Alex Cooper (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Ross County | ||
| 2007–11 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Ross County | 35 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Elgin City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Falkirk | 33 | (6) |
| 2016 | St Mirren | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2012 |
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Alex Cooper (born 4 November 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is a former Liverpool youth player and former Scotland youth international.
Alex Cooper began his playing career with Ross County's youth team. He immediately showed signs of great potential, sparking interest from several major clubs. At 14, he was invited to take part in a tournament in Switzerland with Jose Mourinho's Chelsea. and to train with both Celtic and Rangers. At the age of sixteen he went on a week-long trial to Liverpool which was cut short by injury. He returned a month later for a further three-day trial playing one match after which he was offered a contract.
He joined Liverpool on 28 December 2007 for a £100,000 fee signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. After his arrival he started playing for Liverpool's Academy before progressing to the Reserve side managed by John McMahon. During his time at Merseyside he suffered numerous injuries the most severe being a broken ankle ruling him out for six months during the 2009–10 season.
Cooper was released by Liverpool in the summer of 2011 along with three other players following the expiration of his contract. In the wake of his release, there was interest from a number of clubs, north and south of the border and Cooper eventually re-joined Ross County on 18 October 2011 until the end of the season after nearly a four-year absence from Dingwall. He appeared on the bench a day later for County's Scottish Cup tie against Albion Rovers but remained an unused substitute. He made his senior debut on 7 January 2012 as a substitute in a 7–0 victory against Stenhousemuir in a Scottish Cup fixture replacing team mate Paul Lawson. His next outing for County was again in the Scottish Cup, against SPL side St Mirren in a fifth round replay defeat.
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