George Cooper (footballer, born 1996)

George Cooper
Personal information
Full name George Iain Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2014 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Crewe Alexandra 122 (14)
2018– Peterborough United 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

George Iain Cooper (born 2 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough United. He started his career at Crewe Alexandra, having come through the Crewe Alexandra Football Academy.

Playing career

Cooper graduated through the Crewe Alexandra Academy to sign a three-year professional contract in April 2014.[3] He made his first team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 2 September 2014, replacing Bradden Inman 71 minutes into a 3–0 defeat to Rochdale in a Football League Trophy first round match.[4] On 26 September 2014 Cooper made his first league appearance for Crewe Alexandra in a 6–1 defeat at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons. On 11 October he scored his first goal for Crewe in a 2–1 victory over Coventry City.

In April 2017, Crewe triggered a contract extension clause keeping Cooper at Crewe until June 2018.[5] However, in January 2018, he signed for Peterborough United on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 20 January he scored on his debut when he came on as a substitute in a 3-0 win against Oldham Athletic F.C.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2018.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2014–15[7]League One223200010253
2015–16[8]League One271101010301
2016–17[9]League Two4692020315310
2017–18[10]League Two271301030341
Crewe Alexandra total 1221480408114215
Peterborough United2017–18[11]League One7100000071
Career total 1291580408114916
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "George Cooper". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Academy winger rewarded with a three-year deal after emerging through the Academy". crewealex.net. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crewe 0 – 3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Academy product's deal extended by further year". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "George Cooper: Peterborough United sign Crewe Alexandra midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Games played by George Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Winners announced for The Football League Awards 2015". The Football League. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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