George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)

George Iain Cooper (born 30 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle. He started his career at Crewe Alexandra, having come through their academy.

This article is about an English association football player. For other people of the same name, see George Cooper.

George Cooper
Personal information
Full name George Iain Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2014 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Crewe Alexandra 122 (14)
2018–2020 Peterborough United 34 (4)
2019–2020 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 27 (3)
2020– Plymouth Argyle 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Crewe Alexandra

Cooper graduated through the Crewe Alexandra Academy to sign a three-year professional contract in April 2014.[3] Aged 17, he made his first team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 2 September 2014, replacing Bradden Inman 71 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Rochdale in a Football League Trophy first round match.[4] On 26 September 2014 Cooper made his first league appearance for Crewe Alexandra in a 6–1 defeat at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons. On 11 October 2014 he scored his first goal for Crewe in a 2–1 victory over Coventry City.

In April 2017, Crewe triggered a contract extension clause keeping Cooper at Crewe until June 2018.[5]

Peterborough United

In January 2018, he signed for Peterborough United on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored on his Peterborough debut, in a 3-0 win against Oldham Athletic.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 29 August 2019, Cooper joined League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan deal.[7] He played the majority of the season at Left-wing-back, and finished the season with a recorded 12 assists, as Argyle were promoted to League One.

Upon his return to Peterborough, Cooper was transfer-listed and left out of Posh's 'Salary Cap Squad', along with George Boyd, Jason Naismith and Louis Reed.[8]

Plymouth Argyle

On 2 September 2020, Cooper re-joined Argyle, this time permanently, for an undisclosed fee. He signed a three year contract.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 December 2019.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2014–15[10]League One223200010253
2015–16[11]League One271101010301
2016–17[12]League Two4692020315310
2017–18[13]League Two271301030341
Crewe Alexandra total 1221480408114215
Peterborough United2017–18[14]League One132000000132
2018–19[15]League One212201051293
Peterborough total 344201051425
Plymouth Argyle (loan)2019–20[16]League Two273200000153
Career total 167191205015219921
  1. Includes appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "George Cooper". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Academy winger rewarded with a three-year deal after emerging through the Academy". crewealex.net. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. "Crewe 0 – 3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. "Academy product's deal extended by further year". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. "George Cooper: Peterborough United sign Crewe Alexandra midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "Coops Swoops In". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. "Club Confirm Salary Cap Squad". Peterborough United FC. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. "Green George - Cooper Signs Permanent Deal". Plymouth Argyle FC. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. "Games played by George Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  11. "Games played by George Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. "Games played by George Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "Games played by George Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. "Games played by George Cooper in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  17. "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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