Will Swan (footballer)

William Jonathan Swan (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest. He has previously played on loan at Truro City and Port Vale.

Will Swan
Personal information
Full name William Jonathan Swan[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 48
Youth career
2014–2020 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nottingham Forest 2 (0)
2020 → Truro City (loan) 9 (9)
2021 → Port Vale (loan) 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2021

Career

Nottingham Forest

Swan joined the Nottingham Forest academy at the age of 13.[3] On 4 January 2020, Swan joined Southern League Premier Division South side Truro City on a one-month loan and scored two goals on his debut at Treyew Road in a 4–0 win over Metropolitan Police later that day.[4] Manager Paul Wotton said that "he comes from Nottingham Forest with high regard and its a real coup for us".[5] The loan was extended into a second month and Swan went on to score nine goals in as many games for Truro, before returning to Nottingham on 1 March 2020.[6][7][8]

After scoring eight goals for Forest's U23 side at the start of the season, Swan began training with Forest's first-team.[9] Manager Chris Hughton gave him his debut in professional football on 29 November 2020, putting him on as a 76th-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss to Swansea City at the City Ground.[10] The following month Swan signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2024.[3] However his first-team opportunities were limited by the signing of Glenn Murray and return to fitness of Lewis Grabban.[11]

On 1 February 2020, Swan moved on loan to EFL League Two side Port Vale until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] He scored his first goal in the English Football League on 6 March, during a 3–2 defeat at Cheltenham Town.[13]

Style of play

Swan is a forward with good movement, first touch, awareness and finishing skills.[11]

Statistics
As of match played 8 May 2021
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[14] Championship 000000–00
2020–21[15] 200000–20
2021–22[16] 000000–00
Total 2000000020
Truro City (loan) 2019–20[7]Southern League
Premier Division South		9900–0099
Port Vale (loan) 2020–21[15] League Two 101000000101
Career total 21100000002110

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
    2. Will Swan at Soccerway
    3. Lee, Matt. "Nottingham Forest youngster Will Swan pens new deal at City Ground | CBJTarget". cbjtarget.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    4. Friday, Matt (5 January 2020). "White Tigers begin 2020 with four-goal win at home to Met Police". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    5. Davies, Matt (4 January 2020). "Forest striker loaned out - and makes incredible start hours later". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    6. Wakefield, Mark (5 February 2020). "Forest make fresh transfer agreement for academy striker". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    7. "William Swan". www.trurocityfc.net. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    8. Weldon, Cameron (1 March 2020). "Swan returns to Forest". www.trurocityfc.net. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    9. Davies, Matt (24 November 2020). "Will Swan rewarded for goals with Nottingham Forest chance". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    10. "Forest 0-1 Swansea". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    11. Baggaley, Michael (1 February 2021). "Who is Will Swan? All about Port Vale's signing from Nottingham Forest". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    12. "Port Vale complete loan signing of Will Swan". www.port-vale.co.uk. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
    13. "Cheltenham Town 3-2 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    14. "Games played by Will Swan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
    15. "Games played by Will Swan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
    16. "Games played by Will Swan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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