 Chay Cooper warming up for Hartlepool United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chay Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braintree Town | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Southend United | ||
| 2016–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2020–2021 | →Southend United (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Colchester United | 12 | (3) |
| 2023 | →St Albans City (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2024 | →Hartlepool United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Braintree Town | 43 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:42, 5 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Chay Cooper (born 17 November 2001) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forNational League sideBraintree Town.
Cooper began playing forSouthend United at the age of 10. Towards the end of the 2016–17 season, he joinedTottenham Hotspur from Southend as a scholar.[4] He was loaned back to Southend to play in their Under-23 team to get some game time in October 2020.[5]
At the end of the 2020–21 season, Cooper was released by Tottenham. After featuring in a number of pre-seasonfriendlies forColchester United'sUnder-23 side, he signed a deal with the club on 3 September 2021.[4]
On 28 September 2021, Cooper made his first-team debut for Colchester, starting in their 1–0EFL Trophy victory againstWest Ham United Under-21s.[6] In Cooper's football league debut he came off the bench to score the second goal away atHartlepool United which Colchester won 2–0.[7] On 2 February 2023, Cooper joinedNational League South clubSt Albans City on loan until the end of the season.[8] His goal in a match againstHarrogate Town was voted as Colchester's Goal of the Season for the2023–24 season.[9]
On 16 February 2024, Cooper signed forNational League club Hartlepool United on loan.[10]
In June 2024, Cooper turned down a new contract at Colchester and opted to sign for newly promoted National League sideBraintree Town instead.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2021–22[12] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022–23[13] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[13] | League Two | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2022–23[14] | National League South | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2023–24[14] | National League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Braintree Town | 2024–25[14] | National League | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 6 |
| Career total | 86 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 101 | 16 | ||