| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Joseph Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Swansea City | 106 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Newport County (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:57, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City, and the Wales national team.
Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under-12 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019. [2] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021. [3] 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. [4]
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. [5] 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. [6] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United. [7]
Ollie 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. [8] 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. [9]
Ollie Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper. [2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23s | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City | 2020–21 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Total | 78 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Career totals | 111 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 9 | ||