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Oli Cooper
Personal information
Full name Oliver Joseph Cooper
Date of birth (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Swansea City
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2021 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Swansea City 84 (7)
2021–2022Newport County (loan) 33 (1)
International career
2017 Wales U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 Wales U21 3 (0)
2023– Wales 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team.

Career

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Swansea City

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Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under 12 level 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)

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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

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Oli Cooper is a former 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] Cooper made his senior Wales debut on 28 March 2023 as a second half substitute for Aaron Ramsey in the Euro 2024 qualifying 1-0 win against Latvia.[8]

Personal life

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Oli Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 4 May 2024[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swansea City U23s 2018–19 3[a] 0 3 0
Swansea City 2020–21 Championship 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 1
2022–23 Championship 41 5 2 1 1 0 44 6
2023–24 Championship 34 1 2 0 2 0 38 1
Total 78 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 87 8
Newport County (loan) 2021–22 League Two 33 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 35 1
Career totals 111 7 7 2 3 0 4 0 125 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Cooper Wales debut
  9. ^ Oli Cooper at Soccerway
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