| Jake Cooper | |
| Fullname: | Jake Matthew Cooper[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1995[2] |
| Birth Place: | Bracknell, England |
| Height: | 1.97m (06.46feet)[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back[4] |
| Currentclub: | Millwall |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Reading |
| Caps1: | 42 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Millwall (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017– |
| Clubs3: | Millwall |
| Caps3: | 303 |
| Goals3: | 23 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 01:39, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
Jake Matthew Cooper (born 3 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Millwall.
Cooper was born in Bracknell, Berkshire,[5] and attended The Forest School, Winnersh. He joined the Reading F.C. 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.[6] [7]
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.[8] 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 June 2018.[9]
On 19 January 2017, Cooper joined League One club Millwall on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10]
Cooper signed a three-year contract for Millwall on 28 July 2017.[11]
Cooper's father is former Reading defender Alan Cooper, and his nephew Louie Holzman is also a product of the Reading youth system.[12] [13]
Cooper has represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[14] His first call-up came in February 2013 for the under-18 game against Belgium, in which he made his debut.[7] [15]
Cooper earned his first England under-20 call-up in March 2016,[16] making his debut against in a 2–1 defeat to Canada on 27 March.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Reading | 2014–15 | Championship | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | |||
| Reading U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Millwall (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Millwall | 2017–18 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 51 | 7 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| Total | 303 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | — | 327 | 24 | ||||
| Career total | 360 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 401 | 30 | |||
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