Cody Cooke

Cody Cooke (born 2 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Weymouth.

Cody Cooke
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Weymouth
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Penryn Athletic
2011–2018 Truro City 236 (47)
2018–2020 St Mirren 17 (3)
2020– Weymouth 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Truro,[1] Cooke attended Penryn College.[2]

Career

Cooke began his career in English non-league football with Penryn Athletic,[3] before playing for Truro City between 2011 and 2018,[1] while studying for a PGCE in Sport Development at Plymouth Marjon University.[4]

After spending time with the V9 Academy, Cooke turned professional in June 2018, after signing for Scottish club St Mirren alongside Josh Heaton.[2][5] He made his debut for St Mirren on 13 July 2018 in the Scottish League Cup.[6] He scored a hat-trick in the final game of the 2018–19 season.[6][2] He described his first season as a professional as a "rollercoaster".[3]

On 1 August 2019, the club confirmed that Cooke would be out of action for between six and nine months after rupturing knee ligaments during a match.[7] He returned to action in December 2019.[8]

On 2 June 2020 it was announced that he would remain with the club under the coronavirus furlough scheme before leaving the club.[9] In June 2020, Cooke left Saints when his contract expired.[10] Cooke said he wanted to move nearer to his home in Cornwall, and would consider returning to part-time football in order to do so.[11]

On 28 August 2020, Cooke signed for newly-promoted National League side Weymouth.[12]

Career statistics
As of 29 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Truro City 2011–12[1] National League South 18200—1[lower-alpha 1]0192
2012–13[1] National League South 41100—00411
2013–14[13] Southern Football League 43941—004710
2014–15[13] Southern Football League 351470—004214
2015–16[1] National League South 41400—3[lower-alpha 1]0444
2016–17[1] National League South 21400—00214
2017–18[1] National League South 371320—1[lower-alpha 1]04013
Total 23647131005025448
St Mirren 2018–19[6] Scottish Premiership 11311302[lower-alpha 2]0174
2019–20[14] Scottish Premiership 60004000100
Total 173117020274
Weymouth 2020–21[1] National League 122100011143
Career total 26552172708129555
  1. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the play-offs.

References
  1. Cody Cooke at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. "I'm proud that I made the jump, says Cornish pro Cody". Falmouth Packet.
  3. "Cornish footballer Cody Cooke reflects on "rollercoaster" first year as a professional". Falmouth Packet.
  4. "Marjon graduate signs professional football contract". Plymouth Marjon University. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. "St Mirren sign defender Josh Heaton & striker Cody Cooke". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "St Mirren: Cody Cooke out for up to nine months with injury". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. "Cooke targets new St Mirren deal after making return". The Gazette.
  9. "St Mirren FC Squad Update". www.stmirren.com.
  10. "St Mirren: Captain McGinn and goalkeeper Hladky among 13 departures". BBC Sport. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "Cornish pro Cody looking for something "a little bit closer to home" after St Mirren release". Falmouth Packet.
  12. "Terras: Former St Mirren striker Cody Cooke joins Weymouth". Dorset Echo.
  13. "Cody Cooke Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  14. "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.


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