Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake Matthew Cooper [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 February 1995||
Place of birth | Bracknell, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2014 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Reading | 42 | (4) |
2017 | → Millwall (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2017– | Millwall | 308 | (24) |
International career | |||
2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:47, 1 September 2024 (UTC) |
Jake Matthew Cooper (born 3 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Millwall.
Cooper was born in Bracknell, Berkshire, [5] and attended The Forest School, Winnersh. He joined the Reading F.C. Academy as a 14-year-old in 2009, going on to sign his first professional contract with the club in June 2013, on a contract going through to the end of the 2015–16 season. [6] [7]
Cooper made his debut, for Reading in their 1–0 Championship victory over Ipswich Town on 16 August 2014, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Nick Blackman. [8] He scored his first goals for Reading on 29 November, in a 2–1 win away to Norwich City.[ citation needed ]
On 8 October 2015, Cooper extended his contract with the club until June 2018. [9]
On 19 January 2017, Cooper joined League One club Millwall on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [10]
Cooper signed a three-year contract for Millwall on 28 July 2017. [11]
Cooper's father is former Reading defender Alan Cooper, and his nephew Louie Holzman is also a product of the Reading youth system. [12] [13]
Cooper has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. [14] His first call-up came in February 2013 for the under-18 game against Belgium, in which he made his debut. [7] [15]
Cooper earned his first England under-20 call-up in March 2016, [16] making his debut against in a 2–1 defeat to Canada on 27 March. [17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2014–15 [18] | Championship | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
2015–16 [19] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
2016–17 [20] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
Reading U23 | 2016–17 [20] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Millwall (loan) | 2016–17 [20] | League One | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Millwall | 2017–18 [21] | Championship | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |
2018–19 [22] | Championship | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 7 | ||
2019–20 [23] | Championship | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | ||
2020–21 [24] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [25] | Championship | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | ||
2022–23 [26] | Championship | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | ||
2023–24 [27] | Championship | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | ||
2024–25 [28] | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 308 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 333 | 25 | |||
Career total | 365 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 407 | 31 |
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