Chay Cooper
Chay Cooper (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chay Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Southend United | ||
| 2016–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2020 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Colchester United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 26 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Cooper began playing for signed for Southend United at the age of 10. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, he joined Tottenham Hotspur from Southend as a scholar.[4] He was loaned back to Southend to play in their Under-23 team to get some game time in October 2020.[5]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, Cooper was released by Tottenham. After featuring in a number of pre-season friendlies for Colchester United's Under-23 side, he signed a deal with the club on 3 September 2021.[4]
On 28 September 2021, Cooper made his first-team debut for Colchester, starting in their 1–0 EFL Trophy victory against West Ham United Under-21s.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2021–22[7] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "EFL Squad List 2021/22 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Chay Cooper at Soccerbase
- Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
- Waldron, Jonathan (3 September 2021). "Colchester United sign former Spurs youngster Chay Cooper". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Phillips, Chris (22 October 2020). "Chay Cooper returns to Southend United under 23s from Tottenham Hotspur to get game time". Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Colchester vs West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Games played by Chay Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2021.