Murphy Cooper

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Murphy Cooper
Personal information
Full name Murphy Joseph Cooper [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Reading, England [3]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Stevenage
(on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
Youth career
Caversham AFC
2010–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2021 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2021 → Welling United (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Bath City (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Stratford Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Swindon Town (loan) 23 (0)
2024– → Stevenage (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Murphy Joseph Cooper (formerly Mahoney, born 27 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stevenage on loan from EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

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Club career

Starting his career with local side, Caversham AFC, Cooper joined Queens Park Rangers in 2012, following a two-year spell at Wycombe Wanderers prior to their academy closing. [4] [5] During the 2021–22 campaign, Cooper spent time on loan in the National League South with Welling United [2] and Bath City [6] before eventually joining Stratford Town over the Christmas period. [7] Upon his return to West London, he went onto make his debut for the club during a 2–1 away defeat to Preston North End, stepping in for the injured Kieren Westwood. [8]

On 28 June 2022, Cooper signed a new two-year deal with QPR, keeping him with the club until 2024. [9]

On 29 June 2023, Cooper signed for League Two club Swindon Town on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season. [10] He was ever-present for Swindon Town in EFL League Two until his loan spell was abruptly cut-short due to a hamstring injury sustained in the 2-1 loss at Tranmere Rovers in December 2023. [11]

On 3 August 2024, Cooper joined League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan deal. [12]

Personal life

Cooper was known as Murphy Mahoney until he changed his name by deed poll in July 2024. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2021–22 [2] Championship 20—00—20
2022–23 [2] Championship000000—00
Total200000—20
Welling United (loan) 2021–22 [14] National League South 50——0050
Bath City (loan) 2021–22 [14] National League South2010—0030
Stratford Town (loan) 2021–22 [14] Southern League Premier Division Central60———60
Career total150100000160

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    References

    1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22". EFL. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "M. Mahoney". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    3. ↑ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 2022/23". Football Squads. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    4. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (27 April 2022). "U23s in profile: Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    5. ↑ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    6. ↑ "Player News". Bath City F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    7. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (3 December 2021). "Murphy Mahoney joins Stratford Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    8. ↑ "Preston North End vs. Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    9. ↑ Morrissey, Paul (28 June 2022). "Mahoney agrees new deal". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
    10. ↑ "Town land Murphy Mahoney on a season-long loan". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
    11. ↑ "Murphy Mahoney returns to QPR". www.qpr.co.uk. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
    12. ↑ "Murphy Cooper joins on loan from QPR". www.stevenagefc.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
    13. ↑ QPR FC [@QPR] (July 19, 2024). "Introducing Murphy ̶M̶a̶h̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ COOPER! 🧤 Murph has changed his name by deed poll. Looking good, @murphycoops7! 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    14. 1 2 3 "Murphy Mahoney Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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