Paul Hopkins
Personal information
Full name Paul David Hopkins
Date of birth (1986-11-29) 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, was part of 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

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
  2. ↑ "Paul Hopkins". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Paul Hopkins – Striker". Toffeeweb. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Waterford announce signing of Hopkins". RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Jawad, Hyder (2 October 2004). "Where are they now?" (reprint). Birmingham Post. The Free Library (Farlex). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "U20s suffer in Russia". The Football Association. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Paul Hopkins in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Everton release Ferguson & Li Tie". BBC Sport. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Paul Hopkins". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 20 October 2010.


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