Shaun Cooper
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Shaun David Cooper (born 5 October 1983) is an English retired professional footballer. He is currently an assistant manager at Template:English football updater club AFC Bournemouth.
CareerEdit
Cooper was a product of Portsmouth's youth system. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw at Crystal Palace in March 2002 and featured in six more games in the remainder of the campaign. However, he failed to break into the first team the next season, as Portsmouth won the Division One title. Despite this he was offered a new two-year contract.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He spent most of the 2003–04 season on loan at Leyton Orient, playing nine games.
The next season (2004–05) he was again loaned out, this time to Kidderminster Harriers.
Cooper left the club in June 2005, signing for AFC Bournemouth on a free transfer. After spending seven years at the club, he was offered a new contract at a reduced wage by new manager Paul Groves; turning this down, he left the club.
On 25 June 2012, Cooper joined Crawley Town on a free transfer. Six months later, he joined Portsmouth on loan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He scored his first goal for Portsmouth on 13 April 2013, against Brentford.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was subsequently confirmed that his contract with Crawley would not be renewed at the end of the season, and Cooper thus became a free agent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In July 2013, he had a trial at Torquay United,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but failed to earn a contract.
Cooper re-joined Portsmouth until January 2014 on 5 September 2013, for his third spell with the club.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 9 January 2014 Portsmouth confirmed that Cooper had left the club following the expiration of his short-term contract.
On 17 January 2014, Cooper signed for Torquay United on a potential 18-month contract.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cooper's contract with Torquay United was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cooper switched to Sutton United for the 2014/15 season and signed on a month's loan to Eastbourne Borough in September 2016.<ref name="Borough swoop">Template:Cite news</ref>
Career statisticsEdit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2001–02<ref name="SC01">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2003–04<ref name="SC03">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | Third Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2004–05<ref name="SC04">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | League Two | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT">Appearances in the Football League Trophy</ref> | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2005–06<ref name="SC05">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | League One | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/> | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2006–07<ref name="SC06">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08<ref name="SC07">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/> | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09<ref name="SC08">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | League Two | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/> | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2009–10<ref name="SC09">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11<ref name="SC10">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | League One | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2<ref group=lower-alpha name="L1PO">Appearances in the League One play-offs</ref> | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2011-12<ref name="SC11">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/> | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 211 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 240 | 3 | ||
| Crawley Town | 2012-13<ref name="SC12">Template:Soccerbase season</ref> | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/> | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Portsmouth | 2012–13 | League One | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Torquay United | 2013–14 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutton United | 2014–15 | Conference South | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the FA Trophy and one in the Surrey Senior Cup</ref> | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | National League South | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7<ref group=lower-alpha>Four appearances in the FA Trophy and three in the Surrey Senior Cup</ref> | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Poole Town | 2016–17 | National League South | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2<ref group=lower-alpha name="FAT">Appearances in the FA Trophy</ref> | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 350 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 403 | 7 | ||