Matthew Cooper (footballer)

Matthew Cooper
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth Macduff, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Elgin City
Youth career
Deveronvale
2010–2012 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 (0)
2014– Elgin City 115 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:58, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Matthew Cooper (born 1 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Elgin City, as a defender after being released by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[1]

Early and personal life

Cooper was born in Macduff and attended Banff Academy.[2][3] Cooper played for Macduff Lions Boys Club and Deveronvale, and also represented Aberdeenshire, North of Scotland Regional and Scotland Schoolboys National U18's.[4]

Career

Cooper began his career as a youth player for Macduff Lions Boys Club[5] before moving onto Deveronvale and Aberdeen.[6] He joined the senior team of Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the start of the 2012–13 season,[7] going on to make his senior debut for Inverness in the Scottish Premier League on 22 December 2012.[8]

After two years at the club, Cooper was released by Inverness[9] and was among three players to join Elgin City.[10]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2012–13[11] Premier League 300000—30
2013–14[12] Scottish Premiership 000000—00
Total 3000000030
Elgin City 2014–15[13] League Two 33020101[lower-alpha 1]0370
2015–16[14] 34020104[lower-alpha 2]0410
2016–17[15] 28030302[lower-alpha 1]0360
2017–18[16] 20110402[lower-alpha 1]0271
Total 11518090901411
Career total 11818090901441
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the League One play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Banff pupil's joy at Scotland call-up". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Crawford, G (31 August 2010). "Mathew gets his Dons big break". Banffshire Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "AFC Youth Academy". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Graham Linton (24 July 2012). "Butcher will be cautious with Cooper". Inverness Courier.
  8. ↑ "Inverness CT 4 – 1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 22 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Christie signs new ICT deal". Inverness Courier. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Elgin bring in trio". SPFL. SPFL. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Matthew Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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