Michael Cooper

Cooper's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 79).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sheffield Utd · 15th	2	2	100%	7.45	61	12
2025/26	Sheffield Utd · 13th	34	7	21%	6.89	61	12
2024/25	Sheffield Utd · 3rd	47	23	49%	—	76	79
2024/25	Plymouth	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2023/24	Plymouth · 21st	19	5	26%	7.11	60	11
2022/23	Plymouth · 1st	29	11	38%	7.23	50	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterGoalkeeper

M. Cooper is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Sheffield Utd, rated 60.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

On the season, Cooper graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61. At 26 Cooper is in his prime years, and a market index of 28 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

60.8

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

12.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

72.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

21%

CS rate

72.8%

Minutes

7 clean sheets in 34 appearances (21% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 72.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 60.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %72.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 26, Cooper sits on 28, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cooper's projected Rating — 60.8 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 goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.4M total transfer fees · 1 moves

Sheffield UtdAug 2024 – now€ 2.4M

Plymouthuntil Aug 2024

About M. Cooper

Michael John Cooper is a 26-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Sheffield Utd, born on October 8, 1999 in Exeter, standing 186 cm tall. He is from England. Sheffield Utd currently sit 15th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, M. Cooper has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

M. Cooper's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sheffield Utd face Cardiff away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Cooper at 60.8 with a Season form score of 12.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Cooper has totalled 231 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 47 appearances for Sheffield Utd.

M. Cooper's career has also included time at Plymouth.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.