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64.2
15%
Ratingi
15
80.9%
Seasoni
29.6
Valuei

Profile

Full nameMichael John Cooper
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth8 Oct 1999
BirthplaceExeter
Height186 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubSheffield Utd
Goalkeeper

Season stats

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34
Appearances
7
Clean sheets
21%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
3015
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Sheffield Utd's ~46 games this season through 9 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Championship3430156.89

Scout report

Key starterGoalkeeper

M. Cooper is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Sheffield Utd, rated 64.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (90.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

Judged on this season alone, Cooper graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 79 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, top 25% of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 26 Cooper is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Cooper missed 9 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 46 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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
Current potentialTop 25% goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent season19th of 44 goalkeepers · Championship19th-best goalkeeper in the Championship134th in the Championship · potential11th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
64.2
Ratingi
11th of 44 goalkeepers
15
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
90.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

34
Apps
7
Clean sheets
21%
CS rate
90.5%
Minutes

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

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.5% 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

With a Rating of 64.2, Cooper carries the 11th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship (top 25%). A near ever-present 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.