Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (born 23 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Finnish club IFK Mariehamn.
Regarding his playing style, Hopcutt was described as a "creative midfielder that can score goals, athletic with good balance and close ball control."
Club career
Early career in England
Born in York, England, Hopcutt started his career at York City and progressed through the club's system, leading him to sign a scholarship in May 2008 and as a youth player. Over the next years, he was a youth player, where he was featured regularly and scoring for the youth team, playing as a winger.
In May 2010, Hopcutt signed a short–term with the club on a non-contract terms. He was sent on one-month loans in August and September 2010 to Whitby Town and Stokesley.
Hopcutt was released in 2010, and signed for Ossett Town.
Hopcutt left Ossett Town in 2011 and signed for Northern Counties East League side Tadcaster Albion. He reflected about his time playing in non-league football, that it made him fed up playing the game.
Östersunds FK
In December 2011, Hopcutt signed for Swedish third tier side Östersund as part of a scheme called 'League Football Education' which aims to obtain contracts abroad for players in the English league system, alongside Andrew Mills and Doug Bergqvist. It came after when he was spotted by Manager Graham Potter following his hat–trick performance during a trial day at Warwick University and invited him to Sweden, leading him to make an impression, which was enough to be signed by the club on a three-month deal.
2012 season
Hopcutt made his Östersunds FK debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against IK Sirius in the opening game of the season. Since joining the club, he began playing in the "more central number nine or ten role" under Manager Potter. It wasn't until on 26 May 2012 when Hopcutt scored his first goal for the club, in a 4–0 win over Syrianska. He later scored two more goals later in the 2012 season. Hopcutt later helped the side reach promotion for the second time by winning the Division 1 Norra in the 2012 season, as he went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring three times in all competitions. For his performance throughout the season, Hopcutt was named the club's Best Player of the Season. At the end of the 2012 season, they soon extended his contract for the rest of the season and during the winter they extended it yet again for two additional years.
2013 season
In the 2013 season, Hopcutt started the season, playing in the central midfield position. On 26 April 2013, he then scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 win against GAIS, followed up by scoring twice, in a 5–0 win over Jönköpings Södra. By June, he was soon out of the starting lineup and appeared in a number of matches as a substitute. Despite this, Hopcutt set up two goals, after coming on as a substitute, just 13 minutes left to the game, for Taylor Morgan, who's also came on as a substitute, in a 3–0 win over Varbergs BoIS on 14 September 2013. Then, on 30 September 2013, he ended his six months goal drought without scoring when he scored in a 1–1 draw against Örebro. For the next four matches towards the end of the 2013 season, Hopcutt scored two more times for the side. During which, Hopcutt once played in the right–back position on 6 October 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Örgryte. At the end of the 2013 season, he went on to make thirty appearances and scoring six times in all competitions.
2014 season
However, at the start of the 2014 season, Hopcutt missed the first four matches of the season, due to a back injury. It wasn't until on 3 May 2014 when he made his return from injury, where he came on as a substitute, in a 3–0 win over Varbergs BoIS. On 17 May 2014, Hopcutt scored his first goals of the season, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw against Degerfors. This was followed up by scoring against GAIS. His goalscoring form continued in early–June, scoring against Öster and Hammarby. For his good performance since returning from injury, Hopcutt signed a new contract with Östersunds FK during the same month. Despite facing sidelined on two occasions towards the end of the season, Hopcutt went on to make twenty–five appearances and scoring nine times in all competitions.