Have they exceeded your past perception of their long-term prospects when they left the club? Or have they become the type to fail to live up to your potential? Sometimes it’s just nice to know a player has landed on their feet, whether it’s one who brought many happy memories or those who, while they may have struggled at your team, always looked like they were giving it their everything.
There have been many former Jambos on the move over the course of the current transfer window so far. We have found 17 players, though this didn’t include those who made the switch from one non-league team to another, as is sure to have happened below the SPFL level several times over, and those who only left Tynecastle this past summer.
. EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 03: Connor Washington celebrates with Aaron Hickey after scoring to make it 3-0 during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Hibs and Hearts at Easter Road on March 03, 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)
Sean Clare and Conor Washington were two former Hearts players on the move earlier this summer transfer window. Picture: SNS Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group
. Armand Gnanduillet
The French striker spent a year at Tynecastle between January 2021 and January 2022. This summer he moved from Le Mans to Dunkerque, going up a division to the second tier of French football. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
. Lewis Moore
The former youth academy graduate made 26 appearances for Hearts scattered across six years in the first team. This summer he made the switch from Queen's Park to Kelty Hearts. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
. Taylor Moore
A loanee from Bristol City for the 2021/22 season, Moore moved to French second-tier side Valenciennes last month. It was a return home, of sorts, as Moore spent most of his childhood living in France. Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
. Ellis Simms
The loanee from Everton for the second half of the 2021/22 season made a big-money move this summer to Coventry City in the English Championship. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
. Aleks Petkov
The Bulgarian only made one appearance for the first-team after being recruited to the club as a youngster. After his 2020 departure from Tynecastle he had been playing in his homeland but moved to Śląsk Wrocław in Poland in early July. Photo: SNS Group Ross MacDonald
. Sean Clare
Spent two years at Hearts before being sold in the summer of 2020. Spent the last two years at Charlton Athletic before agreeing to sign for ex-Hibs boss Shaun Maloney at League One Wigan Athletic. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group
5. Aleks Petkov
The Bulgarian only made one appearance for the first-team after being recruited to the club as a youngster. After his 2020 departure from Tynecastle he had been playing in his homeland but moved to Śląsk Wrocław in Poland in early July. Photo: SNS Group Ross MacDonald
6. Sean Clare
Spent two years at Hearts before being sold in the summer of 2020. Spent the last two years at Charlton Athletic before agreeing to sign for ex-Hibs boss Shaun Maloney at League One Wigan Athletic. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group
7. Conor Washington
The Northern Irish striker was only at Hearts for one injury-disrupted, ill-fated campaign in 2019/20 before being sold that summer. Another who made a move to an English League One club last month, joining Derby County from Rotherham United. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group
8. Conor Shaughnessy
Another League One mover, the loanee from the second half of the 2018/19 campaign transferred from Burton Albion to Portsmouth in mid-June. Photo: SNS Group Ross Parker