Ryan Cooney

Ryan Thomas Cooney (born 26 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Morecambe, on loan from Premier League club Burnley. He has played in the English Football League for Bury.

Ryan Cooney
Personal information
Full name Ryan Thomas Cooney[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender[4]
Club information
Current team
 Morecambe
(on loan from Burnley)
Number 30
Youth career
000–2016 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bury 21 (0)
2019– Burnley 0 (0)
2020– → Morecambe (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Early life and career

Cooney was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester.[5] He joined Bury at the age of nine, progressing through the club's youth academy and being made captain of the youth team.[6] Cooney was promoted to the first-team squad in the 2016–17 season while still a scholar because of injuries.[7] He made his debut on 26 August 2017, playing against Rochdale in a League One match which ended 0–0.[8] He signed a two-year professional contract with the club in October 2018.[6]

Cooney signed for Premier League club Burnley on 15 July 2019 on a one-year contract with the option of a further year, initially joining the under-23 team.[9]

On 2 January 2020, Cooney joined Morecambe on loan until the end of the season.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury 2016–17[11] League One 0000000000
2017–18[8] League One 12000002[lower-alpha 1]0140
2018–19[12] League Two 9000006[lower-alpha 1]0150
Total 210000080290
Burnley 2019–20[13] Premier League 000000—00
Morecambe (loan) 2019–20[13] League Two 90———90
Career total 300000080380
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Bury" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. "Ryan Cooney". ESPN FC. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "Ryan Cooney". Bury F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. "Ryan Cooney". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "R. Cooney: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "Pro contract for Cooney!". Bury F.C. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. "Youth team 2016/17 season review". Bury F.C. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. "Ryan in the Clarets' shake-up". Burnley F.C. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. "Morecambe sign Toumani Diagouraga, Jordan Slew, Adam Phillips & Ryan Cooney". BBC Sport. 2 January 2020.
  11. "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  13. "Games played by Ryan Cooney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  • Profile on the Burnley F.C. website


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