Oli_Cooper
Oli Cooper
Wales international footballer
Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Joseph Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Swansea City | 76 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → Newport County (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Swansea City
Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under 12 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019.[1] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021.[2] He scored his first goal for Swansea on 23 January 2021 in a 5–1 win over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fourth round.[3]
Newport County (loan)
On 31 August 2021, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan deal, with the option of him returning to his parent club in January 2022.[4] He made his debut for Newport the same day in the starting line-up for the 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.[5] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[6]
International
Oli Cooper is a former Wales Under-21 international. In November 2022 Cooper and Jordan James were named as travelling back-up players to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[7] Cooper made his senior Wales debut on 28 March 2023 as a second half substitute for Aaron Ramsey in the Euro 2024 qualifying 1-0 win against Latvia.[8]
Oli Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper.[1]
- As of match played 14 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[9] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2020–21[10] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[12] | Championship | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Newport County (loan) | 2021–22[11] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Career total | 59 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- "Oli Cooper reveals father motivation ahead of U23s' season opener | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
- "Stevenage vs. Swansea City - 9 January 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- "Ollie Cooper joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". www.newport-county.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
- "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- Oli Cooper at Soccerway
- Swansea City Profile