Domestic-league season · Newcastle Jets.
M. Cooper is a 18-year-old central defender at Newcastle Jets, rated 19 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 193 in the A-League and 167th of 191 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.
Judged on this season alone, Cooper graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League, on 1 clean sheet and 3.314 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Cooper, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, top 27% of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League. At 18 Cooper is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 19, Cooper carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League of 41 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 18, Cooper sits on 1.4, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Cooper's projected Rating — 19 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
