Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul David Hopkins | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
International career | |||
2005 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and 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, and was part of their squad for the 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]