Michael Cooper (footballer)

Michael John Cooper (born 8 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle as a goalkeeper.

Michael Cooper
Personal information
Full name Michael John Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Exeter,[2] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper[2]
Club information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2017 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Plymouth Argyle 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Career

Michael Cooper made his professional debut in a League One game away to Blackburn Rovers. With starting goalkeeper Kyle Letheren going off injured, Cooper came on for the second half, as the game finished 1–1.[4][5][6] He was also a key member of the Plymouth Argyle Youth Team who reached the last 16 of the FA Youth Cup, making crucial saves in victories over Manchester City and Burnley in 3rd and 4th rounds of the competition.

Michael Cooper is now set to be Plymouth Argyle's second choice goalkeeper, following a recent loan of Alex Palmer from West Bromwich Albion and Kyle Letheren being released.

On 17 December 2019, Cooper signed a new long-term deal at Plymouth Argyle, until the end of the 2021/22 season.[7]

On the 28th July 2020 Luke McCormick was re-signed by the club to provide competition with Cooper for Plymouth Argyle's first-team goalkeeper position. [8]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. "Michael Cooper Goalkeeper". Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. "Michael Cooper - Defender - First Team - Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. "Blackburn Rovers 1 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Plymouth Herald. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41663829
  6. http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/who-plymouth-argyle-goalkeeper-michael-645726
  7. https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2019/december/coops-for-keeps/
  8. https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/july/lukes-homecoming/
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