Oli Cooper

Oliver "Oli" Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.

Oli Cooper
Personal information
Full name Oliver Cooper
Date of birth (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999
Place of birth Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Swansea City
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2021 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Swansea City 0 (0)
National team
2017 Wales U19 1 (0)
2019–2020 Wales U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2021

Career

Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy as a U12, and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019.[1] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

Oli Cooper is the son of the retired English footballer Kevin Cooper.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2018–19[4] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
Swansea City 2020–21[5] Championship 00210021
Career total 0021003051
  1. Appearances in 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. "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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