Callum Cooke

Callum James Cooke (born 21 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City as an attacking midfielder.

Callum Cooke

Personal information
Full name	Callum James Cooke[1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997[2]
Place of birth	Peterlee, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bradford City
Youth career
0000–2015	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Middlesbrough	0	(0)
2017	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	18	(4)
2017–2018	→ Blackpool (loan)	30	(2)
2018–2020	Peterborough United	13	(1)
2019–2020	→ Bradford City (loan)	25	(0)
2020–	Bradford City	0	(0)
National team
2012–2013	England U16	4	(2)
2013–2014	England U17	18	(2)
2014	England U18	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:35, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Middlesbrough

Cooke began his career with Middlesbrough's Academy and he signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014.[3] He played for Middlesbrough U23s in two EFL Trophy ties in 2016, scoring one goal.[4]

In January 2017 Cooke joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan.[5] He made his professional debut on 4 February 2017 in a 4–0 defeat away at Exeter City,[6] then scored on his home debut in a 5–0 win over Grimsby Town on 11 February.[7] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Cooke would be returning to his parent club.[8]

On 18 July 2017, Cooke joined League One club Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.[9]

Peterborough United

On 30 July 2018, Cooke signed for League One side Peterborough United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10]

He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11] He moved on loan to Bradford City in August 2019 for the 2019–20 season.[12][13] His loan expired on 1 May 2020.[14]

He returned to Bradford City in July 2020, signing a permanent two-year contract.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 September 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	2015–16[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17[17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[18]	Championship	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Middlesbrough U23	2016–17[17]	—			—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2016–17[17]	League Two	18	4	—		—		—		18	4
Blackpool (loan)	2017–18[18]	League One	30	2	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	2
Peterborough United	2018–19[19]	League One	13	1	1	0	1	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	1
Bradford City (loan)	2019–20[20]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			68	7	2	0	1	0	10	1	81	8

1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "Callum Cooke". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
3. "Championship: Middlesbrough teenager Callum Cooke signs three-year professional contract". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
4. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
5. "Crewe sign Scunthorpe's Jonny Margetts and Middlesbrough's Callum Cooke on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. "Exeter 4–0 Crewe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
7. Press Association (11 February 2017). "Crewe Alexandra 5–0 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
8. Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017.
9. "Callum Cooke To Gain More League Experience On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
10. "Posh Secure Cooke Signing". Peterborough United F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
11. "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
12. "COOKE IN CITY LOAN SWITCH". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
13. "Midfielder Cooke signs for Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
14. "Bradford City release loan trio and Mottley-Henry". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
15. ""This is the club I wanted to be at": Callum Cooke is back at Bradford City". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
16. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
17. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
18. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
20. "Games played by Callum Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

External links

• Callum Cooke at Soccerbase
• England profile at The Football Association