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{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{For|other people of the same name|William Hoskins (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Will Hoskins
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| fullname = William Richard Hoskins<ref name="Hugman2009/10">{{
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|5|6|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2009/10"/>
| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="Hugman2009/10"/>
| currentclub = [[Kings Langley F.C.|Kings Langley]] (Player-Coach)
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
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| years9 = 2015–2016 | clubs9 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] | caps9 = 8 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.|Hemel Hempstead Town]] | caps10 = 19 | goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2018 | clubs11 = [[Northcote City FC|Northcote City]] | caps11 = | goals11 =
| years12 = 2020– | clubs12 = [[Kings Langley F.C.|Kings Langley]] | caps12 =
| nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004 | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2005 | nationalteam3 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0
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'''William Richard Hoskins''' (born 6 May 1986) is an [[English people|English]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for {{English football updater|KingsLan}}
==Playing career==
===Rotherham United===
Hoskins was born in [[Nottingham]], [[Nottinghamshire]], where his career began at local club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]'s School of Excellence, before he joined [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]'s youth system in [[South Yorkshire]].<ref name="ScoutKnewTalent">{{
[[Alan Knill]] took over as manager halfway through the [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] season, with the Millers halfway through their first campaign back in [[Football League One|League One]], and saved the club from a second successive relegation. As youth coach Knill brought Hoskins up through the youth ranks at Millmoor and handed him 12 further starts that season. Hoskins reciprocated the faith shown in him by being the only one of six out-of-contract players at the end of the 2005–06 season to sign an immediate contract renewal. Knill offered the youngster an initial one-year deal, stating that, should Hoskins prove himself in the first team, he would be rewarded with a new contract before Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/striker-hoskins-earns-a-new-millers-contract-1-2394495 |title=Striker Hoskins earns a new Millers contract |website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk |language=en |access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
Hoskins had an excellent [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] pre-season alongside his new strike partner [[Delroy Facey]], notably scoring twice against [[Scottish Cup]] finalists [[Gretna F.C.|Gretna]]. However, he suffered a slight injury before the first match of the season and [[David Hibbert|Dave Hibbert]] had to step up to take his place. Hoskins returned to the squad less than a week later, coming on as a second-half substitute against [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]. The following week he came off the bench to score the winner against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], securing his place in the starting eleven for the Millers. He was in the team consistently, but never had a regular strike partner due to injuries.<ref name="Chambers" />
By the end of December he had scored 15 goals in 22 appearances—seven of those in successive away games—making him the third highest scorer in [[Football League One|League One]].<ref>[http://home.skysports.com/topscorers.asp?cpid=11 League 1 Top Scorers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022005001/http://home.skysports.com/topscorers.asp?cpid=11 |date=22 October 2006 }}</ref> Due to his consistent excellent performances he was awarded the Player of the Month award in October and was valued at an estimated £750,000+ by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name="Chambers" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/14/rotherham |title=Scouting report: Steve Claridge on Rotherham's Will Hoskins |last=Claridge |first=Steve |date=14 November 2006 |work=The Guardian |access-date=4 February 2020 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
===Watford===
After turning down a contract extension, Hoskins signed for [[Premier League]] club [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] along with teammate [[Lee Williamson]] on 5 January 2007 for a combined fee of £1.2 million. He made his debut on 13 January 2007<ref>{{
On 12 August 2008, Hoskins scored his first goal for Watford, an 88th-minute winner against [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in the first round of the [[2008–09 Football League Cup|2008–09]] [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]. On 24 January 2009, Hoskins scored the third goal in the sixty-seventh minute which led to the 4–3 victory against Crystal Palace in the third round of the [[FA Cup]].<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=33422|season=2008|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
===Nottingham Forest===
Hoskins completed his transfer to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 8 February 2008, joining the club on loan for the rest of the season,<ref>{{
===Bristol Rovers===
In June 2010, Hoskins signed a two-year contract with [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]].<ref>{{
===Brighton & Hove Albion===
On 20 May 2011, Hoskins joined [[Football League Championship|Championship]]
===Exeter City===
On 2 July 2015, Hoskins joined [[Exeter City F. C.|Exeter City]] on trial alongside [[Alex Fisher]].<ref>{{
===Hemel Hempstead Town===
In November 2017, Hoskins joined [[Hemel Hempstead Town F.C.|Hemel Hempstead Town]] of the [[National League South]].<ref>
===Kings Langley===
On 3 January 2020, Hoskins signed for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division Central
==International career==
Hoskins made an immediate impact when first introduced into the England U-18 squad, setting up the winning goal against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] on 29 April 2004.<ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Footballers from Nottingham]]
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[[Category:England men's youth international footballers]]
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[[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Watford F.C. players]]
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[[Category:National League (English football) players]]
[[Category:English expatriates in Australia]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia]]
[[Category:National Premier Leagues players]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]
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