Liam Cooper

Cooper's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 61).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	2	0	7.05	12	8
2025/26	Sheffield Wednesday · 24th	14	1	6.71	12	8
2025/26	CSKA Sofia · 4th	2	0	6.95	5	3
2024/25	CSKA Sofia	21	1	7.07	—	—
2023/24	Leeds · 3rd	16	1	7	26	10
2022/23	Leeds · 19th	18	1	6.71	40	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	16	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

L. Cooper is a 34-year-old central defender at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 12.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

On the season, Cooper graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.554 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Cooper is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

12.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22%

Minutes

limited game time

4.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.099

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.099

Defensive actions / 904.554

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.297

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Cooper sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cooper's projected Rating — 12.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions20

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Sheffield WednesdayNov 2025 – nowFree

CSKA Sofiauntil Nov 2025

LeedsAug 2014 – Nov 2025

ChesterfieldNov 2012 – Aug 2014

Huddersfield(on loan)Jul 2011 – Nov 2012

CCarlisle(on loan)Jan 2011 – Jul 2011

Hull Cityuntil Jan 2011

About L. Cooper

Liam David Ian Cooper is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, born on August 30, 1991 in Kingston upon Hull, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Sheffield Wednesday currently sit 12th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Cooper has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 78 minutes.

L. Cooper's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sheffield Wednesday face Bromley at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Cooper at 12.1 with a Season form score of 8.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Championship and the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, L. Cooper has totalled 396 club appearances with 19 goals and 5 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 41 appearances for Chesterfield.

L. Cooper's career has also included time at CSKA Sofia, Leeds, Chesterfield, Huddersfield, CCarlisle and Hull City.

On the international stage, L. Cooper has represented Scotland — 16 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.