| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amario Oswald Gerardo Cozier-Duberry [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 2005 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Chettle Court Rangers | ||
| 2019–2024 | Arsenal | ||
| 2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022 | England U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | England U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2025– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:29, 25 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:12, 10 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Amario Oswald Gerardo Cozier-Duberry (born 29 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. [4]
Cozier-Duberry was born in London, England, growing up in Tottenham. [5] He was passed up by numerous London clubs he went on trial, with him going on to join Chettle Court Rangers when he was eight, playing through the under-11s to under-15s. After Cozier-Duberry won a youth tournament with Chettle Court Rangers in Enfield, Arsenal offered him a 10-week trial which he accepted. After 10 weeks with the academy, he permanently joined Hale End at age fourteen in October 2019. [2] [5]
Cozier-Duberry came off the bench in his EFL Trophy debut, donning the number 91, in a 2–1 loss to Swindon Town. [6] [7] Cozier-Duberry signed his first professional contract with the first team in early June 2022, taking the number 85. [8] He scored his first EFL Trophy goal in a 3–1 victory at the Sixfields Stadium, against Northampton in early October 2022. [9] [10] His home debut for the senior team occurred in a friendly against Juventus, when at the 63rd minute, he was subbed on to replace Granit Xhaka. [11] [12]
Cozier-Duberry played in all six of Arsenal's FA Youth Cup games, starting in each one. He scored five goals and set up three goals during the campaign, scoring the 2023 FA Youth Cup final, in which ended in a 5–1 loss to West Ham United. [13] He managed a fine tally of seven goals and five assists for Arsenal in the Premier League 2, topping both stats, with his strikes against both Newcastle United and Brighton nominated for Arsenal's goal of the month, in January and April respectively. [14] [15] [16]
Cozier-Duberry was named in a preseason squad touring across the United States with matches with the MLS All-Stars, Manchester United, and Barcelona. [17] He was subbed in versus the latter at the 85th minute mark, wearing number 45. [18]
Cozier-Duberry left Arsenal on 30 June after turning down a new contract, making a total of 4 friendly appearances, and 8 stints on the bench for the first team. [19] [20]
On 7 July 2024, Cozier-Duberry joined fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract. [21] [22]
Cozier-Duberry joined EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan on 30 August 2024. [23] He made his debut for Blackburn Rovers in a 3–0 win at Ewood Park versus Bristol City on 14 September, as a 90th minute substitution for Ryan Hedges. [24] [25] His first senior goal came during his first senior start two months later on 14 December, slotting the opening goal in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town. [26] [27] Cozier-Duberry received Blackburn Rovers' Player of the Match award at the end of this fixture. [28] Atfer the season had concluded, he had made 22 league appearances and scored once for Blackburn Rovers through the course of the season.
Cozier-Duberry joined League One club Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan on 5 July 2025. [29] [30] He made his Bolton Wanderers debut on 3 August, starting for the club in a 2–0 loss versus Stockport County at Edgeley Park. [31] [32] His first goal for The Trotters was a last gasp left-footed curled strike versus Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup, tying the game at 3–3 and sending the match to penalties at the Hillsborough Stadium. Bolton Wanderers went on to lose 4–2 on penalties. [33] [34]
Born in England, Cozier-Duberry is of Montserratian descent. [35] He made one appearance for the England under-16s against Wales U16s scoring once, in a 3–2 loss. [36] Cozier-Duberry scored twice in four appearances for the England U17s, as they were qualifying for the U17 euros. Cozier-Duberry has scored once in three Costa Calida Supercup appearances for the England U18s. [4] [37] [38] He was called up to play for the under-19s, where he played in three U19 Euros qualifiers, against Iceland, Hungary, and Turkey, netting once against the latter. [39] [40] [41] He was called up by the England U19s once more in September in two friendlies versus Germany U19 and Switzerland U19, with Cozier-Duberry scoring against the latter. [42] [43]
On 24 March 2025, Cozier-Duberry made his England U20 debut during a 2-2 draw with Switzerland in Marbella [44]
Growing up, Cozier-Duberry admired Arjen Robben, mainly because of his "wand of a left foot", and "unstoppable cut-inside move". He is touted to play like Bukayo Saka, a Hale End graduate, and Moussa Diaby, a prolific winger for Aston Villa. [45] [46]
Former Arsenal Under-18 coach Jack Wilshere describes him to be, "in some moments, he's (Cozier-Duberry) unplayable. You give him the ball, and he can make things happen." [5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2025–26 | EFL League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 4 | ||
Arsenal U21