Will Swan (footballer)

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Will Swan
Personal information
Full name William Jonathan Swan [1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Mansfield, England [3]
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m) [4]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mansfield Town
Number 26
Youth career
2014–2020 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Nottingham Forest 2 (0)
2020 → Truro City (loan) 9 (9)
2021 → Port Vale (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 → Mansfield Town (loan) 28 (10)
2023– Mansfield Town 35 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 (UTC)

William Jonathan Swan (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town.

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Swan began his career at Nottingham Forest, from where he was loaned out to Truro City, Port Vale and Mansfield Town. He was sold to Mansfield Town in July 2023 and was promoted out of League Two with the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Career

Nottingham Forest

Swan joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of 13. [5] On 4 January 2020, Swan joined Southern League Premier Division South side Truro City on a one-month loan and scored two goals on his debut at Treyew Road in a 4–0 win over Metropolitan Police later that day. [6] Manager Paul Wotton said that "he comes from Nottingham Forest with high regard and its a real coup for us". [7] The loan was extended into a second month and Swan went on to score nine goals in as many games for Truro, before returning to Nottingham on 1 March 2020. [8] [9] [10]

After scoring eight goals for Forest's U23 side at the start of the season, Swan began training with Forest's first-team. [11] Manager Chris Hughton gave him his debut in professional football on 29 November 2020, putting him on as a 76th-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to Swansea City at the City Ground. [12] The following month Swan signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2024. [5] However, his first-team opportunities were limited by the signing of Glenn Murray and return to fitness of Lewis Grabban. [13]

On 1 February 2020, Swan moved on loan to EFL League Two side Port Vale until the end of the 2020–21 season. [14] He scored his first goal in the English Football League on 6 March, during a 3–2 defeat at Cheltenham Town. [15] He played ten matches during his time at Vale Park. [16] He did not play any competitive football during the 2021–22 campaign, though did train with the Forest first-team in March 2022. [17] [18] He finished as top-scorer for the under-23 team, scoring 12 goals in 22 appearances as Andy Reid's side reached the semi-finals of the Premier League 2 Division 2 play-offs. [19]

Mansfield Town

On 9 July 2022, Swan joined League Two side Mansfield Town – his hometown club – on loan for the 2022–23 season; manager Nigel Clough stated that "he'll bring youth and energy to the team". [3] In March it was reported that he missed the rest of the season with an ankle injury and was described by Clough as a "big, big miss". [20] [21] He did, however, recover earlier than expected from his injury and ended the campaign with ten goals from 34 games, finishing as Mansfield's top-scorer. [22]

On 17 May 2023, Mansfield Town agreed to an undisclosed transfer fee with Nottingham Forest to sign Swan permanently on 1 July; he signed a three-year contract. [23] [24] He endured a difficult start to his time as a permanent signing as he struggled with injuries and took until 28 November to score for the first time in the league. [25] On 13 February, he scored a brace and provided an assist in a 9–2 win over Harrogate Town. [26] Clough said that Swan was like a new signing as the player went on to win that month's Player of the Month award. [27] [28] Swan scored ten goals in 42 games in the 2023–24 season as Mansfield secured the third automatic promotion place. [29] [30]

Style of play

Swan is a forward with good movement, first touch, awareness and finishing skills. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 [31] Championship 000000–00
2020–21 [16] Championship200000–20
2021–22 [17] Championship000000–00
2022–23 [22] Premier League 000000–00
Total2000000020
Truro City (loan) 2019–20 [9] Southern League
Premier Division South		9900–0099
Port Vale (loan) 2020–21 [16] League Two 101000000101
Mansfield Town (loan) 2022–23 [22] League Two281010104 [lower-alpha 1] 03410
Mansfield Town 2023–24 [29] League Two3591031304210
Total63192041707620
Career total84292041709730
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Mansfield Town

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