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Full nameMichael John Cooper
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth8 Oct 1999
BirthplaceExeter
Height186 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubSheffield Utd
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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11
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
36%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
990
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
League Cup1946.9

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

M. Cooper is a 27-year-old goalkeeper at Sheffield Utd, rated 51.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 75th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

Judged on this season alone, Cooper graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets across 11 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 22% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 27 Cooper is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential9th of 41 goalkeepers · Championship · 11 appsCurrent season17th of 41 goalkeepers · Championship · 11 apps17th-best goalkeeper in the Championship75th in the Championship · potential9th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
51.1
Ratingi
9th of 41 goalkeepers
22.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

11
Apps
4
Clean sheets
36%
CS rate
47.8%
Minutes

4 clean sheets in 11 appearances (36% of games).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.1, Cooper carries the 9th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 41 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets4
Saves34
Save rate75.6%
Goals conceded11

Distribution

Passes402
Pass accuracy45%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.