Cody Cooke
Cody Cooke (born 2 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bath City.
| Cooke in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Truro, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bath City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Penryn Athletic | |||
| 2011–2018 | Truro City | 236 | (47) |
| 2018–2020 | St Mirren | 17 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Weymouth | 17 | (2) |
| 2021– | Bath City | 69 | (28) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 18 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life Edit
Born in Truro,[1] Cooke attended Penryn College.[2]
Career Edit
Cooke began his career in English non-league football with Penryn Athletic,[3] before playing for Truro City between 2011 and 2018,[1] while studying for a PGCE in Sport Development at Plymouth Marjon University.[4]
After spending time with the V9 Academy, Cooke turned professional in June 2018, after signing for Scottish club St Mirren alongside Josh Heaton.[2][5] He made his debut for St Mirren on 13 July 2018 in the Scottish League Cup.[6] He scored a hat-trick in the final game of the 2018–19 season.[6][2] He described his first season as a professional as a "rollercoaster".[3]
On 1 August 2019, the club confirmed that Cooke would be out of action for between six and nine months after rupturing knee ligaments during a match.[7] He returned to action in December 2019.[8]
On 2 June 2020 it was announced that he would remain with the club under the coronavirus furlough scheme before leaving the club.[9] In June 2020, Cooke left Saints when his contract expired.[10] Cooke said he wanted to move nearer to his home in Cornwall, and would consider returning to part-time football in order to do so.[11]
On 28 August 2020, Cooke signed for newly-promoted National League side Weymouth.[12]
Cooke was released from Weymouth at the end of the 2020–21 season,[13] and on 11 June 2021 joined National League South side Bath City.[14]
Career statistics Edit
- As of 18 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Truro City | 2011–12[1] | National League South | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[1] | National League South | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[15] | Southern Football League | 43 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 2014–15[15] | Southern Football League | 35 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 2015–16[1] | National League South | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17[1] | National League South | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18[1] | National League South | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Total | 236 | 47 | 13 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 254 | 48 | |||
| St Mirren | 2018–19[6] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 2019–20[16] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Weymouth | 2020–21[1] | National League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 20 | 3 | |
| Bath City | 2021–22[1] | National League South | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 6[e] | 4 | 48 | 20 | |
| 2022–23[1] | National League South | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 32 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24[1] | National League South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 69 | 28 | 6 | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | 83 | 36 | |||
| Career total | 339 | 80 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 384 | 91 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
- ^ Appearance(s) in the play-offs.
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, five appearances and four goals in Somerset Premier Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup
References Edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cody Cooke at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "I'm proud that I made the jump, says Cornish pro Cody". Falmouth Packet.
- ^ a b "Cornish footballer Cody Cooke reflects on "rollercoaster" first year as a professional". Falmouth Packet.
- ^ "Marjon graduate signs professional football contract". Plymouth Marjon University. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "St Mirren sign defender Josh Heaton & striker Cody Cooke". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "St Mirren: Cody Cooke out for up to nine months with injury". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Cooke targets new St Mirren deal after making return". The Gazette.
- ^ "St Mirren FC Squad Update". www.stmirren.com.
- ^ "St Mirren: Captain McGinn and goalkeeper Hladky among 13 departures". BBC Sport. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Cornish pro Cody looking for something "a little bit closer to home" after St Mirren release". Falmouth Packet.
- ^ "Terras: Former St Mirren striker Cody Cooke joins Weymouth". Dorset Echo.
- ^ "Five depart the Terras". uptheterras.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Player News- Cody Cooke". www.bathcityfc.com. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Cody Cooke Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Cody Cooke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.