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David Hopkirk (born 17 January 1993) is a Scottish professional
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who last played as a
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for
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. Hopkirk, who started his career with
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, has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic,
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, Derry City, Clyde and
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.


Career

After initially playing with their youth team, Hopkirk signed an 18-month professional contract with
Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...
in February 2010. After signing a contract extension in May of that year, Hopkirk made his professional debut for the club in the
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on 13 November 2010, aged 17, in a 3–1 home defeat against
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...
. Hopkirk was released by Accies on 22 September 2011. Following his release, he trained with
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.
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and
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were also interested in signing him. 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 and was then loaned out to Annan Athletic for the month of November 2012, before returning to Queens at the start of December 2012. When his contract ended with Queens on 31 December 2012, Hopkirk signed permanently for Annan Athletic on 1 January 2013. After spending two years with the
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side, Hopkirk moved up a division, signing for
Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...
during the winter transfer period in 2015. Hopkirk made his first start for the side against
Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the , the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is The Honest Men, fro ...
, scoring once in a 2–0 victory. Hopkirk spent almost three years with the Fife side before being released on 9 November 2017. Hopkirk subsequently signed a pre-contract agreement with
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club Derry City on 28 November 2017, which would see him join the club officially in January 2018. Hopkirk left Northern Ireland in May 2018, after scoring one goal in only four appearances in his short spell. He signed for Scottish League Two club Clyde shortly after leaving Derry, but failed to make an appearance and was released in October. Hopkin then spent two seasons with
Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nearest rail access is located ...
before joining
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in June 2021. He took a break from football in October 2021, but remained under contract with the Sons before leaving the club officially in May 2022.


International career

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


Career statistics


Honours


Club

;Dunfermline Athletic *
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: 2015–16


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hopkirk, David 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Annan Athletic F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players League of Ireland players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stenhousemuir F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen