Ollie Cooper
Wales international footballer
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Oliver Joseph Cooper (born 14 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Swansea City, and the Wales national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Joseph Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Swansea City | 107 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | → Newport County (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:18, 20 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:06, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Swansea City
Cooper joined the Swansea youth academy at under-12 level and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2019.[2] Cooper made his professional debut with Swansea in a 2–0 FA Cup win over Stevenage on 9 January 2021.[3] 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.[4]
Newport County (loan)
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.[5] 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.[6] Cooper scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3–0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[7]
Wigan Athletic (loan)
On 1 September 2025 Cooper joined EFL League One club Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.[8] On 2 January 2026, he returned to his parent club.[9]
International career
Ollie 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.[10] 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.[11]
Personal life
Ollie Cooper is the son of the retired footballer, coach and manager Kevin Cooper.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23s | 2018–19 | N/a | — | — | — | 3[a] | 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 106 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 9 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career totals | 148 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 11 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy