Shaun Cooper

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Shaun Cooper
Personal information
Full name Shaun David Cooper [1]
Date of birth (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Newport, Isle of Wight
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 Portsmouth 7 (0)
2003–2004Leyton Orient (loan) 9 (0)
2004Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 10 (0)
2005–2012 AFC Bournemouth 211 (1)
2012–2013 Crawley Town 8 (0)
2013Portsmouth (loan) 14 (2)
2013–2014 Portsmouth 10 (0)
2014 Torquay United 0 (0)
2014–2016 Sutton United 48 (1)
2016Eastbourne Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Poole Town 29 (1)
Total351(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun David Cooper (born 5 October 1983) is an English retired professional footballer. He is currently an assistant manager at Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.

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Career

Cooper was a product of Portsmouth's youth system. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw at Crystal Palace in March 2002 and featured in six more games in the remainder of the campaign. However, he failed to break into the first team the next season, as Portsmouth won the Division One title. Despite this he was offered a new two-year contract. [3] He spent most of the 2003–04 season on loan at Leyton Orient, playing nine games.

The next season (2004–05) he was again loaned out, this time to Kidderminster Harriers.

Cooper left the club in June 2005, signing for AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer. After spending seven years at the club, he was offered a new contract at a reduced wage by new manager Paul Groves; turning this down, he left the club.

On 25 June 2012, Cooper joined Crawley Town on a free transfer. Six months later, he joined Portsmouth on loan. [4] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth on 13 April 2013, against Brentford. [5] It was subsequently confirmed that his contract with Crawley would not be renewed at the end of the season, and Cooper thus became a free agent. [6] In July 2013, he had a trial at Torquay United, [7] but failed to earn a contract.

Cooper re-joined Portsmouth until January 2014 on 5 September 2013, for his third spell with the club. [8]

On 9 January 2014 Portsmouth confirmed that Cooper had left the club following the expiration of his short-term contract.

On 17 January 2014, Cooper signed for Torquay United on a potential 18-month contract. [9]

Cooper's contract with Torquay United was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2014. [10]

Cooper switched to Sutton United for the 2014/15 season and signed on a months loan to Eastbourne Borough in September 2016. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portsmouth 2001–02 [12] First Division 70000070
Leyton Orient (loan) 2003–04 [13] Third Division 9000000090
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2004–05 [14] League Two 10010001 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
AFC Bournemouth 2005–06 [15] League One 35010202 [lower-alpha 1] 0400
2006–07 [16] 330201000360
2007–08 [17] 38131102 [lower-alpha 1] 0442
2008–09 [18] League Two 37030103 [lower-alpha 1] 0440
2009–10 [19] 6000000060
2010–11 [20] League One 36000102 [lower-alpha 2] 0390
2011-12 [21] 26010212 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
Total2111101811102403
Crawley Town 2012-13 [22] League One 8000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0100
Portsmouth 2012–13 League One 1420000142
2013–14 League Two 90000020110
Total232000020252
Torquay United 2013–14 League Two 0000000000
Sutton United 2014–15 Conference South 241002 [lower-alpha 3] 0261
2015–16 National League South 220307 [lower-alpha 4] 0320
2016–17 National League 20000040
Total4813000110621
Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2016–17 National League South 50200070
Poole Town 2016–17 National League South 170002 [lower-alpha 5] 0190
2017–18 1210000121
Total291000020311
Career total3505161912804037
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the League One play-offs
  3. One appearance in the FA Trophy and one in the Surrey Senior Cup
  4. Four appearances in the FA Trophy and three in the Surrey Senior Cup
  5. Appearances in the FA Trophy

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