Hallam Hope

Hope was spotted playing at a tournament in Manchester at the age of 12 and chose to join Everton after a trial at Manchester City.[5] He signed a full-time scholarship with the club in 2010.[6] He was named as Academy Player of the Season for the 2011–12 campaign.[7] In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with the club and was given squad number 37.[8]

On 2 January 2014, Hope joined League Two side Northampton Town on a month's loan.[9] He made his debut on 4 January, scoring in a 2–1 win at Newport County.[10] He made a further two appearances for the "Cobblers" before returning to Everton on 30 January.[11]

On 27 March 2014, Hope joined League Two side Bury on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[12] He made an immediate impact at Bury, netting a debut goal in a 3–0 win over former club Northampton Town at Sixfields on 29 March.[13] Three days later he scored again in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers at Gigg Lane.[14] On 26 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw with Portsmouth.[15] This made him the first Bury player to score a hat-trick since Ian Lawson in 1999.[16]

On 29 August 2014, Hope joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan until 1 January.[17][18] He made his debut the next day at Hillsborough, coming on as a substitute for Joe Mattock in the 85th-minute, in a 1–0 loss to Nottingham Forest.[19] He impressed head coach Stuart Gray despite only playing for just over five minutes, who said that "he showed his power and strength and willingness to run at defenders".[20] However, with only four appearances for the "Owls", he returned to Goodison Park on 29 October after being recalled by Everton.[21]

On 11 November 2014, Hope returned to Bury on loan until 3 January 2015.[22] Despite not scoring in his seven appearances for Bury that season, he signed permanently for an undisclosed fee (later revealed to be £100,000[23]) on a three-and-a-half year deal starting at the end of his loan. Manager David Flitcroft said "his potential is frightening and I love working with him".[24] Flitcroft had tried to sign him at the start of the season before Wednesday came in with their loan offer.[25] However Hope struggled despite Bury being in good form – winning automatic promotion at the end of the 2014–15 season – and scored only one goal in his first 32 appearances since joining permanently; Flitcroft tried to accommodate him on the wings before bringing in veteran winger Chris Eagles and stated that Hope "has been a victim of the fine form of Leon Clarke, Tom Pope and Danny Rose".[26]

On 22 October 2015, Hope joined Carlisle United on a one-month loan deal.[27] He made three appearances for the "Cumbrians", scoring in a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 7 November to take them into the second round of the FA Cup.[28] He picked up an ankle injury during the game and was sidelined for two months, but nevertheless had his loan spell extended until 22 January.[29] Upon his recovery the loan was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[30] Carlisle reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, and Hope came on as a half-time substitute as former club Everton recorded a 3–0 victory at Brunton Park.[31] He was sent off for the first time in his career on 16 April, having made a dangerous challenge on Darnell Furlong during at goalless draw at Cambridge United.[32] He scored five goals in 25 games for Carlisle, who felt unable to fund a permanent move for the player.[23]

Hope remained at Bury for the 2016–17 season, scoring five goals in 39 appearances as the club posted a 19th-place finish in League One under the stewardship of Lee Clark.[33]

On 29 June 2017, Hope signed a two-year contract with Carlisle United.[34] On joining the club he stated that he hoped to play at centre-forward, but would be happy to play in other positions if required to do so.[5] Manager Keith Curle spoke of his previous efforts to sign Hope and joked that "I’ve probably chased Hallam more than I’ve ever chased anyone else through my whole life - ex-wife, ex-partner and current girlfriend included!"[35] However Hope struggled at centre-forward and received criticism from "Blues" supporters, though by March had regained confidence and form playing as an left-sided attacking midfielder.[36] He ended the 2017–18 season with 18 goals in 49 appearances, finishing as the club's top-scorer. He was set a target of 15 goals for the 2018–19 season, with assistant manager Tommy Wright describing him as "one of the best attacking players in this division".[37] He was shortlisted for the League Two Player of the Month award after scoring three goals and claiming an assist as the club rose up the League Two table in January.[38] He signed a contract extension in March to keep him at Carlisle until 2020.[39] He achieved his target, scoring 15 goals in 44 games to become the club's top-scorer for the second successive season.[33]

The club turned down a transfer bid from an unnamed club for Hope in August 2019.[40] The club was speculated to be League One club Blackpool, though this was disputed after manager Terry McPhillips was replaced by Simon Grayson.[41] Carlisle manager Steven Pressley suggested that the player's "head has been turned" by transfer speculation but defended him after fans began to jeer Hope following a downturn in performances.[42] He further backed the player in October after Hope rejected a call-up from Barbados to instead play for Carlisle.[43] Upon Hope's departure from Carlisle, manager Chris Beech said that "he's been superb for me from the moment I came through the door" but that his sale represented a "good deal for the club".[44]

Hope joined Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee on 22 January 2020, signing an 18-month contract.[45] He had been a target for "Robins" manager Richie Wellens at the start of the season, who was in desperate need of a striker after loanees Jerry Yates and top-scorer Eoin Doyle were both recalled to their parent clubs.[46] Three days later he scored on his debut at the County Ground, as Swindon recorded a 3–0 victory over Port Vale.[47] He scored a total of two goals from five games before the 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, with Swindon being promoted as champions after the league table was settled on a points per game basis.[33][48]

As of match played 16 January 2021

Scores and results list Barbados's goal tally first.[66]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2018	Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana	Guyana	1–1	2–2	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2.				2–1
3.	19 November 2019	Wildey Turf, Bridgetown, Barbados	Cayman Islands	1–0	3–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
4.				3–0