Matthew Cooper (footballer)

Matthew Cooper

Personal information
Date of birth	1 July 1994
Place of birth	Macduff, Scotland
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Elgin City
Youth career
	Deveronvale
2010–2012	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3	(0)
2014–	Elgin City	71	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:08, 29 December 2012 (UTC).

Matthew Cooper (born 1 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Elgin City, as a defender after being released by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.^[1]

Early and personal life

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]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2012^[11][12]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2012–13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

References

1. "Profile". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
2. "Banff pupil's joy at Scotland call-up". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
3. Crawford, G (31 August 2010). "Mathew gets his Dons big break". Banffshire Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
4. "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
5. "Scotland call for Macduff youth". banffshire-journal.co.uk. Banffshire Journal. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
6. "AFC Youth Academy". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
7. Graham Linton (24 July 2012). "Butcher will be cautious with Cooper". Inverness Courier.
8. "Inverness CT 4 – 1 Dundee". BBC Sport. 22 December 2012.
9. "Christie signs new ICT deal". Inverness Courier. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
10. "Elgin bring in trio". SPFL. SPFL. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
11. Matthew Cooper career statistics at Soccerbase
12. Matthew Cooper profile at Soccerway