Chay Cooper

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Chay Cooper
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Chay Cooper warming up for Hartlepool United
Personal information
Full name Chay Cooper [1]
Date of birth (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Harlow, England [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 37
Youth career
2011–2016 Southend United
2016–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
2020–2021 → Southend United (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Colchester United 12 (3)
2023 → St Albans City (loan) 22 (6)
2024 → Hartlepool United (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Braintree Town 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Chay Cooper (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League side Braintree Town.

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Career

Cooper began playing for Southend United at the age of 10. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, he joined Tottenham Hotspur from Southend as a scholar. [4] He was loaned back to Southend to play in their Under-23 team to get some game time in October 2020. [5]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, Cooper was released by Tottenham. After featuring in a number of pre-season friendlies for Colchester United's Under-23 side, he signed a deal with the club on 3 September 2021. [4]

On 28 September 2021, Cooper made his first-team debut for Colchester, starting in their 1–0 EFL Trophy victory against West Ham United Under-21s. [6] In Cooper's football league debut he came off the bench to score the second goal away at Hartlepool United which Colchester won 2–0. [7] On 2 February 2023, Cooper joined National League South club St Albans City on loan until the end of the season. [8] His goal in a match against Harrogate Town was voted as Colchester's Goal of the Season for the 2023–24 season. [9]

On 16 February 2024, Cooper signed for National League club Hartlepool United on loan. [10]

In June 2024, Cooper turned down a new contract at Colchester and opted to sign for newly promoted National League side Braintree Town instead. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2021–22 [12] League Two 1120002 [a] 051
2022–23 [13] League Two1000000010
2023–24 [13] League Two10210004 [a] 1153
Total123300061214
St Albans City (loan) 2022–23 [14] National League South 22600—00226
Hartlepool United (loan) 2023–24 [14] National League 9000000090
Braintree Town 2024–25 [14] National League 160100010180
Career total5994000717010
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad List 2021/22 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Chay Cooper at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  4. 1 2 Waldron, Jonathan (3 September 2021). "Colchester United sign former Spurs youngster Chay Cooper". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Chris (22 October 2020). "Chay Cooper returns to Southend United under 23s from Tottenham Hotspur to get game time". Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Colchester vs West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hartlepool United 0–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "CHAY COOPER ARRIVES". St Albans City. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Read Scoops POTY Awards". Colchester United FC. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Chay Cooper joins on loan". Hartlepool United FC. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Chay Cooper has left Colchester United for Braintree Town". Colchester Gazette. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Chay Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Chay Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 "C. Cooper". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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