Colin Hamilton (born 7 May 1992) is a Scottish

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who plays as a defender for

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

. He began his career at

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

and moved to Heart of Midlothian in 2009. He never played for Hearts, and made his debut on loan back at Stenhousemuir in the

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, where he later represented

and

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

. He spent the 2015–16 season at

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

before returning to Arbroath.

Career

Heart of Midlothian

A former youth player at

, Hamilton was signed by Heart of Midlothian in March 2009. He was first included in a matchday squad on 15 May 2011, remaining an unused substitute as they concluded the

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season with a 2–1 defeat at

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. In September 2011, Hamilton returned to Stenhousemuir on loan. He made his debut on 24 September, playing the full 90 minutes as they defeated East Fife 2–1 at

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in the

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. A week later he scored his first goal, a header in a 5–2 loss at

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

. On 19 October, his loan was extended until 24 December, the maximum 91 days.

Arbroath

In 2012, Hamilton joined another Second Division team,

, and made his debut on 18 August in a 4–2 win over Ayr United at Gayfield Park. His first goal for the club came on 9 February 2013, the only goal of an away victory at

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. He made 32 league appearances in his first season at Arbroath, scoring once more, an equaliser in a 4–2 win at Forfar Athletic on 30 March. In July 2013, he trialled at English club Notts County, but the transfer collapsed. On 24 August, Hamilton was sent off after half an hour for conceding a penalty in an eventual 2–1 defeat at East Fife. He made 35 league appearances in his second campaign at Arbroath, scoring in a 4–3 home defeat to former club Stenhousemuir on 21 September.

Brechin City

On 22 May 2014, Hamilton joined fellow Scottish League One club Brechin City. He made his debut on 26 July in the first round of the

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,Cowdenbeath. On 23 August, he scored his first goal for the club, heading the opening goal of a 2–2 draw away to

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. He was sent off on 11 November for two bookings in a 2–1 win over Stirling Albion at Glebe Park. On 29 November, Hamilton headed the opening goal away to Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup fourth round, but it ended in a 1–1 draw; ten days later he scored again in the replay, a 4–2 victory. He was sent off for a second time on 14 March 2015 in a 3–0 loss at Peterhead. Hamilton played 32 League One games in his only season at Brechin, and also took part with them in the play-offs for promotion to the Scottish Championship, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Alloa Athletic in the semi-finals.

Alloa Athletic

On 21 May 2015, Hamilton became Alloa's first signing after securing their Championship status. He made his debut on 25 July, playing the full 90 minutes as they won 1–0 at Highland League team

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in the first round of the Challenge Cup. On 8 August he played his first game in a professional league, a 3–1 loss away to Queen of the South. He scored his first Alloa goal on 19 September, a last-minute equaliser against

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at the Indodrill Stadium, and added a second on 9 February 2016 to start a comeback to earn a 2–2 home draw against Greenock Morton. However, Alloa were relegated at the end of the season.

Return to Arbroath

Prior to the 2016–17 season, Hamilton returned to Arbroath, now in League Two. In his first match back for the Red Lichties, he scored a last-minute equaliser to earn a 1–1 draw at home to Championship club

in the group stages of the League Cup. His team won promotion at the end of the season as champions. On 21 April 2018, Hamilton scored in a 2–0 home win over

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

to seal a spot in the play-offs for a potential second consecutive promotion. However, they lost in the semi-finals to Dumbarton.

Personal life

Hamilton's younger brother Jack also became a footballer. A goalkeeper, he went from Stenhousemuir's academy to Hearts at the same time.

Career statistics

Honours

;Arbroath * Scottish League Two: 2016–17 * Scottish League One: 2018–19

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Colin 1992 births Living people Footballers from Stirling Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players