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Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Swansea City.

Oli Cooper
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)
2021–2022Newport County (loan) 33 (1)
National team
2017 Wales U19 1 (0)
2019–2020 Wales U21 4 (0)
*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

Career



Swansea City


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]


Newport County (loan)

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]


International

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]


Personal life


Oli Cooper is the son of the retired English footballer Kevin Cooper.[1]


Career statistics


As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2018–19[8] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
Swansea City 2020–21[9] Championship 30210051
Career total 3021003081
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References


  1. "Oli Cooper reveals father motivation ahead of U23s' season opener | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  2. "Stevenage vs. Swansea City - 9 January 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Swansea 5-1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Ollie Cooper joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". www.newport-county.co.uk. 31 August 2021.
  5. Cooper Newport debut
  6. Cooper first Newport goal
  7. Cooper 2022 World Cup
  8. "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "Games played by Oli Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.





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