Brandon James Cooper (born 14 January 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Leyton Orient. He is a former Wales Under-21 international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon James Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Porthcawl, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Swansea City | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Newport County (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | Leyton Orient | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2021 | Wales U21 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 17 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSwansea City
editCooper has been at Swansea since the age of 6. He played for the Swansea under-18s and under-23s then signed a professional contract extension in March 2018.[2]
He was handed his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[3]
On 7 February 2020, Cooper joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[4]
On 7 September 2020, Cooper joined League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[5] He made his debut for Newport on 8 September 2020 in the starting line up for a 1–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[6] He made his football league debut on 12 September 2020 as a half time substitute for Matt Dolan in the 1–1 draw for Newport County against Scunthorpe United on the first day of the 2020–21 League Two season.[7] Cooper scored his first football league for Newport in a 2–1 League Two win against Harrogate Town on 31 October 2020.[8] Cooper was selected as the October 2020 EFL Young Player of the Month.[9] On 5 January 2021, Cooper's loan at Newport ended when he was recalled by Swansea.[10] On 29 January 2022, Cooper joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[11] Cooper made his Swindon debut in the starting line-up for a League Two 1–1 draw against Crawley Town on 2 February 2022.[12]
On 2 January 2023, Cooper signed for League One club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[13]
Leyton Orient
editOn 1 September 2023, Cooper joined League One club Leyton Orient on loan until January 2024.[14] On 16 January 2024, he returned to Orient on a permanent basis, joining on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[15]
International career
editCooper received his first call-up to the Wales senior squad in March 2021 for the friendly match against Mexico and the World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 1 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2018–19[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[17] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2019–20[18] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2020–21[19] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2021–22[20] | League Two | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2022–23[21] | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2023–24[22] | League One | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Cooper Signs new Swans deal". Swansea City FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Marsh, Philip (28 August 2018). "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Transfer | Brandon Cooper signs on loan". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Brandon Cooper joins Exiles on season-long loan deal". newport-county.co.uk. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Cooper Newport debut
- ^ Taylor Cooper league debut
- ^ Cooper scores for Newport
- ^ Cooper young player of the month
- ^ Cooper recalled
- ^ "Done Deal: Cooper is a Red!". Swindon Town FC. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Cooper Swindon debut
- ^ "Cooper becomes first January addition". www.fgr.co.uk. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Brandon Cooper joins the O's on Deadline Day". www.leytonorient.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Cooper rejoins the O's on permanent deal". www.leytonorient.com. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Cooper Wales call up
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Brandon Cooper in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2023.