Michael Cooper (footballer)

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Michael Cooper
Personal information
Full name Michael John Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Exeter,[2] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2017 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Plymouth Argyle 76 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:21 UTC+1 8 December 2021

Michael John Cooper (born 8 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle as a goalkeeper.

Career[]

Michael Cooper made his professional debut in a League One game away to Blackburn Rovers aged 18 years and 6 days old. With starting goalkeeper Kyle Letheren going off injured, Cooper came on for the second half, as the game finished 1–1.[4][5][6] He was also a key member of the Plymouth Argyle Youth Team who reached the last 16 of the FA Youth Cup, making crucial saves in victories over Manchester City and Burnley in 3rd and 4th rounds of the competition.

On 17 December 2019, Cooper signed a new long-term deal at Plymouth Argyle, until the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 5 September 2020, Cooper started in the first match of the Argyle season, playing Queens Park Rangers in the first round of the EFL Cup. Argyle won 3–2 after a spectacular performance from Cooper. Cooper held onto the starting position for the 20–21 season.

In April 2021, Cooper signed a new long-term deal with Argyle, signing on until 2024.[8] He was also voted Young Player of the Season 2020-21 by Plymouth Argyle supporters,[9] coming second in the senior vote to squad Vice-Captain, Joe Edwards.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Michael Cooper Goalkeeper". Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Michael Cooper - Defender - First Team - Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Plymouth Herald. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ "'Brilliant' debut for Argyle's Cooper". Retrieved 5 December 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ James, Stuart (18 October 2017). "Who is Michael Cooper and why is he regarded as one of England's young stars?". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Coops for Keeps". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Cooper Signs New Long-Term Deal". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ "20/21 Player of the Season Revealed". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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