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Liam David Ian Cooper is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Leeds United and the Scotland national team.
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Cooper came through the youth academy at Hull City before making his debut with the first team at the age of 16.
Cooper made his senior debut for Scotland national team in 2019, having previously played for the under-17s and under-19s during his time at Hull City.
Cooper was born in Kingston upon Hull and attended Malet Lambert school.
In March 2020, Cooper opened his own Football Academy for youngsters aged 4-14.
Cooper joined his hometown club Hull City in 2002 at under-12 level.
During the 2007-08 season, he was given the number 37 shirt but failed to make any appearances as the Tigers went on to win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history.
A year later, he would make his first Premier League start on 26 September 2009 at Anfield in a 6-1 defeat to Liverpool.
Over the following three years, Cooper would find his opportunities limited at Hull and spent brief periods out on loan at Carlisle United and Huddersfield Town in 2011.
He briefly returned to the first team under Nick Barmby to form a solid partnership with James Chester in March 2012 for the rest of the season following an injury to Jack Hobbs.
The 2012-13 season was Cooper's first year of playing regular professional football, making 31 appearances in all competitions as the Spireites narrowly missed out on a play-off spot.
The 2013-14 would prove to be a memorable campaign for both Cooper and Chesterfield under manager Paul Cook.
The club reached the 2014 Football League Trophy Final and played at Wembley Stadium, but ultimately lost 1-3 to Peterborough United in front of more than 35,000 fans.
In the league, Cooper formed a formidable partnership with Ian Evatt as the team won the division and were promoted to League One.
At the end of the season, Cooper was named in the PFA Team of the Year along with two other Chesterfield players.
Cooper came to the attention of Leeds United after impressing Sporting Director Nicola Salerno in a 2-2 preseason draw at the b2net Stadium in the summer of 2014.
After weeks of negotiations, Leeds agreed a deal for £600,000 plus add-ons relating to appearances, a future sale and promotion; with Cooper joining the club on 13 August.
After winning promotion to the Premier League in 2020, the Spireites received an additional £150,000 from the sale.
During a period of 30 games between 2017 and 2018, Cooper was sent off three times and received another six game ban for a stamp on Reading defender Reece Oxford.
His propensity to be a liability in games earned him the disparaging nickname 'League One Liam' among Leeds fans at the time, but Cooper remained a highly respected captain amongst his team mates.
Cooper retained the captaincy after the shock appointment of the world renowned Marcelo Bielsa as Head Coach in the summer of 2018.
In spite of a disappointing end to a season that had long looked so promising, Cooper was widely perceived to be one of the most improved players in the team under the new head coach, and was included in the EFL Championship Team of the Season, EFL Team of the Season, as well at the PFA's Championship Team of the Season with team mates Pontus Jansson and Pablo Hernández.
The 2019-2020 marked Leeds' centenary year and Cooper's sixth season with the club.
He would sign a new five year deal with the club in September, and would be present at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 to collect the FIFA Fair Play Award on behalf of Bielsa and the Leeds United team for allowing Aston Villa to score an uncontested goal in the previous season.
On the pitch, The team's nine-point lead at Christmas in the automatic promotion zone was completely eroded by the beginning of February after a run of four defeats in five games.
With questions again being asked of Leeds ability to maintain the form over the course of a full season, Cooper would score a crucial equaliser in a 1-1 draw in the following game against promotion rivals Brentford.
It would later transpire that Cooper's son had been in hospital for three days prior to the game and there were doubts over whether he would play at all.
The result proved to be a catalyst for the Yorkshire club's season, as they went on to win their next five games with Cooper being part of a defence that would also keep five clean sheets, taking the team back to the summit of the table and reestablishing a seven-point lead in the automatic promotion places.
The momentum building around the club with only nine games remaining would be halted six days later when the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The season would resume behind closed doors three months later in June, with Leeds' five match winning run coming to an immediate end with a 0-2 defeat to Cardiff City.
Leeds would only drop two further points from the remaining eight games, as Leeds secured promotion to the Premier League on 17 July after West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1, and won the Championship title the following day after Brentford failed to beat Stoke City.
Cooper became the first Leeds United captain to win promotion since Gordon Strachan in 1990 and lifted the Championship title on 22 July after a 4-0 win over Charlton Athletic on the final day of the season, immortalising himself in the club's history.
Cooper missed Leeds' first Premier League game for 16 years in a 3-4 away defeat to Liverpool on the opening day of the season after picking up an injury.
In the following match, he made his first Premier League start since September 2009 in a 4-3 win over Fulham.
The following game against Sheffield United also marked his 200th appearance with the club and the first player to reach that number of games since Luciano Becchio in 2012.
Cooper joins a select group of just 70 players that have made over 200 appearances for the club, including current teammates Stuart Dallas and Kalvin Phillips who also hit the milestone later in that season.
Cooper was eligible to represent England, having been born in Kingston upon Hull, and Scotland through his paternal grandfather who was born in Bo'ness, West Lothian.
During his time in the youth team at Hull City, he chose to represent Scotland and made his debut at under-17 level in March 2008, before going on to play for the under-19s in 2009.
Cooper received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad on 10 March 2016 for a friendly against Denmark, but he would have to wait for more than three years to make his debut in a 1-2 defeat to Russia on 6 September 2019.
Cooper started the first game of the tournament against the Czech Republic at Hampden Park, a 2-0 defeat for Scotland.
Cooper made his senior debut for Scotland national team in 2019, having previously played for the under-17s and under-19s during his time at Hull City.
Cooper was born in Kingston upon Hull and attended Malet Lambert school.
In March 2020, Cooper opened his own Football Academy for youngsters aged 4-14.
Cooper joined his hometown club Hull City in 2002 at under-12 level.
During the 2007-08 season, he was given the number 37 shirt but failed to make any appearances as the Tigers went on to win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history.
A year later, he would make his first Premier League start on 26 September 2009 at Anfield in a 6-1 defeat to Liverpool.
Over the following three years, Cooper would find his opportunities limited at Hull and spent brief periods out on loan at Carlisle United and Huddersfield Town in 2011.
He briefly returned to the first team under Nick Barmby to form a solid partnership with James Chester in March 2012 for the rest of the season following an injury to Jack Hobbs.
The 2012-13 season was Cooper's first year of playing regular professional football, making 31 appearances in all competitions as the Spireites narrowly missed out on a play-off spot.
The 2013-14 would prove to be a memorable campaign for both Cooper and Chesterfield under manager Paul Cook.
The club reached the 2014 Football League Trophy Final and played at Wembley Stadium, but ultimately lost 1-3 to Peterborough United in front of more than 35,000 fans.
In the league, Cooper formed a formidable partnership with Ian Evatt as the team won the division and were promoted to League One.
At the end of the season, Cooper was named in the PFA Team of the Year along with two other Chesterfield players.
Cooper came to the attention of Leeds United after impressing Sporting Director Nicola Salerno in a 2-2 preseason draw at the b2net Stadium in the summer of 2014.
After weeks of negotiations, Leeds agreed a deal for £600,000 plus add-ons relating to appearances, a future sale and promotion; with Cooper joining the club on 13 August.
After winning promotion to the Premier League in 2020, the Spireites received an additional £150,000 from the sale.
During a period of 30 games between 2017 and 2018, Cooper was sent off three times and received another six game ban for a stamp on Reading defender Reece Oxford.
His propensity to be a liability in games earned him the disparaging nickname 'League One Liam' among Leeds fans at the time, but Cooper remained a highly respected captain amongst his team mates.
Cooper retained the captaincy after the shock appointment of the world renowned Marcelo Bielsa as Head Coach in the summer of 2018.
In spite of a disappointing end to a season that had long looked so promising, Cooper was widely perceived to be one of the most improved players in the team under the new head coach, and was included in the EFL Championship Team of the Season, EFL Team of the Season, as well at the PFA's Championship Team of the Season with team mates Pontus Jansson and Pablo Hernández.
The 2019-2020 marked Leeds' centenary year and Cooper's sixth season with the club.
He would sign a new five year deal with the club in September, and would be present at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 to collect the FIFA Fair Play Award on behalf of Bielsa and the Leeds United team for allowing Aston Villa to score an uncontested goal in the previous season.
On the pitch, The team's nine-point lead at Christmas in the automatic promotion zone was completely eroded by the beginning of February after a run of four defeats in five games.
With questions again being asked of Leeds ability to maintain the form over the course of a full season, Cooper would score a crucial equaliser in a 1-1 draw in the following game against promotion rivals Brentford.
It would later transpire that Cooper's son had been in hospital for three days prior to the game and there were doubts over whether he would play at all.
The result proved to be a catalyst for the Yorkshire club's season, as they went on to win their next five games with Cooper being part of a defence that would also keep five clean sheets, taking the team back to the summit of the table and reestablishing a seven-point lead in the automatic promotion places.
The momentum building around the club with only nine games remaining would be halted six days later when the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The season would resume behind closed doors three months later in June, with Leeds' five match winning run coming to an immediate end with a 0-2 defeat to Cardiff City.
Leeds would only drop two further points from the remaining eight games, as Leeds secured promotion to the Premier League on 17 July after West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1, and won the Championship title the following day after Brentford failed to beat Stoke City.
Cooper became the first Leeds United captain to win promotion since Gordon Strachan in 1990 and lifted the Championship title on 22 July after a 4-0 win over Charlton Athletic on the final day of the season, immortalising himself in the club's history.
Cooper missed Leeds' first Premier League game for 16 years in a 3-4 away defeat to Liverpool on the opening day of the season after picking up an injury.
In the following match, he made his first Premier League start since September 2009 in a 4-3 win over Fulham.
The following game against Sheffield United also marked his 200th appearance with the club and the first player to reach that number of games since Luciano Becchio in 2012.
Cooper joins a select group of just 70 players that have made over 200 appearances for the club, including current teammates Stuart Dallas and Kalvin Phillips who also hit the milestone later in that season.
Cooper was eligible to represent England, having been born in Kingston upon Hull, and Scotland through his paternal grandfather who was born in Bo'ness, West Lothian.
During his time in the youth team at Hull City, he chose to represent Scotland and made his debut at under-17 level in March 2008, before going on to play for the under-19s in 2009.
Cooper received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad on 10 March 2016 for a friendly against Denmark, but he would have to wait for more than three years to make his debut in a 1-2 defeat to Russia on 6 September 2019.
Cooper started the first game of the tournament against the Czech Republic at Hampden Park, a 2-0 defeat for Scotland.
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