Cody Cropper

Cody Cropper
Personal information
Full name Cody Cropper
Date of birth (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2008 Minnesota Thunder
2008–2009 Reading Rage
2010–2012 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Southampton 0 (0)
2015–2016 Milton Keynes Dons 9 (0)
2016– New England Revolution 29 (0)
National team‡
2010–2013 United States U20 21 (0)
2014–2016 United States U23 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:50, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Cody Cropper (born February 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the New England Revolution.

Personal life

Cropper has an English father. He was born in Atlanta and moved to Minnesota at the age of 12.[1]

Club career

After taking up the game, Cropper moved to England and spent time in the academy system of Ipswich Town before joining Southampton in August 2012. Although he featured for the Saints U-23 side, he never made a first team appearance. After 3 years at the south coast club, Cropper was released. [2]

Milton Keynes Dons

On June 30, 2015,[3] Cropper joined newly promoted Championship side Milton Keynes Dons and on August 11, 2015 made his debut for the club in a Football League Cup first round win against Leyton Orient.[4][5] On April 16, 2016, Cropper was sent off for a foul on Preston North End's striker Eoin Doyle.[6]Cropper was released after the 2015-16 season when the club decided not to take up the one-year option in Cropper's contract after being relegated to League 1.[7]

New England Revolution

Cropper signed with the New England Revolution in August 2016.[8] Cropper became the starter for the Revolution beginning the 2017 season, and is "getting better every day" according to his teammates.

International career

Cropper represented the United States at the 2011 and 2013 editions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, the latter of which the US finished as runners-up.[9] He was also the first-choice goalkeeper for the United States at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2015 Toulon Tournament, the latter of which the US finished in third place.[10]

Cropper has appeared for the US up to U-23 level, including at the 2016 CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Olympic playoff.[11] He received his first United States senior team call-up for an August 14, 2013 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12] He was an unrostered player at the USMNT training camp at Stanford University before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and later received a senior call-up for a friendly against the Czech Republic on September 3, 2014. He was also called up to the United States senior squad for a friendly against Germany on June 10, 2015.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesotan Cody Cropper: A Fresh Start In Milton Keynes". Northern Pitch.
  2. ↑ Southampton_user. "'keeper Cropper Signs Permanently". saintsfc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Dons make triple signing". mkdons.com.
  4. ↑ "BBC Sport – MK Dons 2–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport.
  5. ↑ "BBC Sport – MK Dons: Dale Jennings, Simon Church and Cody Cropper sign". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "Preston North End 1 MK Dons 1". BBC Sport. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cody to depart stadiummk". Mkdons.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Revolution Sign Goalkeeper Cody Cropper". Revolutionsoccer.net. August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ Cody Cropper at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Cody Cropper – FIFA competition record (archive)
  11. ↑ "Cody Cropper signs with MK Dons". Soccer By Ives.
  12. ↑ "Cody Cropper sent to hospital after head injury". mlssoccer.com. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cody Cropper replaces Nick Rimando on USMNT roster ahead of Wednesday's friendly at Germany". mlssoccer.com. June 7, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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