Oli Cooper

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Oli Cooper
Personal information
Full name Oliver Joseph Cooper
Date of birth (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2021 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Swansea City 84 (7)
2021–2022 → Newport County (loan) 33 (1)
International career‡
2017 Wales U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 Wales U21 3 (0)
2023– Wales 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team.

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Career

Swansea City

Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under 12 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019. [1] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021. [2] He scored his first goal for Swansea on 23 January 2021 in a 5–1 win over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fourth round. [3]

Newport County (loan)

On 31 August 2021, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan deal, with the option of him returning to his parent club in January 2022. [4] He made his debut for Newport the same day in the starting line-up for the 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy. [5] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United. [6]

International

Oli Cooper is a former Wales Under-21 international. In November 2022 Cooper and Jordan James were named as travelling back-up players to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. [7] Cooper made his senior Wales debut on 28 March 2023 as a second half substitute for Aaron Ramsey in the Euro 2024 qualifying 1-0 win against Latvia. [8]

Personal life

Oli Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper. [1]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2024 [9]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23s 2018–19 ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Swansea City 2020–21 Championship 302100—51
2022–23 Championship4152110—446
2023–24 Championship3412020—381
Total786623000878
Newport County (loan) 2021–22 League Two 33110001 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
Career totals11177230401259
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oli Cooper reveals father motivation ahead of U23s' season opener | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  2. ↑ "Stevenage vs. Swansea City - 9 January 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ollie Cooper joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". www.newport-county.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Cooper Newport debut
  6. ↑ Cooper first Newport goal
  7. ↑ Cooper 2022 World Cup
  8. ↑ Cooper Wales debut
  9. ↑ Oli Cooper at Soccerway
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