Matthew Cooper (footballer)

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Matthew Cooper
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Macduff, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Elgin City
Number 2
Youth career
Deveronvale
2010–2012 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 (0)
2014– Elgin City 236 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Cooper (born 1 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Elgin City.

Contents

He began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1]

Early and personal life

Cooper was born in Macduff and attended Banff Academy. [2] [3] Cooper played for Macduff Lions Boys Club and Deveronvale, and also represented Aberdeenshire, North of Scotland Regional and Scotland Schoolboys National U18s. [4]

Career

Cooper began his career as a youth player for Macduff Lions Boys Club [5] before moving onto Deveronvale and Aberdeen. [6] He joined the senior team of Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the start of the 2012–13 season, [7] going on to make his senior debut for Inverness in the Scottish Premier League on 22 December 2012. [8]

After two years at the club, Cooper was released by Inverness [9] and was among three players to join Elgin City. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2012–13 [11] Premier League 300000—30
2013–14 [12] Scottish Premiership 000000—00
Total3000000030
Elgin City 2014–15 [13] Scottish League Two 33020101 [a] 0370
2015–16 [14] Scottish League Two34020104 [b] 0410
2016–17 [15] Scottish League Two28030302 [a] 0360
2017–18 [16] Scottish League Two20110402 [a] 0271
2018–19 [17] Scottish League Two25030401 [a] 0330
2019–20 [18] Scottish League Two28020405 [a] 1391
2020–21 [19] Scottish League Two20110402 [c] 0271
2021–22 [20] Scottish League Two152202000192
2022–23 [21] Scottish League Two18110403 [a] 0261
2023–24 [22] Scottish League Two15010001 [a] 0170
2024–25 [23] Scottish League Two0000000000
Total23651802702113026
Career total23951802702113056
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the League One play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Banff pupil's joy at Scotland call-up". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Crawford, G (31 August 2010). "Mathew gets his Dons big break". Banffshire Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "AFC Youth Academy". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Graham Linton (24 July 2012). "Butcher will be cautious with Cooper". Inverness Courier.
  8. ↑ "Inverness CT 4 – 1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 22 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Christie signs new ICT deal". Inverness Courier. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Elgin bring in trio". SPFL. SPFL. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2024.


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