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.
9. Kyle Lafferty
A popular player, Lafferty scored regularly in just over a year at the club before returning to Rangers. The 35-year-old joined Scottish seventh tier club Johnstone Burgh last month. Photo: SNS Group Ross Parker
10. Nikolay Todorov
The Bulgarian won a move to Hearts in 2016 after a successful trial period but didn't play a game. Since moving on two years later he's largely played in Scotland and this summer signed for Airdrieonians following his release from Dunfermline Athletic. Photo: SNS Group Ross Parker
11. Liam Smith
A Hearts academy graduate, Smith made 38 appearances for the club across four seasons in the first-team. He made his first move out of Scottish football this summer, going from Dundee United to Cheltenham Town in, you guessed it, England's League One. Photo: SNS Group Craig Foy
12. Cole Stockton
The striker didn't manage a single goal in his one season at Hearts (2017/18). He did, however, score regularly for Morecambe over a four-year period, which led to him signing for Burton Albion in England's third tier this summer. Photo: SNS Group Craig Foy