Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Macduff, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Elgin City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deveronvale | |||
2010–2012 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2014 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Elgin City | 238 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Matthew Cooper (born 1 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Elgin City, as a defender.
He began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2012–13 [11] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 [12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Elgin City | 2014–15 [13] | Scottish League Two | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
2015–16 [14] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [15] | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [16] | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2018–19 [17] | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [18] | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 [a] | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [19] | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [20] | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 203 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 259 | 5 | ||
Career total | 206 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 265 | 5 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 1 July 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Macduff, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Elgin City | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deveronvale | |||
2010–2012 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2014 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Elgin City | 238 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC) |
Matthew Cooper (born 1 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Elgin City, as a defender.
He began his career with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [1]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2012–13 [11] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 [12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Elgin City | 2014–15 [13] | Scottish League Two | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
2015–16 [14] | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [15] | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [16] | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2018–19 [17] | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [18] | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 [a] | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [19] | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [20] | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 203 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 259 | 5 | ||
Career total | 206 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 265 | 5 |