Jake Cooper (footballer)

Jake Matthew Cooper (born 3 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Millwall as a defender.

Jake Cooper
Personal information
Full name Jake Matthew Cooper[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Ascot, England
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2014 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Reading 42 (4)
2017 → Millwall (loan) 15 (2)
2017– Millwall 137 (14)
National team‡
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2013 England U19 2 (0)
2016 England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:56, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Reading

Cooper attended The Forest School, Winnersh and joined the Royals Academy as a 14-year-old in 2009, going on to sign his first professional contract with the club in June 2013, on a contract going through to the end of the 2015–16 season.[4][5]

Cooper made his debut, for Reading in their 1–0 Championship victory over Ipswich Town on 16 August 2014, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Nick Blackman.[6] He scored his first goals for Reading on 29 November, in a 2–1 win away to Norwich City.

On 8 October 2015, Cooper extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2018.[7]

On 19 January 2017, Cooper joined League One side Millwall on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[8]

Millwall

Cooper signed a three-year contract for Millwall on 28 July 2017.[9]

International career

Cooper has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[10] His first call-up came in February 2013 for the under-18 game against Belgium, in which he made his debut.[5][11]

Cooper earned his first England under-20 call-up in March 2016,[12] making his debut against in a 2–1 defeat to Canada on 27 March.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[14] Championship 1522020—192
2015–16[15] Championship 2425010—302
2016–17[16] Championship 3000200050
Total 424705000544
Reading U23 2016–17[16] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Millwall (loan) 2016–17[16] League One 15230——182
Millwall 2017–18[17] Championship 3842020—424
2018–19[18] Championship 4664110—517
2019–20[19] Championship 4632010—493
2020–21[20] Championship 000010—10
Total 1451512150—16216
Career total 187191911002021820
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Millwall

References
  1. "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. "Cooper surprises youngsters at Soccer School". Reading. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. "Taylor pens new deal". Reading F.C. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. "Cooper signs pro contract". Reading F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  6. "Reading 1–0 Ipswich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  7. "Reading FC defender Jake Cooper extends deal with Royals". Reading Post. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  8. "Millwall sign defender Cooper". millwallfc.co.uk. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. "Cooper finalises Millwall switch". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. "Jake Cooper". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. "Squad named for Belgium trip". The FA. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  12. ""He has earned that right" – Brian on Cooper's England call". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  13. "England U20s beaten by Canada counterparts in Doncaster". thefa.com. The FA. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  14. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  15. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  16. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  17. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  18. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  19. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. "Games played by Jake Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  21. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.


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