Cody Cooke

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Cody Cooke
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Cooke in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Penryn Athletic
2011–2018 Truro City 236 (47)
2018–2020 St Mirren 17 (3)
2020–2021 Weymouth 17 (2)
2021–2024 Bath City 108 (44)
2024– Torquay United 27 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Cody Cooke (born 2 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Torquay United.

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Truro, [1] Cooke attended Penryn College. [2]

Career

Cooke began his career in English non-league football with Penryn Athletic, [3] before playing for Truro City between 2011 and 2018, [1] while studying for a PGCE in Sport Development at Plymouth Marjon University. [4]

After spending time with the V9 Academy, Cooke turned professional in June 2018, after signing for Scottish club St Mirren alongside Josh Heaton. [2] [5] He made his debut for St Mirren on 13 July 2018 in the Scottish League Cup. [6] He scored a hat-trick in the final game of the 2018–19 season. [6] [2] He described his first season as a professional as a "rollercoaster". [3]

On 1 August 2019, the club confirmed that Cooke would be out of action for between six and nine months after rupturing knee ligaments during a match. [7] He returned to action in December 2019. [8]

On 2 June 2020 it was announced that he would remain with the club under the coronavirus furlough scheme before leaving the club. [9] In June 2020, Cooke left Saints when his contract expired. [10] Cooke said he wanted to move nearer to his home in Cornwall, and would consider returning to part-time football in order to do so. [11]

On 28 August 2020, Cooke signed for newly-promoted National League side Weymouth. [12]

Cooke was released from Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season, [13] and on 11 June 2021 joined National League South side Bath City. [14]

On 23 July 2024, Cooke signed for fellow National League side Torquay United. [15]

Career statistics

As of 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Truro City 2011–12 [1] National League South 18200—1 [c] 0192
2012–13 [1] National League South41100—00411
2013–14 [16] Southern Football League 43941—004710
2014–15 [16] Southern Football League351470—004214
2015–16 [1] National League South41400—3 [c] 0444
2016–17 [1] National League South21400—00214
2017–18 [1] National League South371320—1 [c] 04013
Total23647131—5025448
St Mirren 2018–19 [6] Scottish Premiership 11311302 [d] 0174
2019–20 [17] Scottish Premiership60004000100
Total173117020274
Weymouth 2020–21 [1] National League 17210—2 [c] 1203
Bath City 2021–22 [1] National League South391432—6 [e] 44820
2022–23 [1] National League South271331—2 [f] 13215
2023–24 [1] National League South421722—6 [g] 15020
Total1084485—14613055
Torquay United 2024–25 [1] National League South271100—2 [c] 02911
Career total40510723770257460121
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the play-offs.
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and four goals in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
  7. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup, one appearance in National League South play-offs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Cody Cooke at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "I'm proud that I made the jump, says Cornish pro Cody". Falmouth Packet.
  3. 1 2 "Cornish footballer Cody Cooke reflects on "rollercoaster" first year as a professional". Falmouth Packet.
  4. ↑ "Marjon graduate signs professional football contract". Plymouth Marjon University. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "St Mirren sign defender Josh Heaton & striker Cody Cooke". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "St Mirren: Cody Cooke out for up to nine months with injury". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cooke targets new St Mirren deal after making return". The Gazette.
  9. ↑ "St Mirren FC Squad Update". www.stmirren.com.
  10. ↑ "St Mirren: Captain McGinn and goalkeeper Hladky among 13 departures". BBC Sport. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Cornish pro Cody looking for something "a little bit closer to home" after St Mirren release". Falmouth Packet.
  12. ↑ "Terras: Former St Mirren striker Cody Cooke joins Weymouth". Dorset Echo.
  13. ↑ "Five depart the Terras". uptheterras.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Player News- Cody Cooke". www.bathcityfc.com. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Cody Cooke Signs For United". Torquay United F.C. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Cody Cooke Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.


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