queen of the South	2016–17[47]	Championship	21	0	1	1	6	1	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	2
	Total		21	0	1	1	6	1	4	0	32	2
Stranraer	2017–18[48]	League One	36	2	1	0	4	1	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	2
	2018-19		36	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	42	2
	2019-20		21	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	27	0
	2020-21	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		95	4	5	0	10	1	5	0	105	4
Career totals			360	28	18	5	30	8	12	1	417	42

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

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18. "Jamie Hamill says he can be spot on for Hearts". STV Sport. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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