Oliver Hawkins

Oliver Jack Hawkins (born 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or centre-back for League One side Portsmouth.

Oliver Hawkins
Personal information
Full name Oliver Jack Hawkins[1]
Date of birth (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992[2]
Place of birth Ealing, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward/Defender
Club information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 North Greenford United
2010–2011 Hillingdon Borough 24 (10)
2011–2013 Northwood 90 (34)
2013–2016 Hemel Hempstead Town 81 (24)
2013–2014 → Harrow Borough (dual-reg) 11 (2)
2016–2017 Dagenham & Redbridge 63 (19)
2017– Portsmouth 77 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:01, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Hawkins began his career at North Greenford United, but it was under Gary Meakin at Hillingdon Borough where he really began to break through scoring 10 goals during the 2010–2011 season.[3]

When Meakin was appointed Northwood manager in March 2011, he took Hawkins with him. Initially Hawkins took a little time to adapt to playing at the higher level scoring just once in his first nine games. However, in the following two seasons, Hawkins would finish as Northwood's top scorer, scoring 19 goals in all competitions in both seasons (2011–2012, 2012–2013).[4]

Unsurprisingly Hawkins' excellent form attracted the attention of clubs at higher levels, and the striker duly signed for then Southern Premier Division side Hemel Hempstead Town in the summer of 2013 having impressed in pre-season. Hawkins would spend time at Isthmian League side Harrow Borough, before returning and establishing himself as a regular for the Tudors.

During the 2013–2014 season, Hawkins helped Hemel Hempstead Town earn promotion as champions of the Southern Premier Division, making 23 league appearances and scoring four times. During the 2014–2015 season he found his goalscoring touch, and he also lined up against Bury in the first round of the FA Cup.[5] The striker remained a prolific scorer as the club embarked on their second season in the National League South.

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 15 January 2016, Hawkins completed his move to League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[6] Hawkins had first come to the attention of Dagenham boss John Still when Still was manager of Luton Town. He made his debut the next day as an 81st-minute substitute against Northampton Town.[7] His first Football League goal came on 20 February 2016 in a 3–2 defeat against Mansfield Town.[8] Hawkins was unable to help prevent Dagenham's relegation to the National League in 2016.

Portsmouth

On 31 August 2017, Hawkins signed for League 1 side Portsmouth on transfer deadline day, joining on a 3-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Bristol Rovers on 26 September.[9] He has displayed versatility, on several occasions filling in as a central defender during his time at the club.[10]

2018-19

On 31 March 2019, Hawkins, who was participating in the 2018-19 EFL Trophy Final at Wembley, scored the winning spotkick in the penalty shootout and won the trophy for Portsmouth,[11] their first time winning the competition

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hillingdon Borough 2010–11[12] SSM Premier Division 241010—2[lower-alpha 1]02710
Northwood 2010–11[12] SL Division One Central 91———91
2011–12[12] SL Division One Central 401610—7[lower-alpha 2]34819
2012–13[12] SL Division One Central 411750—9[lower-alpha 2]25519
Total 903460—16511239
Hemel Hempstead Town 2013–14[12] SL Premier Division 23430—3[lower-alpha 2]0294
2014–15[13] Conference South 381240—4[lower-alpha 2]24614
2015–16[13] National League South 20831—1[lower-alpha 2]22411
Total 8124101—849929
Harrow Borough (dual-reg) 2013–14[12] IL Premier Division 112———112
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[14] League Two 181———181
2016–17[15] National League 381831—3[lower-alpha 3]04419
2017–18[16] National League 70———70
Total 631931—306920
Portsmouth 2017–18[16] League One 31710—3[lower-alpha 4]1358
2018–19[17] League One 39731105[lower-alpha 4]24810
2019–20 League One 7010103[lower-alpha 4]0120
Total 77145120639518
Career total 346103253203913413118
  1. Appearances in FA Vase
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Two appearances in National League play-offs, one in FA Trophy
  4. Three appearances and two goals in EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs

Honours

Portsmouth

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Oliver Hawkins". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. "Oliver Hawkins Profile | Aylesbury United FC". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. "Northwood F C |". northwoodfc.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. "BBC Sport – Bury 3–1 Hemel Hempstead Town". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. "Daggers Sign Striker". daggers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35270301
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35567286
  9. "Portsmouth 3-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. "Hawkins: I could become best defender in League One with Pompey". The News. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. Wembley, Ben Fisher at (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth's Oliver Hawkins sinks Sunderland to seal Checkatrade Trophy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins – Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  13. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  14. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  15. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  16. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  17. "Games played by Oliver Hawkins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  18. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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