Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Joseph Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| 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 | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Newport County (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2021 | |||
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]
On 31 August 2021, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan deal, with the option of him returning to his parent club in January 2022.[4] He made his debut for Newport the same day in the starting line-up for the 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.[5] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[6]
Oli Cooper is a Wales Under-21 international. In November 2022 Cooper and Jordan James were named as travelling back-up players to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[7]
Oli Cooper is the son of the retired English footballer Kevin Cooper.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[8] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2020–21[9] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad | |
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