| Oli Cooper | |
| Fullname: | Oliver Joseph Cooper |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Derby, England |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Swansea City |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Swansea City |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Caps1: | 80 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:57, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 28 March 2023 |
Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Swansea City and the Wales national team.
Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under 12 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019.[1] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021.[2] He scored his first goal for Swansea on 23 January 2021 in a 5–1 win over Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fourth round.[3]
On 31 August 2021, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan deal, with the option of him returning to his parent club in January 2022.[4] He made his debut for Newport the same day in the starting line-up for the 2–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.[5] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[6]
Oli Cooper is a former Wales Under-21 international. In November 2022 Cooper and Jordan James were named as travelling back-up players to the senior Wales squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[7] Cooper made his senior Wales debut on 28 March 2023 as a second half substitute for Aaron Ramsey in the Euro 2024 qualifying 1-0 win against Latvia.[8]
Oli Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swansea City U23s | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Swansea City | 2020–21 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 78 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8 | |||
| Newport County (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 111 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 9 | |||