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Ollie Cooper
Personal information
Full name Oliver Joseph Cooper
Date of birth (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 25)
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Swansea City 90 (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, 26 October 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.

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. Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021. 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.

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. 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. Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.

International

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. 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.

Personal life

Ollie Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper.

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2024
Club statistics
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 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 0 35 1
Career totals 111 7 7 2 3 0 4 0 125 9
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "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. Ollie Cooper at Soccerway

External links

Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad
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