David Hopkirk

David Hopkirk

Personal information
Date of birth	17 January 1993
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Youth career
2009–2010	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2011	Hamilton Academical	8	(0)
2011–2012	Heart of Midlothian	0	(0)
2012–2013	Queen of the South	5	(1)
2012	→ Annan Athletic (loan)	3	(5)
2013–2015	Annan Athletic	59	(17)
2015–	Dunfermline Athletic	40	(5)
National team^‡
2011	Scotland U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2011

David Hopkirk (born 17 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic.^[1]

Career

After initially playing with their youth team, Hopkirk signed an 18-month professional contract with Hamilton Academical in February 2010.^[2] After signing a contract extension in May of that year,^[3] Hopkirk made his professional debut for the club in the Scottish Premier League on 13 November 2010, aged 17, in a 3–1 home defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.^[4] Hopkirk was released by Accies on 22 September 2011.^[5] Following his release, he trained with West Bromwich Albion. Cardiff City and Ipswich Town were also interested in signing him.^[6]

Hopkirk spent a few months of the 2011–12 season in the reserves at Hearts, though he did not formally sign for them. He later signed with Queen of the South on 9 August 2012^[7] and was then loaned out to Annan Athletic for the month of November 2012, before returning to Queens at the start of December 2012.^[8] When his contract ended with Queens on 31 December 2012, Hopkirk signed permanently for Annan Athletic on 1 January 2013.^[9] After spending two years with the Scottish League Two side, Hopkirk moved up a division, signing for Dunfermline Athletic during the winter transfer period in 2015.^[1] Hopkirk made his first start for the side against Ayr United, scoring once in a 2–0 victory.^[10]

International career

He made his international debut for the Scotland under-19 team in May 2011.^[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016^[12]

Club	Season	League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2010–11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1
	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	1
Heart of Midlothian	2011–12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Queen of the South	2012–13	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
Annan Athletic	2012–13[13]	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
		18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5
	2013–14	19	7	4	1	1	0	3	1	27	9
	2014–15	22	5	4	1	1	1	1	0	28	7
	Total	62	22	8	2	2	1	4	1	76	26
Dunfermline Athletic	2014–15	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	2015–16	28	4	1	0	3	0	2	0	34	4
	Total	40	5	1	0	3	0	2	0	46	5
Career total		114	28	9	2	5	1	8	2	135	33

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One:
  • Winner (1): 2015–16

References

1. "Hopkirk signs for Pars". DAFC.co.uk. 30 January 2015.
2. "Hamilton sign Dougie Imrie from Inverness Caley Thistle". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
3. "Hamilton Accies part with 11 players". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
4. "Hamilton 1 – 3 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
5. "Midfielder Released". Hamilton Academical F.C.
6. "Baggies lead chase for Hopkirk". Football 365. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
7. "David Hopkirk Signs Up". Queen of the South F.C. 9 August 2012.
8. David looks for kirk-start
9. http://www.annanathleticfc.com/news.asp?offset=20
10. "Ayr 0–2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
11. "Profile". Scottish Football Association.
12. David Hopkirk career statistics at Soccerbase
13. First 3 appearances were on loan

External links

• David Hopkirk career statistics at Soccerbase