Paul Hopkins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul David Hopkins | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Darlington (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Waterford United | ? | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bangor City | 4 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul David Hopkins[1] (born 29 November 1986 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington.[2] He also played for Waterford United in the League of Ireland and for Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League.
Hopkins, a striker who can also play on the right wing,[3] was a prolific goalscorer at schoolboy level with Liverpool.[4] He then joined Everton's youth system, was part of the their 2002 FA Youth Cup Final,[5] and continued scoring goals in the under-age teams. He signed professional forms in 2005,[3] and made his debut for England under-20, on 16 August 2005 as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to their Russian counterparts.[6] He scored only infrequently for Everton's reserve team,[3] and spent a month on loan at League Two club Darlington, during which he made his debut in the Football League, on 7 January 2006 in a 3–2 win against Notts County, and scored once.[7] At the end of the 2005–06 season he was released by Everton.[8]
Hopkins signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford United in July 2006,[4] and joined Bangor City of the Welsh Premier League six months later.[9]
References
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
- ↑ "Paul Hopkins". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Paul Hopkins – Striker". Toffeeweb. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Waterford announce signing of Hopkins". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ Jawad, Hyder (2 October 2004). "Where are they now?" (REPRINT). Birmingham Post (The Free Library (Farlex)). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "U20s suffer in Russia". The Football Association. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ "Games played by Paul Hopkins in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ "Everton release Ferguson & Li Tie". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ↑ "Paul Hopkins". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 20 October 2010.