Chay Cooper (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chay Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Southend United | ||
| 2016–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2020 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Colchester United | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:37, 10 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Cooper began playing for signed for Southend United at the age of 10. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, he joined Tottenham Hotspur from Southend as a scholar.[4] He was loaned back to Southend to play in their Under-23 team to get some game time in October 2020.[5]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, Cooper was released by Tottenham. After featuring in a number of pre-season friendlies for Colchester United's Under-23 side, he signed a deal with the club on 3 September 2021.[4]
On 28 September 2021, Cooper made his first-team debut for Colchester, starting in their 1–0 EFL Trophy victory against West Ham United Under-21s.[6] In Cooper's football league debut he came off the bench to score the second goal away at Hartlepool which Colchester won 2–0.[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2021–22[8] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Colchester United F.C. – current squad | |
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