Will Hoskins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Richard Hoskins | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Notts County | |||
| –2003 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Rotherham United | 73 | (23) |
| 2007–2010 | Watford | 60 | (7) |
| 2007 | → Millwall (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | (17) |
| 2011–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Oxford United | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Exeter City | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:52, 2 November 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC) |
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William Richard "Will" Hoskins (born 6 May 1986) is an English footballer who is a free agent after being released by Exeter City. He came through the youth scheme at Rotherham United and represented England at several levels up to under-20. As of December 2016 Hoskins is on trial at league 2 club Colchester United
Hoskins was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, where his career began at local club Notts County's School of Excellence, before he joined Rotherham United's youth system in South Yorkshire. Hoskins was heralded as a talent when, at just 17, he came into the first team fold at Rotherham and made an impact, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win at Wigan Athletic in December 2003. However, he had a stop–start early career, only making one start under managers Ronnie Moore and subsequently Mick Harford.
Alan Knill took over as manager halfway through the 2005–06 season, with the Millers halfway through their first campaign back in 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.
Hoskins had an excellent 2006–07 pre-season alongside his new strike partner Delroy Facey, notably scoring twice against Scottish Cup finalists Gretna. However, he suffered a slight injury before the first match of the season and 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. The following week he came off the bench to score the winner against 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.
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