Callum Cooke

Callum Cooke

Cooke warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Callum James Cooke [1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Peterlee, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Morecambe
Youth career
0000–2015	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2017	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	18	(4)
2017–2018	→ Blackpool (loan)	30	(2)
2018–2020	Peterborough United	13	(1)
2019–2020	→ Bradford City (loan)	25	(0)
2020–2022	Bradford City	76	(5)
2022–2024	Hartlepool United	68	(9)
2025–	Morecambe	4	(1)
International career
2012–2013	England U16	4	(2)
2013–2014	England U17	18	(2)
2014	England U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

Callum James Cooke (born 21 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Morecambe.

Born in Peterlee, Cooke started his career with Middlesbrough, signing his first professional contract in June 2014. After loan spells with Crewe Alexandra and Blackpool, Cooke left Middlesbrough permanently in 2018 to sign with Peterborough United. Cooke spent a loan spell with Bradford City before moving there permanently in 2020. After two seasons with Bradford, he returned to the North East, signing for Hartlepool United.

He has also represented England at youth level, up until U18 level.

Career

Middlesbrough

Cooke began his career with Middlesbrough's Academy and he signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014. ^[3] He played for Middlesbrough U23s in two EFL Trophy ties in 2016, scoring one goal. ^[4]

In January 2017 Cooke joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan. ^[5] He made his professional debut on 4 February 2017 in a 4–0 defeat away at Exeter City, ^[6] then scored on his home debut in a 5–0 win over Grimsby Town on 11 February. ^[7] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Cooke would be returning to his parent club. ^[8]

On 18 July 2017, Cooke joined League One club Blackpool on loan until the end of the season. ^[9]

Peterborough United

On 30 July 2018, Cooke signed for League One side Peterborough United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[10]

He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season. ^[11] He moved on loan to Bradford City in August 2019 for the 2019–20 season. ^{[12] [13]} His loan expired on 1 May 2020. ^[14]

Bradford City

He returned to Bradford City in July 2020, signing a permanent two-year contract. ^[15] Cooke was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[16]

Hartlepool United

On 6 July 2022, following his departure from Bradford, Cooke decided to join League Two side Hartlepool United on a two-year deal. ^{[17] [18]} Cooke scored his first Hartlepool goal in a 3–1 win against Harrogate Town in the FA Cup. ^[19] He scored his first league goal on Boxing Day in 2022 which was a late 25-yard free kick in a 2–1 win at Rochdale. ^{[20] [21]}

In September 2023, it was announced that Cooke would be ruled out for several months due to an ankle injury sustained in training. ^[22] However, he returned to the Hartlepool side sooner than expected in November 2023 and was praised by Pools manager John Askey upon his return to the side. ^[23] Cooke provided all three assists in a 3–1 away win against York City early in his return to action. ^[24] He was released by Hartlepool United at the end of the 2023–24 season having made 76 appearances in his two seasons with the club, scoring 11 times. ^{[25] [26]}

Morecambe

On 15 January 2025, Cooke signed a six-month contract with League Two club Morecambe. ^[27]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2015–16 [28]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17 [29]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18 [30]	Championship	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Middlesbrough U23	2016–17 [29]	—			—		—		2 [a]	1	2	1
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2016–17 [29]	League Two	18	4	—		—		—		18	4
Blackpool (loan)	2017–18 [30]	League One	30	2	1	0	0	0	3 [a]	0	34	2
Peterborough United	2018–19 [31]	League One	13	1	1	0	1	0	5 [a]	0	20	1
Bradford City (loan)	2019–20 [32]	League Two	25	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	27	0
Bradford City	2020–21 [33]	League Two	34	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	38	3
	2021–22 [34]	League Two	42	2	2	0	1	1	2 [a]	0	47	3
	Total		76	5	4	0	3	1	3	0	85	6
Hartlepool United	2022–23 [20]	League Two	34	4	4	1	1	0	1 [a]	0	40	5
	2023–24 [26]	National League	35	5	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	1	36	6
	Total		69	9	4	1	1	0	2	1	76	11
Morecambe	2024–25 [35]	League Two	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Career total			235	22	11	1	5	1	15	2	266	26

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

1. "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "Callum Cooke". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
3. "Championship: Middlesbrough teenager Callum Cooke signs three-year professional contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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5. "Crewe sign Scunthorpe's Jonny Margetts and Middlesbrough's Callum Cooke on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. "Exeter 4–0 Crewe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
7. Press Association (11 February 2017). "Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
8. Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017.
9. "Callum Cooke To Gain More League Experience On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
10. "Posh Secure Cooke Signing". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
11. "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
12. "Cooke in City loan switch". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
13. "Midfielder Cooke signs for Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
14. "Bradford City release loan trio and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
15. ""This is the club I wanted to be at": Callum Cooke is back at Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
16. "Six Bantams to depart". www.bradfordcityafc.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
17. "Hartlepool have fought off competition to sign ex-Boro midfielder Callum Cooke". The Northern Echo. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
18. "Callum Cooke: Hartlepool United sign ex-Bradford City midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
19. "Pools see off Harrogate after Mattocks red card". BBC Sport. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
20. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
21. "Rochdale 1–2 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
22. Joe Ramage (16 September 2023). "Hartlepool United dealt another major injury blow with ex-Bradford City midfielder set for lengthy spell out". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
23. "The takeaways: Hartlepool United 2–2 Ebbsfleet – 'Like Zinedine Zidane' and how injuries impacted John Askey's system change as things still didn't work for Pools". Yahoo Sport. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
24. Stelling, Robbie (26 April 2024). "Hartlepool United's 2023/24 National League season end of term grades". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
25. "Retained List 2023/24". Hartlepool United FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
26. "C.Cooke summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
27. "Morecambe: Shrimps bring in ex-Hartlepool midfielder Callum Cooke". BBC Sport. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
28. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
29. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
30. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
31. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
32. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
33. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
34. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
35. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

External links

• Callum Cooke at Soccerbase
• England profile at The Football Association