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Full nameOliver Joseph Cooper
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityWales
Age26
Date of birth14 Dec 1999
BirthplaceDerby
Height174 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubNotts County
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Attacking midfielder

Season stats

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8
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
641
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Notts County.

Also this season

On loan at Swansea — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Notts County; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

O. Cooper is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Notts County, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 46th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cooper.

Judged on this season alone, Cooper graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 11 of the 11 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances (0.421 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 37% of the 11 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 26 Cooper is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/234 clubs
Current potential4th of 11 attacking midfielders · League One · 8 appsCurrent season7th of 11 attacking midfielders · League One · 8 apps7th-best attacking midfielder in the League One46th in the League One · potential4th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the League One
37.7
Ratingi
4th of 11 attacking midfielders
15.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31%
Minutes
limited game time
0.42
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Notts County finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

8
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
3
G+A
0.38
Goals / app

3 goals in 8 appearances (0.38 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Defensive volume. 4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.7, Cooper carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 11 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). 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 attacking midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target5
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Chances created9
Passes155
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success40%
Duels won48
Duels won %46.6%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions7
Blocks3
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.