Mark Cook
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Hartlepool United | 0 | (0) |
2010 | Gateshead | 0 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Harrogate Town | 53 | (0) |
2012 | Universitario | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Blyth Spartans | 28 | (0) |
Total | 83 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 7 May 2017 (UTC) |
Mark Cook (born 7 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays as goalkeeper. He is one of a very small number of English players to have played professionally in South America, after playing two games for Peruvian club Universitario in 2012.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Cook came through the youth system at Newcastle United, and was later contracted to Hartlepool United and Gateshead, though he did not play a senior game for any of these clubs. In October 2010, he signed for Harrogate Town, where he kept 17 clean sheets in 61 games.[1]
Move to Peru
[edit]In July 2012, Cook was contacted by Universitario manager Nolberto Solano, who like Cook, played for Newcastle United and Hartlepool United. Cook signed for Universitario in August among much media attention.[2] He played two games in the Peruvian Primera División for the club, making his debut in a 0–1 home defeat to Sport Huancayo on 1 September, and then played in a 3–0 away defeat against Cobresol on 16 September.[3] Solano departed as Universitario manager on 12 December 2012, and this marked the end of Cook's short spell with the club.[citation needed] Upon his return to England Mark signed for Northern Premier League side Blyth Spartans,[4] making his debut in a 2–1 defeat against FC United of Manchester at Gigg Lane.[5] Cook made a handful of appearances for Blyth before leaving at the end of the season.
References
[edit]- ^ Turn Key (30 October 2010). "Mark Cook". Harrogate Town AFC. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Mark Cook: el último jugador de Inglaterra que jugó en Perú
- ^ "Mark Cook Bio, Stats, News - Football / Soccer". Espn Fc. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Spartans Sign Mark Cook
- ^ Keeper returns, via Peru!
- 1988 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Northern Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Footballers from North Shields
- 21st-century English sportsmen