in december 2011, hopcutt signed for swedish third tier side östersunds fk 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.