Michelle Cooper (soccer)
 Cooper with theKansas City Currentin 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michelle Ivory Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Detroit,Michigan,United States | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | IMG Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Duke Blue Devils | 40 | (31) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Kansas City Current | 42 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | United States U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2023 | |||
Michelle Ivory Cooper(born December 4, 2002) is an American professionalsoccer playerwho plays as aforwardfor theKansas City Currentof theNational Women's Soccer League(NWSL). She played college soccer for theDuke Blue Devils,where she won theHermann Trophyin 2022. She was picked second overall by the Current in the2023 NWSL Draft.
College career
[edit]Cooper won the MACHermann Trophy[4]as the best female soccer player in 2022 while playing forDuke.She led the team with 19 goals and 11 assists. After the 2022 season, she registered for the2023 NWSL Draftwith the intent to end her collegiate career and become a professional soccer player.[5]
Club career
[edit]Kansas City Currentdrafted Cooper with the second-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[6]The Current had tradedLynn Williamsto acquire the pick. Cooper signed a three-year contract with the Current on February 2, 2023.[7]She scored her first professional goal on May 17, 2023, in a2023 NWSL Challenge Cupmatch againstRacing Louisville FC.[8]On June 18, 2023, she scored the fastest goal from kickoff in NWSL history, in the 22nd second of the Current's match againstWashington Spirit.[9]
International career
[edit]While playing for theUSWNT under-20 team,she won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards[10]and made the Best XI team[11]at the2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played November 3, 2024.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kansas City Current | 2023 | NWSL | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | ||
- ^Includes theNWSL Challenge Cup
- ^IncludesNWSL Playoffs
Honors and awards
[edit]Kansas City Current
United States U20
Individual
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Boot:2022
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 ChampionshipGolden Ball:2022
- Hermann Trophy:2022
- Atlantic Coast ConferenceOffensive Player of the Year:2022
- NCAA Division I First-Team All-America:2021,2022
References
[edit]- ^"FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 – Squad List: USA"(PDF).FIFA.August 18, 2022. p. 16.RetrievedJanuary 15,2023.
- ^"#17 Michelle Cooper".National Women's Soccer League.RetrievedMay 17,2023.
- ^"Michelle Cooper – Soccer".RetrievedJanuary 14,2022.
- ^"Hermann Trophy".RetrievedJanuary 14,2022.
- ^"'A gut feeling': Michelle Cooper's big decision leads to Kansas City ".Just Women's Sports.January 13, 2023.RetrievedMay 18,2023.
- ^"NWSL Draft".RetrievedJanuary 14,2022.
- ^Palmer, Tod (February 2, 2023)."Current signs No. 2 overall pick F Michelle Cooper to 3-year deal".KSHB 41 Kansas City News.RetrievedMay 17,2023.
- ^Sperry, Daniel (May 17, 2023)."Kansas City Current fall to Racing Louisville in NWSL Challenge Cup match on the road".The Kansas City Star.Yahoo Sports.RetrievedMay 17,2023.
- ^Sperry, Daniel (June 18, 2023)."Kansas City Current squander late lead, lose to Washington Spirit in NWSL home match".The Kansas City Star.
- ^"Cooper earns Best Player, Top Scorer honors at CWU20"(Press release).Concacaf.March 13, 2022.RetrievedMay 17,2023.
- ^@ConcacafW (March 15, 2022)."The Concacaf W U-20 Championship Best XI is here"(Tweet).RetrievedMarch 15,2022– viaTwitter.
- ^"Stats".National Women's Soccer League.RetrievedMay 17,2023.
- ^"Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC".Kansas City Current.October 25, 2024.RetrievedNovember 29,2024.
- ^"USA Wins Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship With 2-0 Victory Over Mexico".US Soccer.March 12, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
External links
[edit]- Michelle Cooperat Soccerway
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