George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Iain Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Crewe Alexandra | 96 | (13) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 7 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
George Iain Cooper (born 2 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crewe Alexandra. He has come through the famous Crewe Alexandra Football Academy.
Playing career
Cooper graduated through the Crewe Alexandra Academy to sign a three-year professional contract in April 2014.[3] 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 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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 August 2017.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2014–15[6] | League One | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 2015–16[7] | League One | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[8] | League Two | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra total | 96 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Includes appearances in Football League Trophy
Honours
Individual
- League One Apprentice Award: 2014–15[9]
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "George Cooper". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Academy winger rewarded with a three-year deal after emerging through the Academy". crewealex.net. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Crewe 0 – 3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Academy product's deal extended by further year". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2014-15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2015-16". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2016-17". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
- George Cooper at Soccerbase
