Caitlin Cooper
Cooper debuts for the Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Caitlin Cooper
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 2
Youth career
2001–2004 Northern NSW Pride
2004–2008 NSW Sapphires
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Central Coast Mariners 20 (0)
2010–2013 Canberra United 33 (3)
2013–2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 40 (1)
2017–2018 Sydney FC 14 (1)
2018– Western Sydney Wanderers 34 (1)
International career‡
2004–2007 Australia U20 15 (3)
2008– Australia 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2018

Caitlin Cooper (born 12 February 1988) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Sydney FC.

Club career

Central Coast Mariners, 2008–2010

Cooper was the inaugural captain for the Mariners and she made her debut against Melbourne Victory on Saturday, 25 October 2008.

Canberra United, 2010–2013

In three season at Canberra United, Cooper appeared in 34 games and scored 3 goals. In the 2011–12 season Canberra won the Premiership and the W-League Championship.[1]

Western Sydney Wanderers, 2013–2017

Cooper joined the Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2013–14 season.[2] She made 40 appearances for the club over 4 seasons.

Sydney FC, 2017–2018

Cooper joined Sydney FC ahead of the 2017–18 season.[3] Sydney FC made it all the way to the 2018 Grand Final, where they lost to Melbourne City 2–0.

Western Sydney Wanderers, 2018–present

Cooper would return to the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season.[4]

Cooper was crowned the W-League team's Wanderers Medal for Player of the Year in 2021 and was also named the club's W-League Members’ Player of the Year in 2021 after impressive performances in every single match this season.[5]

Cooper currently holds the all time games record for the Wanderers.

International career

Cooper made her debut for the Matildas in 2007 in a 2008 Olympic Qualifying game against Hong Kong. Her next call-up did not occur until June 2012.[6]

Cooper was part of the Matildas squad that won the 2017 Tournament of Nations and defeated the United States for the first time ever.[7]

In April 2018, Cooper was named to the Australian team for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, but she did not appear in any games. Australia finished Runner-up to Japan and qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]

In May 2021, Cooper was recalled to the Matildas camp and was then selected in the 25 person squad for the Matildas friendlies with Denmark and Sweden ahead of the 2022 Tokyo Olympic Games.[9]

Honours

Club

Canberra United

International

Career statistics

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player


Goal 		Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 August 2007 Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–0 8–1 2008 Olympics qualifying
2 7 March 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal  Portugal 1–1 1–2 2018 Algarve Cup

References

  1. ^ "C.Cooper". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Caitlyn Cooper on life in the W-League with Western Sydney". The Roar. Sports 3.0. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC release initial 2017/18 squad signings". The Women's Game. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Cooper targets Finals Series & France after Wanderers return". W-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Kamau, Cooper crowned 2021 Wanderers Medal winners". WS WandersFC.com.au. WS Wanderers. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Matildas call on Caitlin Cooper". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations". USA Today. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Women's Asian Cup". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Cooper's golden opportunity to make Olympic dream a reality". Illawarra Mercury. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

External links

Sporting positions Preceded byNone Central Coast Mariners captain 2008–2010 Succeeded byNone Preceded byHeather Garriock Western Sydney Wanderers captain 2014–2017 Incumbent
Australia squad – 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up
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