Liam Cooper

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Liam Cooper

Cooper with Hull City in 2012
Personal information
Full nameLiam David Ian Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-30) 30 August 1991[2]
Place of birthKingston upon Hull, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubChesterfield
Number6
Youth career
0000?–2008Hull City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2013Hull City11(0)
2011→ Carlisle United (loan)7(1)
2011→ Huddersfield Town (loan)4(0)
2012–2013→ Chesterfield (loan)10(1)
2013–Chesterfield20(1)
National team
2008Scotland U175(0)
2009Scotland U191(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:21, 18 August 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Liam David Ian Cooper (born 30 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Chesterfield as a centre back.

Club career

Hull City

Born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire,[4] Cooper attended Malet Lambert school and joined Hull City at Under-12 level.[5] He was in the youth team that won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup Final against Colchester 3–0, scoring the opening goal but later being sent off for a deliberate handball.[6]

On 26 August 2008 he made his first team debut for Hull against Swansea City in the Football League Cup.[4] On 30 August 2008, on his 17th birthday, he signed professional terms with the club, and featured on the bench as an unused substitute for the Premier League game against Wigan Athletic.[7] He made his first Premier League start on 26 September 2009 at Anfield in the 6–1 defeat by Liverpool.[8] Cooper signed a new three-year contract at the KC Stadium in March 2010.[9]

2010–11 season

Having made three first team appearances for the 2010–11 season with little opportunity, Cooper was sent on loan to League One side Carlisle United on 10 January 2011 for a month long loan, as part of the deal which saw James Chester end his loan spell with Carlisle and join Hull City from Manchester United.[10] The loan spell came to an early end when he sustained a hand injury in February in the match against Huddersfield Town.[11] Following a return from injury, on 4 March 2011, Carlisle signed him on a further month loan with the option to extend it for the remainder of the season.[11] Cooper decided to return to Hull at the end of the month loan rather than staying for the remainder of the season.[12]

2011–12 season

Huddersfield Town Loan

On 8 July 2011, he joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan.[13] After making his full debut in the League Cup match against Port Vale in August,[14] he made his league debut as a substitute in the 2–2 draw against Leyton Orient at the Galpharm Stadium on 24 September 2011.[15] His first league start came a week later on 1 October 2011 in the 4–0 away win over Brentford followed by second star 3 days later on 4 October 2011 in the Football League Trophy second round exit to local rivals Bradford City when Cooper was taken off at half time due to injury.[16]

Return To Hull

On 1 December 2011, after being left out of the squad to play Charlton Athletic, Cooper asked for his loan to be terminated, so he could try and gain a place in new manager Nick Barmby's setup. Huddersfield agreed, and he returned to the KC Stadium.[17] At the end of March, Hull City captain, Jack Hobbs suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and ruled him out until Christmas 2012. Cooper filled the void, building a solid partnership with James Chester in the remaining few games of the campaign.

2012–13 season

Chesterfield Loan

Cooper joined Chesterfield on 1 November 2012, on a months loan deal. Manager, Paul Cook said: "We are delighted with the signing of Liam Cooper. He is a player that attracts a lot of interest from clubs, and not just in this division."[18] Cooper scored on his debut in a 2–1 win over Oxford United. The following month, Cooper loan spell at Chesterfield was extended until 5 January 2013.[19]

Chesterfield

On 5 January 2013, Liam Cooper signed a 2 and a half-year contract with the Spireite's for an undisclosed fee.[20] Later in the hour since joining permanently, Cooper played his first match since turning his loan move to permanent in a 2–1 loss against Wycombe Wanderers.

International career

In March 2008, he was called up to Scotland's Under-17 squad for the second phase of their European qualifying campaign.[21]

Honours

  • Supporters club young player of the year 2007–08 (with Jamie Devitt)

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
  2. ↑ "Player Profiles". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Profiles – Liam Cooper". The Tigers Official Website. Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Breaking news: Cooper called up for Tigers". Hull Daily Mail. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  5. ↑ "Liam Cooper". City Magazine (37): page 50. September 2008. 
  6. ↑ "City Youngsters Win Cup After 3–0 Win". Hull City A.F.C. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  7. ↑ "Cooper Signs Professional Contract". Hull City A.F.C. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ Stevenson, Jonathan (26 September 2009). "Liverpool 6–1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
  9. ↑ "Cooper signs new deal". Sky Sports. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Carlisle United sign Liam Cooper and Liam Noble". BBC Sport (BBC). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Carlisle re-sign defender Liam Cooper on loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 4 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
  12. ↑ "Cooper Heads Home". Carlisle United F.C. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Town Sign Cooper on Season Loan". Huddersfield Town F.C. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Port Vale 2–4 Huddersfield". BBC Sport (BBC). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  15. ↑ "Huddersfield 2 – 2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport (BBC). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  16. ↑ http://www.htafc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10312~61103,00.html
  17. ↑ "Hull City's Liam Cooper back early from Terriers loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Spirities swoop for Cooper". Sky Sports News (Transfer centre) (Sky Sports News). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Hull City's Liam Cooper to stay at Chesterfield until January". This is Hull and East Riding. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Chesterfield sign Liam Cooper from Hull City". Sky Sports. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013. 
  21. ↑ Cooper earns international call – Yahoo! Eurosport UK

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