Cody Cropper
| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cody Cropper | ||||||||
| Date of birth | February 16, 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Minnesota Thunder | ||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Reading Rage | ||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ipswich Town | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2012–2015 | Southampton | 0 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016– | New England Revolution | 19 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2010–2013 | United States U20 | 21 | (0) | ||||||
| 2014–2016 | United States U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4:50, 26 July 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:50, 26 October 2016 (UTC) | |||||||||
Cody Cropper (born February 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the New England Revolution.
Personal life
Cropper has an English father. He was born in Atlanta and moved to Minnesota at the age of 12.[1]
Club career
After taking up the game, Cropper moved to England and spent time in the academy system of Ipswich Town before joining Southampton in August 2012. Although he featured for the Saints U-23 side, he never made a first team appearance. After 3 years at the south coast club, Cropper was released. [2]
Milton Keynes Dons
On June 30, 2015,[3] Cropper joined newly promoted Championship side Milton Keynes Dons and on August 11, 2015 made his debut for the club in a Football League Cup first round win against Leyton Orient.[4][5] On April 16, 2016, Cropper was sent off for a foul on Preston North End's striker Eoin Doyle.[6]Cropper was released after the 2015-16 season when the club decided not to take up the one-year option in Cropper's contract after being relegated to League 1.[7]
New England Revolution
Cropper signed with the New England Revolution in August 2016.[8] Cropper became the starter for the Revolution beginning the 2017 season, and is "getting better every day" according to his teammates.
International career
Cropper represented the United States at the 2011 and 2013 editions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, the latter of which the US finished as runners-up.[9] He was also the first-choice goalkeeper for the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Toulon Tournament, the latter of which the US finished in third place.[10]
Cropper has appeared for the US up to U-23 level, including at the 2016 CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff.[11] He received his first United States senior team call-up for an August 14, 2013 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] He was an unrostered player at the USMNT training camp at Stanford University before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and later received a senior call-up for a friendly against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014. He was also called up to the United States senior squad for a friendly against Germany on June 10, 2015.[13]
References
- ↑ "Minnesotan Cody Cropper: A Fresh Start In Milton Keynes". Northern Pitch.
- ↑ Southampton_user. "'keeper Cropper Signs Permanently". saintsfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Dons make triple signing". mkdons.com.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – MK Dons 2–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – MK Dons: Dale Jennings, Simon Church and Cody Cropper sign". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Preston North End 1 MK Dons 1". BBC Sport. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Cody to depart stadiummk". Mkdons.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Revolution Sign Goalkeeper Cody Cropper". Revolutionsoccer.net. August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ↑ Cody Cropper at Soccerway
- ↑ Cody Cropper – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Cody Cropper signs with MK Dons". Soccer By Ives.
- ↑ "Cody Cropper sent to hospital after head injury". mlssoccer.com. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Cody Cropper replaces Nick Rimando on USMNT roster ahead of Wednesday's friendly at Germany". mlssoccer.com. June 7, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
External links
- Cody Cropper at Soccerbase
- Cody Cropper at Soccerway