Michelle Cooper (soccer) explained

Michelle Cooper
Full Name:Michelle Ivory Cooper[1]
Birth Date:4 December 2002[2]
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height:1.60 m [3]
Currentclub:Kansas City Current
Clubnumber:17
Youthyears1:2019–2021
Youthclubs1:IMG Academy
Collegeyears1:2021–2022
College1:Duke Blue Devils
Collegecaps1:40
Collegegoals1:31
Years1:2023–
Clubs1:Kansas City Current
Caps1:21
Goals1:3
Nationalyears1:2022
Nationalteam1:United States U20
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:October 15, 2023

Michelle Ivory Cooper (born December 4, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils, where she won the Hermann Trophy as a senior in 2022. She was the second overall pick of the 2023 NWSL Draft.

Collegiate career

Cooper won the MAC Hermann Trophy[4] as the best female soccer player in 2022 while playing for Duke. She led the team with 19 goals and 11 assists. After the 2022 season, she registered for the 2023 NWSL Draft with the intent to end her collegiate career and become a professional soccer player.[5]

Club career

Kansas City Current drafted Cooper with the second-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[6] The Current had traded Lynn Williams to acquire the pick. Cooper signed a three-year contract with the Current on February 2, 2023.[7] She scored her first professional goal on May 17, 2023, in a 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup match against Racing Louisville FC.[8] On June 18, 2023, she scored the fastest goal from kickoff in NWSL history, in the 22nd second of the Current's match against Washington Spirit.[9]

International career

While playing for the USWNT under-20 team, she won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards[10] and made the Best XI team[11] at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueCup[12] Playoffs[13] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kansas City Current2023NWSL21361—274
202430——30
Career total2436100304

Honors and awards

United States U20

2022[14]

Individual

2022

2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – Squad List: USA . . 16 . August 18, 2022 . January 15, 2023.
  2. Web site: #17 Michelle Cooper . May 17, 2023 . National Women's Soccer League.
  3. Web site: Michelle Cooper – Soccer. January 14, 2022.
  4. Web site: Hermann Trophy. January 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: 'A gut feeling': Michelle Cooper's big decision leads to Kansas City . 2023-05-18 . Just Women's Sports . January 13, 2023 . en-US.
  6. Web site: NWSL Draft. January 14, 2022.
  7. News: Tod . Palmer . February 2, 2023 . Current signs No. 2 overall pick F Michelle Cooper to 3-year deal . May 17, 2023 . . en.
  8. Web site: May 17, 2023 . Kansas City Current fall to Racing Louisville in NWSL Challenge Cup match on the road . May 17, 2023 . . . Daniel . Sperry . en-US.
  9. News: Kansas City Current squander late lead, lose to Washington Spirit in NWSL home match . June 18, 2023 . . Daniel . Sperry.
  10. March 13, 2022 . Cooper earns Best Player, Top Scorer honors at CWU20 . May 17, 2023 . Concacaf.
  11. The Concacaf W U-20 Championship Best XI is here . ConcacafW . 1503779320355082244 . March 15, 2022.
  12. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  13. Includes NWSL Playoffs
  14. Web site: 12 March 2022 . USA Wins Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship With 2-0 Victory Over Mexico . 8 January 2023 . US Soccer .

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